Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

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A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

Stephen H. Israel portrait

6 min read

$10 Million Gift Seeks to Ignite a ‘Humanities Renaissance’ at UNC-Chapel Hill

Illustration of John Powell and Jacquelyn Dowd Hall from the shoulders up

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Honoring a pioneering scholar of the South

John and Kathy Britton

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Supporting student research

Sarah Torgeson smiling

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Understanding the human story

UNC students visiting UNC-Malawi Program

1 min read

Endowing Excellence

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, co-director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; Terry Rhodes, PhD, dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. James Kelly, executive director, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, chancellor

7 min read

Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

Susan Gravely and Bill Ross gaze at each other on a balcony overlooking the city of Florence.

5 min read

Giving the Gift of Global Education

Professor Donald Haggis wearing a covid mask with a book open displayed to the camera.

1 min read

Sharing a rare book collection for future scholars

Nicci and Martin Gafinowitz

4 min read

Preserving a natural treasure

Anita Brown-Graham poses outside on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

5 min read

Preparing the Workforce for Economic Recovery

A molecular diagram evolves into a hatching egg

1 min read

Exploring the beginnings of life