News
July 10, 2025
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. The award honors the legacy of the late Jim Gallagher, FPG director from 1970 to 1987 and provides a $4,500 stipend.
July 8, 2025
This impact story from the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center at FPG spotlights how two states used TA to scale implementation of their statewide systemic improvement plan practices, making noteworthy progress in their systems to improve child outcomes.
July 1, 2025
The Abecedarian Award honors a Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute staff member's early career research that is scientifically rigorous and addresses an issue of significant social concern. We recently spoke with this year's winner, Jessica Amsbary, PhD, to ask about her work at the Institute and what the Abecedarian Award means to her.
June 25, 2025
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) partnered with several researchers at FPG to develop a research-policy collaboration that would provide DCDEE with expertise in research and analysis related to short- and long-term policy questions focused on young children’s education and development.
