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

Durham

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

$400619268 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Durham County, FY 19-23

240

Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity

FY23

231

Research Projects

FY22

2001

Residents Employed by UNC Research

With funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, researchers with the UNC Carolina Population Center conduct a decades-long study of 20,000+ people to examine social, behavioral, and biological linkages across the course of a life.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the UNC Center for AIDS Research provides infrastructure to support investigation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic using clinical and behavioral research, research into HIV biology and pathogenesis, and educational outreach.
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.

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/
UNC School of Government researcher studies how women of color experience working in government

Kimalee Dickerson is conducting a qualitative research project examining the experiences of women of color — particularly Black women — working in local and state government in North Carolina.

https://www.sog.unc.edu/about/news/kimalee-dickerson-researches-how-women-color-experience-working-government
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/