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Collaboratory Nominated for Innovation Award
The North Carolina Collaboratory has been nominated for an EdScoop 50 national award.
Notice of Intent: Upcoming Funding Opportunity for Opioid Abatement Research and Development
This Notice of Intent is to inform researchers within the UNC System that the Collaboratory, in partnership with North Carolina Central University, intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) titled “Opioid Abatement Research Program 2022: Supporting Local Efforts to Address the Opioid Crisis in North Carolina.”
New Lawsuit Would Overturn EPA Advisories Seen As Precursor To More State & Federal Regulation
In June the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four new drinking water health advisories related to PFAS contamination. The soundness of these advisories has since been called into question and in late July a lawsuit was filed seeking to overturn two of them.
Joint Research Initiative Focusing on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Students, Schools
The NC Department of Public Instruction and the Collaboratory are leading a joint $6 million effort to spur research on the impact of COVID-19 on student learning and the evaluation of existing policies and programs aimed at overcoming those challenges.
North Carolina Collaboratory and N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Announce New Fellowship Program, a Continuation of a Long-Existing Partnership
The first four Collaboratory Research Fellows are experts in their fields and since its establishment have been leaders of the PFAS Testing Network.