Alamance
UNC Research Overall Stats
- 10th in Federal Research Expenditures Nationally
- 13th in Overall Research Expenditures Nationally
- 1st in Best Value for Public Colleges
10th
in Federal Research Expenditures Nationally
13th
in Overall Research Expenditures Nationally
1st
in Best Value for Public Colleges
Over $1.2B in Annual Research Expenditures from All Sources
UNC Researchʼs Impact on Alamance
$28885251 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Alamance County, FY 19-23
- 94 Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity
- 48 Research Projects (FY23)
- 459 Residents Employed by UNC Research (FY22)
94
Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity
FY23
48
Research Projects
FY22
459
Residents Employed by UNC Research
Projects Benefitting Alamance County
- With funding from the National College Advising Corps, UNC-Chapel Hill's Carolina College Advising Corps aims to help low-income, first generation, and under-represented North Carolinian students attend college.
- With funding from the National Cancer Institute, the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center studies ways to reduce health disparities in cancer patients.
- With funding from NASA, the UNC Institute for the Environment enlists citizen scientists and satellites to track lake water levels.
News
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UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy receives grant from the McKesson Foundation to help close diversity gap and improve health outcomes
The funding will support diversity and rural care programs at the school and throughout North Carolina.
https://pharmacy.unc.edu/2022/11/mckesson/
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Is Your Well Water Safe to Drink? Law Students Are Helping NC Homebuyers and Residents Find Out
Students in the Pro Bono Program at UNC School of Law are working on a multi-year, multi-pronged effort aimed at providing North Carolinians with the informational tools they need to assess the safety of their well water.
https://law.unc.edu/news/2021/10/well-water-testing-pro-bono-project/