Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Mina Bayraktar stands in front of the doors of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

6 min read

Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home

Portrait of Alexander Tropsha wearing a light blue button down shirt.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Alexander Tropsha on AI tools for drug discovery

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

8 min read

Zietlow Fellows foster community

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

4 min read

This Royster studies oysters

Alison Axtman stands with arms crossed in a lab, wearing protective glasses, a lab coat and gloves.

3 min read

Big power in small molecules

A man and a woman sit side-by-side in the seats of an auditorium. The man drapes his right arm around the woman while both face the camera.

8 min read

Crafting their story

Charlotte Montgomery smiles for the camera while working in a fume hood and wearing protective glasses.

3 min read

Investigating the smallest details

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

6 min read

A ring of hope

4 min read

Tar Heels connect through Carolina College Advising Corps

Three small pieces of technology with an aqua-colored surface and orange and yellow details.

3 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill startup disrupts X-ray imaging

Collage showing Caroline Cahill wearing eye-tracking glasses. The left image is a close-up showing her smiling; the right shows her seated using a laptop.

6 min read

Mind and Machine: The Winston Center’s comprehensive approach