UNC Research

6th

in the US for federal research among universities

$1.05B

in research activity annually

11th

Largest US research university in research volume & annual expenditures

61%

of all UNC system research is performed by UNC-Chapel Hill

Roadblock to the Polls

Millions of Americans cast their votes every year, participating in a civic duty designed to make all voices and communities heard. But getting to the polls may not be as easy for some people as it is for others. UNC junior Chang Liu analyzed geographic data for approximately 224,000 Durham County voters and found widespread inequality in travel times to polling stations.
Making Rounds in Rocky Mount

UNC researchers have teamed up with counterparts at the University of Chicago, community partners, and local teens to map businesses in Rocky Mount and help the public discover resources in Nash and Edgecombe counties.
A History Lesson for Teachers

For K-12 teachers, Carolina houses a goldmine of information like archival maps, photos, and recordings — but finding those materials can be difficult. The Southern Oral History Program and Carolina K-12 joined forces to bring educators to campus, helping them uncover resources for use in the classroom.
Computer science professor receives prestigious Army award

Mohit Bansal received the Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award from the U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) for his work on natural language processing and multimodal machine learning.
The South's Time Capsule

Cherokee language resources. Dean Smith’s personal papers. A first-person account of an enslaved woman. For more than a century, UNC researchers and libraries have collected millions of southern artifacts and documents — making Carolina a hub for the study of the American South.
Deep-Rooted Data

The Carolina Population Center is in it for the long haul. The 52-year-old institution leads data-driven studies that span decades, enriching population research across the world.

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Carolina Research in the News

New Name, New Emphasis for Environmental Program at UNC

A new interdisciplinary program in the UNC College of Arts & Sciences called Environment, Ecology, and Energy (E³P) will teach students how to best manage resources in an ever-changing world.
Mysterious Eels Travel Thousands of Miles

Lewis Naisbett-Jones, a graduate student in the UNC Department of Biology, discusses his research on American eels and whether they use magnetic fields to navigate their way through aquatic habitats.
Why Are So Many Women Dying in Childbirth?

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Sarah Verbiest is a guest on “Charlotte Talks,” which discusses USA Today’s investigation that found the U.S. is the “most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world.”
The Habits of Successful People

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School researcher Bradley Staats, author of “Never Stop Learning,” says these 4 things will help you achieve success at work.

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New Name, New Emphasis for Environmental Program at UNC

Mysterious Eels Travel Thousands of Miles

Why Are So Many Women Dying in Childbirth?

The Habits of Successful People