Cumberland
UNC Research Overall Stats
- 11th in Federal Research Expenditures Nationally
- 12th in Overall Research Expenditures Nationally
- $1.21B in Total Research Awards FY24
11th
in Federal Research Expenditures Nationally
12th
in Overall Research Expenditures Nationally
$1.21B
in Total Research Awards FY24
UNC Researchʼs Impact on Cumberland County
- 195 Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity (FY24)
- 49 Research Projects (FY24)
- 18 Residents Employed by UNC Research (FY24)
FY24
195
Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity
FY24
49
Research Projects
FY24
18
Residents Employed by UNC Research
Projects Benefitting Cumberland County
- The North Carolina Men’s Health Report Card draws from numerous sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the health landscape for men across the state.
- Funded by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health promotes information on how to provide healthy and safe environments for young children.
- The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, with funding from N.C. Department of Public Instruction, provides early learning communities with professional development and technical assistance to support preschool children with disabilities and their families.
- 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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Drug-checking project cuts overdoses
Supported by the N.C. Collaboratory, epidemiologist Nabarun Dasgupta and his team analyze street drugs and alert communities about dangers
https://www.unc.edu/discover/drug-checking-project-cuts-overdoses/
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Outreach manager protects NC families
Center for Public Engagement with Science works with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Environmental Health Unit to develop trainings and educational resources. The group helps NCDHHS share these resources and also makes sure public health professionals and/or nonprofits with a health mission have access to them.
https://www.unc.edu/posts/2024/02/19/outreach-manager-protects-nc-families/
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Addressing Pandemic Problems
While COVID-19 has shaken the world, it has also pushed society to be more innovative and creative — two attributes that have been essential to the success of researchers at UNC. Carolina students, faculty, and staff are engaged in an abundance of projects, making UNC the most cited university in the nation for coronavirus research.
https://endeavors.unc.edu/addressing-pandemic-problems/
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New study by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill finds chemical composition of U.S. air pollution changed over time
A new study published in Atmospheric Environment by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed space and time trends for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the continental United States to track the progress of regulatory actions by federal, state and local authorities aimed at curbing air pollution.
https://ie.unc.edu/news/new-study-by-researchers-at-unc-chapel-hill-finds-chemical-composition-of-u-s-air-pollution-changed-over-time/#:~:text=Although%20across%20the%20U.S.%20sulfate,carbon%20to%20total%20PM2.5.
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UNC ObGyn, Orange County Department of Health recieve funding to reduce inequities in Maternal Health Care and Outcomes
A study between the UNC Chapel-Hill and Orange County Health Department, called “Thriving Hearts: Healing-Centered, Integrated, Community Maternity Care,” has been approved for a $21-million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The funding award will be used to reduce the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and improve maternal outcomes across 10 North Carolina counties over the next six years. The intervention will be delivered by local health departments in Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Johnston, Orange, and Person Counties, with the goal of strengthening the ecosystem for pregnant and parenting people across each county.
https://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/12/unc-obgyn-orange-county-department-of-health-receive-funding-to-reduce-inequities-in-maternal-health-care-and-outcomes/