Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Nicholas Law, head of the Argus Array project, poses with a telescope beneath the Milky Way

8 min read

Watching all the stars align

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

A conceptual rendering of the Argus Array telescope system

6 min read

Developing the world’s largest sky-survey telescope

A colorful illustration of a brain with social media icons and emojis inside it.

6 min read

Tips for parents to keep in mind when shopping for devices

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

Window panels to a conference room with a banner that reads "PNC, Capital Markets Lab."

5 min read

More than a classroom

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

LessonPlans

3 min read

Pilot program brings West Africa to local classrooms

Christian Lentz (center) with friends in Vietnam.

2 min read

Faculty residency bolsters Southeast Asian Studies

Ronit Freeman stands at a desk.

1 min read

Early career excellence

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

Graphic shows two hands touching index fingers, one hand is solid blue and the other hand is made out of a webbed network design.

1 min read

Analyzing AI