February 11, 2026
Advancing Maternal and Child Health Through Community‑Driven Insight Abacus Evaluation is proud to support Thriving Hearts as they work to reduce maternal and child health disparities and strengthen pregnancy care across North Carolina. Through research implementation, human‑centered design, and comprehensive evaluation and data services, Abacus Evaluation helps the program understand community needs, measure progress, and …
February 10, 2026
On February 4, 2026, the UNC-Chapel Hill Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH, pronounced “birch”) program announced its selection of three scholars for the first BIRCWH cohort. Read more about these rising women’s health researchers in the original story, UNC BIRCWH Program Announces New Cohort of Women’s Health Scholars. About BIRCWH at UNC-Chapel …
February 10, 2026
In early January 2026, the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) visited several scholars from the 2025 Research Leadership Academy (RLA) cohort as part of ongoing partnerships through the North Carolina Community Engagement Alliance (NC CEAL). These site visits highlighted community-engaged research projects supported by RLA seed grants that center historically marginalized communities across North Carolina, …
July 29, 2025
This July, Abacus Evaluation didn’t just add services – we expanded into a full-service research and evaluation resource! Here’s how our journey unfolded from virtual webinars to conference stages. The Complete Service Suite Our comprehensive service suite continues our dedication to evaluation and data support services that we have provided for the last 5 years. …
January 29, 2025
We are pleased to announce that we have received a sub-award from Emory University for the HRSA (Health Resources & Services Administration) Co-Propel grant. This grant focuses on enhancing the newborn screening (NBS) system to achieve optimal health outcomes by providing comprehensive healthcare services to newborns and children who have or are at risk for …
January 21, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, a new policy expanded access to Carolina’s core facilities. The expansion applies to collaborative research support already offered by cores. Before this change, we could only offer our internal rates to UNC departments or units. This change means that now we can offer internal rates to partners at any UNC …
November 12, 2024
What’s the most important thing to do before heading to your first national conference? Caroline Taheri with Abacus Evaluation says it’s all about preparation. From making the poster to rehearsing presentation points, she shares the many ways she used to get ready for a recent conference. Hear more from Caroline on her recent American Public …
August 7, 2024
When you think of customer service, what do you think of? For many of us, maybe we think about something like making a return in a store. Or talking with someone at a welcome desk. For others, customer services isn’t obvious. But it’s central to their work. For Rossana Roberts, her work with Abacus Evaluation …
January 2, 2024
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) works to ensure all Americans have access to COVID-19 testing, focusing on communities most affected by the pandemic. RADx-UP projects are engaged with their communities and focused on understanding and alleviating barriers to COVID-19 Our work Multi-level evaluation of RADx-UP and the coordination …