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October 9, 2026

Add Health Data: An Incredible Resource for UNC Student & Postdoc Research Projects

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The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health is one of UNC’s signature research projects and has provided data for more than 1,200 student thesis and dissertation projects to date.

Come listen to and interact with the Add Health Director and hear from current postdocs and students who are using the data. Add Health data literally include a treasure trove of novel measures for answering questions about health and social life in the United States. The Add Health team will discuss this incredible project, highlight current uses of the data by postdocs and students, briefly review key scientific findings that have been based on Add Health data, and highlight new Add Health data availability and how to access the data.

Event will take place on October 22, 2-4 p.m. in room 2002 at Carolina Square. More information available here.

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