Research Centers

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Making a Difference in People’s Lives

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From advancing prostate cancer research and outreach programming to shaping public policy, empowering student scholars, and leading breakthroughs in contemporary scholarship and creativity, these centers embody ��˾��’s commitment to providing real-world impact in real time.

Each center offers unique opportunities for collaboration, mentorship, and community engagement. Explore how research at ��˾�� transforms lives and redefines what’s possible.

Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development

Discover more about our core research facilities, translational research capabilities, and community outreach programs.
Honoring the legacy of the late Thomas W, Dortch Jr., this partnership supports a new generation of civic-minded leaders, research, and engagement in Black communities across the South and nation.
Explore how we honor W.E.B. Du Bois’s legacy at Atlanta University through contemporary scholarship of the American South, the Global South, and African diaspora studies.
Center for Undergraduate Research and Creativity

Learn how we support undergraduate research and scholarly creativity across disciplines through funding initiatives, events, research opportunities, and faculty mentorship.

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Graduate Research at ��˾��

Be a part of ��˾��’s growing community of graduate researchers in health disparities research, policy innovation, civic leadership, and student-centered scholarship.

Explore Graduate Programs at ��˾��

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