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Cape Fear River A Closer Look at PFAS Drinking Water Regulations

January 17, 2025

Student intern Hannah McCloskey shares her work exploring the implications of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation on PFAS in North Carolina.


2024 Annual Report cover image Collaboratory Releases 2024 Annual Report

December 2, 2024

With a portfolio comprising more than 230 active projects, the Collaboratory is a key component of the State’s R&D landscape. The Collaboratory invests in research that advances knowledge, informs policy and practice, and accelerates innovation for North Carolinians.


Do Politics Better Podcast Dr. Jeff Warren on Science, Politics, & Religion for Hyper-Partisan Times

November 15, 2024

Jeff Warren talks about his policy work for Senator Phil Berger, his career at the NC Department of Environmental Quality before working in the Senate, the creation of the NC Collaboratory in 2016, and teaching science policy at UNC-Chapel Hill.


Social worker Request for Proposals: Understanding and Improving Foster and Kinship Parent Recruitment and Retention: Phase I

November 5, 2024

The Collaboratory is requesting applications from institutions of higher education within North Carolina that can work with counties to examine a problem of practice related to foster and kinship parent recruitment and retention.


A firefighter sprays foam to put out a fire North Carolina Tackles Toxic Firefighting Foam with AFFF Takeback Program

October 10, 2024

The Collaboratory's AFFF Takeback Program, which began in mid-July, aims to help local fire departments by collecting, storing, and eventually destroying toxic PFAS-containing firefighting foam.