Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, assistant professor of human development and family studies

Professor awarded $100,000 Gates Foundation grant

UNC Greensboro’s Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for her project “Disrupting Dehumanizing Narratives of Black Men in Poverty.” 

The "One Talk at a Time" research team. From left to right: Dr. Laura Gonzalez, Dr. Gabriela Livas Stein, Dr. Stephanie Irby Coard, Dr. Lisa Kiang.

Video Series helps parents talk to kids about race

Racism has frequently been characterized as a virus – one that, despite efforts, continues to spread and plague society.

It’s an infection that hits early in life, with young children experiencing discrimination in elementary schools, daycares, parks, and playgrounds.

Master’s student and preschool teacher Kathy Spivey plays with a child in part of the new sensory garden at UNC Greensboro’s Child Care Education Program.

A sensory garden at UNCG: where research enhances child’s play

UNC Greensboro researchers and child care professionals know that inclusive opportunity for intellectual stimulation begins long before elementary school, and that the best opportunities occur through a multiplicity of sensory experiences that encourage make-believe.