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North Carolina Collaboratory Launches Research Projects to Support Local Opioid Abatement and Recovery Efforts
The North Carolina Collaboratory, headquartered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is funding five new research projects focused on community and local government engagement to assist opioid abatement and recovery efforts across the State.
Collaboratory Releases 2022 Annual Report
Originally focused on natural resources and environmental issues, the Collaboratory has since expanded to numerous other research areas in response to some of North Carolina's most pressing challenges.
Professor Rachel Noble Develops Interdisciplinary Project to Protect NC Coastal Ecosystems
Noble’s recently funded oyster mortality project with the Collaboratory uniquely connects to a previous Collaboratory-funded project she developed to study COVID-19 throughout North Carolina’s wastewater systems.
NC Collaboratory Assists in Addressing Statewide Opioid Crisis with New Funding for Research
In July 2021, a historic $26 billion agreement was reached between states and several large drug distributors and opioid manufacturers. As part of that settlement agreement, the state of North Carolina and local governments across the state are set to receive $757 million over the next 18 years to address the opioid crisis.
NC Collaboratory Launches New Research and Development Program to Foster Business-Academia Partnerships
The Collaboratory is awarding 11 research and development grants through a new competitive Business-Academia Partnership Program to help address the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in North Carolina.