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| $1.16 billion |
in research activity annually. |
| 13th | largest US research university in research volume & annual expenditures. |
Our Mission
Cures and treatments for disease. New technologies. New industries for North Carolina and the world. At Carolina, we tackle tough challenges with multidisciplinary teams of top scientists and students whose diverse perspectives deliver creative, unprecedented solutions. As one of America’s top research universities, we conduct roughly $1 billion in research annually. We provide dedicated service to our sponsors and unprecedented opportunities for graduate students, postdocs and undergraduates.
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
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Environment
Infectious Disease
Opportunity, Well-Being, and Culture
Precision Health and Society
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Capturing the Real-Time Human Experience in Ukraine
In his role as co-editor for the Society for Cultural Anthropology, UNC-Chapel Hill anthropology professor Christopher Nelson helped create two series capturing the thoughts and feelings of anthropologists in Ukraine and Russia in the weeks following Russia’s invasion.
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