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Research

Sponsored research enables us to fulfill our land grant mission in service to project partners and communities.

NC State University has a long and distinguished history of delivering practical, applied, state-of-the-art research and community assistance throughout North Carolina. Through the work of the Initiative, we apply design thinking to North Carolina’s land use and community development imperatives and challenges. We support our project partners with an interdisciplinary approach that offers practical, applicable, real-world solutions.