Impact Stories

Stories that show how privately funded research, programs and initiatives are making a difference.

Carolina Stories

Aerial view of MAHEC buildings in Asheville.

4 min read

UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC responds to Helene

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

4 min read

Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

Mathias Zimba stands with two mothers in front of a home in rural Zambia

3 min read

Meet Mathias Zimba, executive director of Rising Fountains

Hayley Cartee throws sticky notes in the air during a performance of Every Brilliant Thing.

2 min read

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ uses theater to build resilience

UNC School of Social Work Dean Ramona Denby-Brinson.

2 min read

Addressing kinship care

Ilana Shtivelman in front of the UNC Veterans Resource Center.

1 min read

Serving veterans through social work

Angela and Richard Workman and Interim Dean Ed Swift post at the UNC Adams School

5 min read

Reinventing modern dental education

Dr. Moray and students

6 min read

Helping Students Reach their Full Potential

A dentist and a patient at a dental office at MAHEC.

4 min read

New partnership ‘a huge public service’

Sign unveiling the new name of the UNC School of Dentistry. It reads "UNC Adams School of Dentistry."

7 min read

Four Premier Dental Schools Form Global Alliance

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3 min read

Innovate Carolina: Projects to Watch

Woman leans on the rail of a tiny house.

1 min read

A community of tiny houses