carolina blue and white background with argyle pattern and Celebrating 60 years
April 16, 2026
FPG is celebrating its 60th anniversary and so to help recognize this milestone, we will be looking back at stories that highlight FPG’s history, its people, and some of the incredible work accomplished within the Institute. For World Autism Month, this installment looks back at three news pieces illustrating our impact within the field of autism research.
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April 15, 2026
A team of implementation specialists at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is behind a new and growing collection of practical, research-informed resources, the Implementation Capacity for Triple P (ICTP) Implementation Support Practice Action Guide Series.
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April 14, 2026
To help celebrate FPG's 60th anniversary, we’ve been looking back at our history, our people, and their incredible work over the past six decades. A series of interviews with four former directors and our current director focus on what leading the Institute has meant to each of them. In this installment, we hear from Don Bailey.
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April 10, 2026
To help celebrate the 60th anniversary of FPG, we will be looking back at stories that highlight our history, its people, and some of the incredible work accomplished within the Institute over the past six decades. This piece, from FPG’s Early Developments discusses FPG's child care center and how it was a model for inclusion.
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April 6, 2026
To help celebrate the 60th anniversary of FPG, we’ve been creating special content to highlight our work and our people. A series of interviews with four former directors and our current director focus on what leading the Institute has meant to each of them. In this installment, we spoke to Sharon Landesman.
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March 30, 2026
Mary Carmen Edwards is a research assistant with the Equity Research Action Coalition within FPG working to empower students and those who support them through practices of equity and inclusion. As part of our FPG profile series, we recently spoke with her to learn more about her work.