Uma Bhat
Science Communications and Social Media Intern
Uma Bhat is a fourth-year undergraduate student at UNC Chapel Hill studying Media & Journalism with minors in Statistics & Analytics and Data Science. At Carolina Demography, she works on science communications and social outreach.
Her reporting can be found in The Dallas Morning News, Triangle Business Journal, Business North Carolina and North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC. She has also worked with the UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media.
In recent weeks, we’ve received many data requests from journalists and community leaders across North Carolina about the state's foreign-born population. This heightened interest is largely driven by concerns about how the new presidential administration’s policies may affect North Carolina.…
Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women and second leading cause of cancer-related death after lung cancer. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer within their lifetime, and one in 43 will die from breast…
In light of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th, we are providing some statistics about North Carolina’s veteran population. The last profile on the demographics of NC Veterans was published in May 2021. This updated post provides key information on…
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