The North Carolina Collaboratory, established by the General Assembly in 2016, has helped to raise awareness for the importance of PFAS research and testing through the NC PFAS Testing Network.
Carolina senior Dylan Morgan has always had a strong connection with nature and he turned to UNC Institute for the Environment and the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory as a Tar Heel to gain the skills and experience to turn that connection into a career.
Collaboratory communications intern Sascha Medina spoke with Dr. Jordan Kern about his research study on the vulnerability of North Carolina’s electric power grid to flooding.
Analysis of sensor data from vaccine storage freezer minimizes waste and promises efficient vaccine delivery to underserved communities.
Research, Innovation and Global Solutions interviewed Gabrielle Schust about her MPH practicum with UNC Hospitals Beacon Program, her Graduate Research Assistant position for the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory, her plans to pursue law school at UNC School of Law and what global health means to her.
One of the Collaboratory’s communications interns, Taylor Fitzgerald, had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Amir Barzin about the Collaboratory-led Coronavirus Variant Sequencing (CORVASEQ) Surveillance Program.
Sarah Fitzgerald will spearhead initiatives to further communicate the Collaboratory’s work and understand its audiences to strengthen the connection between the Collaboratory and the many groups with which it serves and works.
North Carolina scientists are working to understand the possible exposure avenues and potential health effects of PFAS.
In early February, the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory released a five year report, commemorating its fifth anniversary and reflecting on the program’s work.
Extending 28 miles up the Neuse River, Falls Lake is a 12,410-acre reservoir that stretches across the counties of Durham, Wake, and Granville. It was built to control flooding, serve as a water supply source and protect downstream water quality.
