Source: https://research.unc.edu/counties/cabarrus/

Cabarrus

UNC Research Overall Stats

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

$32697721 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Cabarrus County, FY 19-23

196

Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity

FY23

Research Projects

FY22

Residents Employed by UNC Research

The UNC Nutrition Research Institute and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are studying the link between obesity and cancer with funding from the National Cancer Institute.
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.
The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention runs No Kid Hungry N.C. with funding from Share Our Strength to help end child hunger and ensure kids get the food they need by increasing access to underutilized federal child nutrition programs for school breakfast, afterschool meals, and summer meals.

Collaborative care improves outcomes for those who are pregnant and addicted

Treating pregnant women with substance use disorder is complex, but a one-of-a-kind collaboration in NC that allows providers to work together is showing promise.

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/11/03/collaborative-care-improves-outcomes-for-those-who-are-pregnant-and-addicted/
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/
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/
New study indicates wild blueberries improve brain’s processing speed

In a study by the Nutritional Research Institute in Kannapolis, volunteer participants with cognitive issues consumed wild blueberries daily for six months and their brains’ information processing ability improved.

https://uncnri.org/2022/09/19/new-study-indicates-wild-blueberries-improve-brains-processing-speed/