Source: https://research.unc.edu/counties/cumberland/
Cumberland
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 Cumberland
$23137617 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Cumberland County, FY 19-23
- 127 Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Activity
- 28 Research Projects (FY23)
- 29 Residents Employed by UNC Research (FY23)
127
Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Activity
FY23
28
Research Projects
FY23
29
Residents Employed by UNC Research
Projects Benefitting Cumberland County
- 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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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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Fort Liberty military families benefit from new WIC office on base
Military families living at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) are now enjoying healthier food thanks to the work of the Fort Liberty Public Health Partnership, a collaboration between the Fort Liberty Department of Public Health (DPH), Cumberland County DPH, UNC-Greensboro, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and UNC Lineberger.
https://sph.unc.edu/sph-news/public-health-in-practice-fort-liberty-military-families-benefit-from-new-wic-office-on-base/
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Forever chemicals found in air pollution near Fayetteville manufacturing plant
Postdoctoral researcher Jiaqi Zhou and her faculty colleagues at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have identified toxic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the air close to a fluoropolymer manufacturing plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
https://sph.unc.edu/sph-news/forever-chemicals-found-in-air-pollution-near-fayetteville-manufacturing-plant/
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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/