New Hanover
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 New Hanover County
- 333 Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity (FY24)
- 49 Research Projects (FY24)
- 48 Residents Employed by UNC Research (FY24)
FY24
333
Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity
FY24
49
Research Projects
FY24
48
Residents Employed by UNC Research
Projects Benefitting New Hanover 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.
- With $10 million in funding from the North Carolina General Assembly, NC Pure aims to further develop and deploy a novel technology for the selective removal of PFAS from water at pilot scale level in three locations across the state.
- With funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the UNC Center for Aging and Health seeks to integrate geriatrics into primary care and expand interprofessional education in geriatrics.
- A Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation-funded project from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School builds new wealth in economically distressed communities through job creation, business growth, useful research, and innovative policy.
News
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Building community resilience to climate change
Faculty member Miyuki Hino in city and regional planning is working with three NC communities in Beaufort, Carolina Beach and New Bern to study the idea of “sunny day flooding” and helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change:
https://magazine.college.unc.edu/tar-heels-up-close/building-community-resilience-to-climate-change/
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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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New UNC study identifies disparities in testing and treating well water among low-income, BIPOC households in N.C.
A new study published in Environmental Justice by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that private well testing and treatment levels were significantly predicted by race and income, even though high levels of contamination were equally distributed across the research areas.
https://ie.unc.edu/news/new-unc-study-identifies-disparities-in-testing-and-treating-well-water-among-low-income-bipoc-households-in-n-c/#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20published%20in,distributed%20across%20the%20research%20areas.
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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/