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Celebrating the Harvey Award

Published on May 23, 2016

“I would like to say to the Harvey family: thank you...

“I would like to say to the Harvey family: thank you...

There are few opportunities for university researchers to be involved in the early stages of intervention. There’s even fewer research grants that focus on the social science side of research, that promote community-university partnerships. But ever since 2007, the Harvey Award has supported innovation and community partnerships in the social sciences at UNC. Here’s a look back at some funded projects, and a peek at some new ones.

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