Making a Difference in People’s Lives
CAU is home to a dynamic network of research centers driving discovery, innovation, and social change across racialized and underrepresented populations.
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 CAU’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 CAU transforms lives and redefines what’s possible.
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Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development
Discover more about our core research facilities, translational research capabilities, and community outreach programs.
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National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Institute
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.
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W.E.B. Du Bois Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy
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.
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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.
Graduate Research at CAU
Be a part of Clark Atlanta University’s growing community of graduate researchers in health disparities research, policy innovation, civic leadership, and student-centered scholarship.