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

Wayne

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

$10237360 in sustained investment for research projects benefitting Wayne County, FY 19-23

Undergraduate Students Participating in Research Activity

FY23

Research Projects

FY23

Residents Employed by UNC Research

With funding from New York University School of Medicine, the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute aims to understand the effects of a broad range of early environmental influences on health and development of children from low-income families living in rural areas.
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.
Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the UNC School of Government maintains a dashboard to assist N.C. utility managers and local officials with benchmarking residential water and wastewater rates against multiple attributes.

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/
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/