Research Projects

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill) have been jointly awarded a $250,000 grant from the Alfred P.

Photodetection over a broad spectral range, especially in both infrared (IR) and deep ultra-violet spectral regions, is crucial for optoelectronic applications such as sensing, imaging and communic

The overarching goals of this Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) are to advance institutional research and educational capabilities in materials at NCCU and to strengthen th

The North Carolina Central University (NCCU)–DUKE Cancer Disparities Translational Research Partnership (NCCU-DCI-CDTRP) is focused on developing infrastructure for translational cancer health disp

The Participatory Redistricting Project (PRP) will have three important components: (1) a partnership between the Department of Political Science, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The purpose of this project is to train graduate scholars in special education (SPED)  and speech-language pathology (SLP) to provide evidence-based practices to school-age children with high-inten

This project seeks to implement research-based instructional approaches to improve STEM student outcomes and evidenced-based strategies to prepare and produce competitive, innovative STEM

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and also a leading cause of adult disability, with severe societal burdens.

The purpose of this research is to increase the impact and scope of nanoscale materials research at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).  This new instrument, when integrated with existing mil

Columnar metaplasia including Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is considered as a precursor lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma, which has seen a 600% fold increase in incidence for the last three decades.