Source: https://research.unc.edu/counties/chatham/
Chatham
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 Chatham
$26919193 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Chatham County, FY 19-23
- 100 Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Activity
- 43 Research Projects (FY23)
- 269 Residents Employed by UNC Research (FY23)
100
Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Activity
FY23
43
Research Projects
FY23
269
Residents Employed by UNC Research
Projects Benefitting Chatham County
- Funded by the Oak Foundation, the School of Social Work's Tiny Homes Village is a study in providing affordable housing.
- 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.
- Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the UNC School of Government maintains a dashboard to assist N.C. utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes.
News
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Graduate student uses research to increase food security
UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student Anna Naples conducted research with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to identify produce-insecure areas.
https://www.unc.edu/discover/mpa-student-uses-research-to-increase-food-security/
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UNC junior studies how climate change might disrupt butterfly life cycles
Madison Milotte used a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study how increasing temperatures affect the pupation of cabbage white butterflies.
https://our.unc.edu/news-update/unc-junior-studies-how-climate-change-might-disrupt-butterfly-life-cycles/
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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/