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

Washington

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

$2933092 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Washington County, FY 19-23

Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Activity

FY23

Research Projects

FY23

Residents Employed by UNC Research

The UNC School of Nursing provides training for sexual assault nurse examiners in rural parts of eastern N.C. with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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.
Led by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and funded by the Duke Endowment, researchers are working to improve maternity care practices and breastfeeding rates in hospitals located in underserved communities.

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/