Research Centers & Institutes

The One Doing the Talking

Across the nation, data indicate that meaningful conversations between teachers and students from kindergarten to third grade are limited to an average of 28 total minutes per day — something that prevents children from developing their ability to communicate in important ways. The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute’s FirstSchool initiative strives to change that.

UNC’s Largest-Ever Research Award Reaches $232 Million

MEASURE Evaluation is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) led by UNC’s Carolina Population Center (CPC). Three years ago, the project was awarded one of UNC’s largest awards ever—$179 million for MEASURE Evaluation to work with developing countries to strengthen their public health information systems. Because of the project’s strong reputation for excellent work, the demand for its service has steadily increased. USAID just added another $52 million to the project’s funding ceiling.

FPG Wins New Award for Early STEM Education Research

The FPG Child Development Institute will grow the knowledge base around STEM in early childhood through a new, five-year award, the Center for the Advancement of Early STEM Education (CAESE).
UNC Awarded Two Projects Totaling $83 Million to Improve Global Health

The Carolina Population Center’s MEASURE Evaluation has two new awards to combat tuberculosis and to generate evidence for health programs.
Addressing Early Childhood Obesity

UNC is partnering with the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Department for Public Health to bring the Go NAPSACC program to child care providers in Kentucky to help them adopt practices that promote healthy eating and physical activity.
Woman in Science: Elizabeth Frankenberg

Elizabeth Frankenberg is the director of the Carolina Population Center. Her research focuses on how individuals and families are affected by unexpected events, how they adapt to new circumstances, and the ways that interventions can help.
RENCI to Lead Two $1 Million Grants to Support Data-Intensive Scientific Research

The UNC Renaissance Computing Institute will lead projects aiming to help researchers take advantage of the latest advances in data science, networking, and computation with two $1 million awards from the National Science Foundation.