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

Nash

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

$21300036 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Nash County, FY 19-23

Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity

FY23

Research Projects

FY22

Residents Employed by UNC Research

The UNC Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise cultivates an economic development ecosystem in Eastern North Carolina with funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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.
With funding from NASA, the UNC Institute for the Environment enlists citizen scientists and satellites to track lake water levels.

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 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/