Gift Announcements

Stories celebrating philanthropic gifts and the impact donors make possible.

Carolina Stories

Bill and Dana Starling with a view of mountains in the background

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Starling gift establishes UNC Suicide Prevention Institute

Tom and Nancy Chewning stand with their daughter Wilson.

2 min read

Venture philanthropy

The music room at NC Children's Hospital with a view of Carolina water tower.

2 min read

Bringing music to pediatric therapies

Side-by-side portraits of General Patty Horoho and her mother Josephine Dallas.

2 min read

A gift reaching generations

Bettie McKaig and Ross Vaughan pose in front of the ocean in the Galapagos

6 min read

From loss to legacy

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

Dr. Lisa Carey wears a white lab coat and poses in a hospital hallway.

5 min read

Supporting Innovative Cancer Treatments

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

Dr. David Drewry at the Genetic Medicine Building on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill .

9 min read

Collaborating for a Cure

Marisco Lab Operations

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Making an enduring impact

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

Two women in doula training session.

1 min read

Training Black doulas to serve Black women