2007–08
2008
January–March
Latest Population Council Research Findings
to Be Presented at Population Association of America Annual Meeting
News from all of the Council’s research programs will be shared at PAA's
annual meeting. (10 April)
Population Council Names Scott Newman Chief Financial Officer (3 April)
Population, Human Capital Accumulation,
and Productivity Growth
A new supplement to the Population Council's journal Population and
Development Review explores the economic consequences of the aging
of the global workforce. (2 April)
Trial Shows Anti-HIV Microbicide Is
Safe, but Does Not Prove It Effective
The results of the Phase 3 Carraguard® trial have been
announced. The trial did not show that Carraguard is effective in preventing
HIV transmission during vaginal sex, but it was shown to be safe for use
during vaginal sex over a two-year period. (18 February)
2007
October–December
Antares Pharma and Population Council
Announce Phase I Results
First transdermal contraceptive gel contains Nestorone® (28
November)
What Did They Learn? Population
Council Researchers Report Back from the Field
Council professionals discuss insights from their efforts to improve
the understanding of HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and
reproductive health at the APHA annual meeting
(31 October)
"Child
Brides: Stolen Lives"
Council staff worked with the filmmakers to showcase their efforts to
improve the lives of Mayan girls in Guatemala (4 October)
July–September
Council Commits to Ending Educational Disparities at Clinton Global
Initiative Annual Meeting
The Population Council pledges to
improve schools in Darfur, Sudan (27 September)
Council's Sandra G. García Honored for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
Sandra G. García was awarded the Guttmacher Institute’s Darroch Award
for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research. (17 September)
Council statement on data
analysis from the closed CONRAD and FHI cellulose sulfate clinical trials
(25 July)
April–June
Population Council Study: Pivotal Program
in South Africa Helps Moms Living with HIV Safeguard Their Own and Their
Baby’s Health
The Council will present an evaluation of mothers2mothers at a 27 June event
sponsored by US Senators Biden and Lugar (19 June)
Marge Berer and Vaclav Smil Win 2007 Nordberg
Award for Excellence in Writing and Editing in the Population Sciences
(PDF)
The award will be
presented at a reception at the Population Council in New York on 9 July
(31 May)
Antares and the Population Council
Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Study with Innovative Low-dose Contraceptive
(30 May)
Orphans, Abstinence, and
Microbicides
At the South African AIDS conference, Population Council staff present
findings reflecting the organization's comprehensive approach to HIV and
AIDS prevention, support, and treatment (18 May)
A Mother’s Day Gift
The
Population Council presents findings from an evaluation of a South
African educational and mentoring program for HIV-positive pregnant
women and new mothers (11 May)
January–March
