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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 Wake County
- 1609 Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity
- 377 Research Projects (FY24)
- 1815 Residents Employed by UNC Research (FY24)
1609
Undergraduate Students Will Participate in Research Activity
FY24
377
Research Projects
FY24
1815
Residents Employed by UNC Research
Projects Benefitting Wake 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.
- 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.
- With funding from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health promotes healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments in early care and education settings through child care health consultation.
- With funding from NASA, the UNC Institute for the Environment enlists citizen scientists and satellites to track lake water levels.
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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UNC research team awarded $1.5 million NASA grant to explore disparities and solutions to urban heat stress and climate justice in U.S.
A new $1.5 million grant from NASA will allow an interdisciplinary team of researchers, led by Angel Hsu an assistant professor of public policy and director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) at the UNC Institute for the Environment, to harness the power of satellite remote sensing data, community-collected temperature data and machine learning to evaluate disparities in heat stress from environmental and climate injustices across the U.S.
https://ie.unc.edu/news/unc-research-team-awarded-1-5-million-nasa-grant-to-explore-disparities-and-solutions-to-urban-heat-stress-and-climate-justice-in-u-s/#:~:text=A%20new%20%241.5%20million%20grant,remote%20sensing%20data%2C%20community%2Dcollected
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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.