UNC Research

Facts & Figures

11^th	in the US for federal research among universities.
^$1.36 billion	in research activity annually.
12^th	largest US research university in research volume & annual expenditures.

Our Mission

To expand the frontiers of human knowledge and discovery, improving the health and well-being of people, communities, and environments in North Carolina, the nation, and the world.

Our Vision

The state, the country, and the world will turn to Carolina to solve the most critical challenges of today and tomorrow.

Strategic Research Priorities

By fostering and supporting collaborative, interdisciplinary teams, UNC Research is accelerating new discoveries and solutions to emerging challenges in these areas:

Brain

Cancer

Data Science

Environment

Infectious Disease

Opportunity, Well-Being, and Culture

Precision Health and Society

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Carolina Research News

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UNC senior researches cicadas’ impact on food web dynamics

Alexander Smith used his Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Carolina to explore how the bugs’ cyclical emergence changed some animals’ feeding habits around the Triangle.

SOM study suggests more interventions may not be helpful for children on the autism spectrum

A thorough systematic analysis by Micheal Sandbank and other researchers across the U.S. found that evidence was lacking that higher intensity interventions provided increased benefits for young autistic children.

The College’s Jinsong Huang leading new project funded by UNC System

Huang is the principal investigator on a new project that’s being funded by the System’s 2025 Research Opportunities Initiative. UNC-Chapel Hill is also a collaborator on two other projects that have been funded.

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