The under-five population has grown in four North Carolina urban counties, bucking trends
North Carolina has seen strong in-migration since 2020.
Growing under-5 populations in four N.C. counties are a result of prime working-age people moving to the state, says Carolina Demography Director Nathan Dollar.
www.axios.com/local/raleig...
05.09.2025 14:20 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A Black family consisting of a mom, dad, and a toddler-aged daughter smile with their faces close together.
A team of implementation specialists at FPG is leading a six-month exploration process that will look at organizational, community, and funder conditions for the effective implementation of programs that address the needs of Guilford County's young children and families.
04.09.2025 12:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mark your calendars, #earlychildhood scholars! @chloergibbs.bsky.social, professor at @notredame.bsky.social, will join us for a presentation on how economists think about early childhood care and education interventions. Learn more and register: childandfamilypolicy.duke.edu/blog/event/m...
20.08.2025 17:23 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Kamora Coleman
In this four-part series, you will hear directly from the 2025 cohort of McKinney Scholars about what they learned and what they will be taking with them from this experience. In this installment, Kamora Coleman talks about her time as a McKinney Scholar. go.unc.edu/x9JWr
27.08.2025 16:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A male teacher with glasses writes in a notebook alongside 2 boys and 3 girls. The students are either watching the teacher or writing in their own notebooks.
Little has been done to learn which healthcare system factors truly enable autistic children to thrive. A recent journal article explains how two researchers—UNC School of Medicine's Wanqing Zhang and FPG's Stephanie Reszka—aimed to address this research gap. go.unc.edu/w9NAk
20.08.2025 19:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Decorative graphics and text reading: "Disparities in Education and Learning"
FPG is dedicated to investigating and addressing disparities in education and learning and establishing programs to positively impact academic achievement. Learn about our work addressing disparities in education and learning: go.unc.edu/t6GFk
15.08.2025 12:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Kristen Harrison
FPG Faculty Fellow Kristen Harrison, whose research has steadily focused on the impact of media messages on body perceptions, also generally studies the behavioral and psychological effects of media consumption, especially on children and adolescents. go.unc.edu/Gc65L
04.08.2025 17:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Decorative graphics and text reading "Our Expertise"
Explore our areas of expertise today!
Work at FPG spans many disciplines from education and psychology to social work and public health. We use the information gleaned from our research to enhance policy and improve practice.
Take a tour of our areas of expertise today: go.unc.edu/Ca4b6
30.07.2025 20:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Decorative graphics and text reading: "Disparities in Education and Learning"
FPG is dedicated to investigating and addressing disparities in education and learning and establishing programs to positively impact academic achievement.
Learn about our work: go.unc.edu/t6GFk
24.07.2025 19:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An asian mother and daughter read a picture book together in a children's library.
Across our website, you can see examples of the crucial work being done at FPG by our scientists, specialists, and scholars over a broad range of disciplines. This wide-ranging work significantly impacts children and families throughout North Carolina, the United States, and around the world.
23.07.2025 19:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Lucelmo Lacerda wearing a University of North Carolina hoodie.
FPG is pleased to welcome Lucelmo Lacerda, PhD, a visiting scholar who will be working with FPG Senior Research Scientists Sam Odom, PhD, and Ann Sam, PhD. We recently spoke with Lacerda to learn more about his work and his path to FPG—here’s what he had to say. fpg.unc.edu/news/fpg-wel...
22.07.2025 19:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jean Jarrett
Jean Jarrett, a graduate student in the department of health sciences speech and hearing sciences at the UNC School of Medicine, was recently named the winner of the 2025 James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award from the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.
10.07.2025 20:20 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Decorative graphics and text reading "Child Health and Development"
To reach their full potential, children need high-quality health care and services—especially in life’s early years. FPG's scientists study many aspects of child health and development—from prenatal health to infant brain development to stress management in adolescents.
Learn more: go.unc.edu/z3R7S
15.07.2025 19:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Decorative graphics. Image contains text: Autism & Developmental Disabilities"
Supporting individuals with developmental disabilities such as autism, as well as their caregivers and service providers, is central to the work of FPG. Learn about our work in the field of autism and developmental disabilities: fpg.unc.edu/areas-of-wor...
11.07.2025 15:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jean Jarrett receives 2025 Gallagher Dissertation Award | Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
The award honors the legacy of the late Jim Gallagher, FPG director from 1970 to 1987 and provides a $4,500 stipend. Learn more: fpg.unc.edu/news/jean-ja...
10.07.2025 20:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jean Jarrett
Jean Jarrett, a graduate student in the department of health sciences speech and hearing sciences at the UNC School of Medicine, was recently named the winner of the 2025 James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award from the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.
10.07.2025 20:20 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Jessica Amsbary
FPG is proud to announce Jessica Amsbary as the recipient of the 2025 Abecedarian Award. The Abecedarian Award honors a FPG staff member's early career research that is scientifically rigorous and addresses an issue of significant social concern. fpg.unc.edu/news/2025-ab...
01.07.2025 20:37 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
FPG is a special place because of the people who work here. Everyone is committed to making a real difference, and it is inspiring to be part of a team that works together to create meaningful change for children and families.
Victoria Waters is an educational consultant at FPG. She has worked on many projects at FPG, including STEMIE, AFIRM, Inclusive STEM PreK Playgroups, HEELS2Prep, all of which are designed to support educators and families in improving children’s outcomes. fpg.unc.edu/news/fpg-pro...
07.07.2025 12:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Harrop’s program of research broadly focuses on the experiences and profiles of autistic females across the lifespan. While for many years her research focused mostly on children, it has progressed to also include both young and older women.
03.07.2025 19:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"My work has evolved over time. I always tell my students that they should be open to where your research will take you because mine is not where I thought it would go."
Clare Harrop, a faculty fellow at FPG, says she was drawn to FPG because it represents child development research at its best. She said that being a faculty fellow has opened her eyes to the breadth of FPG’s work, which goes beyond research and into dissemination and policy work. go.unc.edu/Em9d5
03.07.2025 19:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Jessica Amsbary
FPG is proud to announce Jessica Amsbary as the recipient of the 2025 Abecedarian Award. The Abecedarian Award honors a FPG staff member's early career research that is scientifically rigorous and addresses an issue of significant social concern. fpg.unc.edu/news/2025-ab...
01.07.2025 20:37 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A man with short hair and a beard holds his hands to his chest while addressing a support group
New Publication! FPG Senior Research Scientist Diana Fishbein, PhD, recently published "A Translational Framework for Personalizing Intervention Models to Prevent Substance Use Disorder," in the journal Addiction Neuroscience. go.unc.edu/Tf4j8
26.06.2025 20:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A school bus drives down a rural dirt road. A mountain range can be seen in the distance.
Deepening her commitment to maximizing children’s learning potential through interventions and resources, Hsiu-Wen Yang, PhD, recently led a project focused on advancing outcomes for multi-language learners in rural, agricultural communities. go.unc.edu/x3ANd
11.06.2025 12:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Samantha Schilling
The PriCARE study (short for "Child Adult Relationship Enhancement in Pediatric Primary Care"), led by Samantha Schilling, a pediatrician at the UNC School of Medicine and a faculty fellow at FPG, is trying to help parents navigate the challenges of parenthood through evidence-based workshops.
09.06.2025 19:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Headshots of Aerryan Bentley, Kamora Coleman, Kyleigh Creighton and Amaya Jeffers. Image contains text: "FPG Welcomes 2025 McKinney Scholars"
FPG is excited to welcome its 5th cohort of McKinney Scholars. The Marvin H. McKinney Scholars Program in Research, Practice, and Policy was established to offer hands-on research experience in child development to undergraduate students attending North Carolina's HBCUs.
16.05.2025 12:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A group of eight people sit around a table in discussion.
A panel of family advocates sits at a table in front of an audience.
A group of attendees pose in front of an Inclusion Institute banner.
Inclusion Institute co-chairs and volunteers pose in front of a conference banner.
Day two of the 25th International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute has been very productive and full of great discussion.
Please let us know what stood out to you in the comments!
#FPGInclusionInstitute
14.05.2025 20:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UNC Adams School of Dentistry — Restorative Sciences Dept. | Home to the operative, prosthodontic, and general dentists! 🦷
The official account of UNC Adams School of Dentistry. Celebrating 75 years of extraordinary people, exemplary scholarship and exceptional care.
dentistry.unc.edu/
At The Impact Center at FPG, UNC Chapel Hill, we build capacity for stronger systems and communities. Our mission is to catalyze social impact with implementation science and support.
Early childhood disability inclusion, early STEM, dog rescue
Established in 2003, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is an interdisciplinary Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Responsible for the overall maintenance and operations of UNC-Chapel Hill's academic and research buildings, residence halls, and grounds and landscapes.
We research the intersection of technology platforms and democratic society.
Our work produces insights that inform a digital future rooted in equality and justice.
https://linktr.ee/unc_citap
UNC-Chapel Hill's sustainability initiative, housed within the UNC Institute for the Environment.
The UNC Institute for the Environment is leading UNC's world-renowned environmental community.
Working to improve health and wellbeing for students at UNC-Chapel HIll
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research. #health #UNCHealthTalk
Our faculty, staff, and students conduct research on population, health, aging, and the environment, and share data and findings that push the field forward.
https://cpc.unc.edu
Improving the safety, sustainability, and efficiency of all surface transportation modes through a balanced, interdisciplinary program of research, evaluation, and information dissemination.
Including you in a conversation about our schools at https://EdNC.org
At NIRN, we specialize in applied implementation science by bridging the gap between research and practice. We help human service organizations, like school districts and health agencies, implement evidence-based practices.
Keep up with news from Biochemistry Biophysics at University of North Carolina School of Medicine. We train biomedical graduate students. “Catalyzing Curiosity, Careers, and Cures” linktr.ee/unc_bcbp
Home to avid historians (faculty, graduate, and undergraduate) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
We partner with our state's public officials to improve the lives of North Carolinians.
