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UNC Research is the University’s research enterprise. It provides opportunities and advances solutions to solve the most critical problems of today and tomorrow.

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UNC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research provides support throughout the research lifecycle. It facilitates strategic guidance so that the UNC Research enterprise thrives.

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13th
top-ranked university

in the United States for federal research, totaling $950M annually

$1.6B

in sponsored research from all sources annually

7th

largest public US research university in research volume and annual expenditures

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Rooted: Deb Aikat

The journalism professor probes how generative AI is rewriting the rules of a free and democratic press.

Eyes on the Brain

A Carolina alumna and her former research mentors are developing wearable smart glasses that could one day support new insights into mental health.

Meaning of the Minds

Heidi Roth has spent her life trying to understand the brain and what happens when we stop remembering.

Research for a Better Tomorrow

By leveraging our existing research strengths and prioritizing investments in five key areas, we will grow Carolina’s research activity to $2 billion by 2034

Applying AI to Benefit
and Save Lives

Preventing and Curing Diseases

Accelerating Environmental
and Renewable Solutions

Optimizing Brain Health
and Well-being

Building Healthy
and Resilient Communities

Research Roadmap
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Salon

Nicotine’s comeback is the latest wellness scam

Richard Saver, a professor at the UNC School of Law with a secondary appointment in the UNC School of Medicine, discusses medical misinformation.
Triangle Business Journal

Rural North Carolina counties scramble to keep up with Triangle’s wage growth

LaChaun Banks in the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School discusses the importance of removing barriers to better-paying jobs for rural community growth.
The Telegraph

Baby wraps treated with insecticide could help slash malaria cases, say researchers 

Ross Boyce, faculty member in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC School of Medicine, discusses research he recently led on permethrin-treated baby wraps to reduce malaria in Africa.