Featured News and Research Highlights
August 19, 2009
Add Health cited in Senate Appropriations Committee FY 2010 Spending Bill
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies released its version of the FY 2010 spending bill on July 30, 2009. The Senate report cites the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health as a "valuable" investment.
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August 12, 2009
The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights new study on social capital, college attendance and the DRD2 gene by Add Health investigator Mike Shanahan
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill researcher Mike Shanahan's study on social capital, educational continuation, and dopamine receptor gene DRD2 appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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August 12, 2009
Add Health research on personal appearance and academic achievement featured in New York Times
Research on the impact of physical attractiveness, grooming, and personality on high school students’ grade-point averages appeared in the July 26th edition of the New York Times.
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July 15, 2009
TIME magazine highlights study on obesity and romantic partnership by Add Health investigators Natalie The and Penny Gordon-Larsen
Research on the development of obesity among dating, cohabitating, and married couples, by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill nutritionists Natalie The and Penny Gordon-Larsen, was featured in TIME magazine.
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