North Carolina Collaboratory’s purchase of mass spectrometry instruments from Thermo Fisher Scientific will strengthen PFAS research capacity in service to the State.
In the 2023 State budget, the NCGA invested $15 million for next-generation energy research to assist industry efforts in the energy transition and take advantage of economic opportunities.
After graduating from Carolina, Bailey Pons and Hannah Stroot have begun charting their career paths within the energy sector: in workforce development research and in pursuit of a Master of Sciences.
Leila Hashemi-Beni, a NC A&T professor, uses her expertise in geospatial data analytics to develop methods that could increase earthquake resiliency across the State.
While the daily tasks of grant management may seem mundane, the Collaboratory’s newest team member finds that she is motivated by her work because she is engaged with the research.
In addition to raises for state employees and teachers, tax cuts and Medicaid expansion, North Carolina’s state budget earmarked a substantial sum to continue the Collaboratory’s work funding research in service to the state.
Willietta Gibson, Ph.D., an assistant professor and researcher at Fayetteville State University, is looking at how natural chemicals, found in everyday foodstuffs, may hold the power to treat breast cancer.
Retired Master Sergeant Robert Moore is ready to embark on a new chapter with the Collaboratory using his experience and passion to drive change and innovation.
The Highly Treated Wastewater pilot program, run through the North Carolina Collaboratory with assistance from the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) provides funding to five local governments in the state to replace and repair their wastewater treatment plants: Hot Springs, Lansing, Booneville, Maysville, and Ansonville.
A few years ago, Nabarun Dasgupta went to a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site and left with an aha moment that’s now helping prevent overdoses in North Carolina. The senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center looked at the plastic test kit — vial and swab included inside — and thought, “We should be able to do the same thing with street drugs.”
