A new project led by Carolina Population Center Director Elizabeth Frankenberg has received a $3.5 million Growing Convergent Research Award from the National Science Foundation to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies for North Carolinians as they face future storms and flooding.
Researchers from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health are teaming up with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute to determine how North Carolina schools are operating during COVID-19.
Reporting COVID-19 data is vital for tracking case numbers and outbreaks, identifying the most vulnerable demographics, understanding which treatments are most effective, and keeping hospitals open. That’s why researchers at RENCI are leading a case study documenting the flow of data produced during the pandemic.
As North Carolina continues its phased reopening amidst COVID-19 public safety measures, UNC researchers are creating a digital data dashboard to help inform policymakers’ decisions on the state’s economic recovery.
A study led by three UNC PhD students identified disparities in testing volume for rural populations in North Carolina. Informed by this work, UNC infectious disease researchers are leading a longitudinal study in Chatham County to understand how and why SARS-CoV-2 is spreading through this population.
