Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Matthew Thornton looks into the distance with the Bell Tower in the background.

2 min read

A passion for math leads to a new path

Person holds headphones against ears while peering down at laptop.

2 min watch

Uplifting Asian and Asian American experiences

A waist-up portrait of John Moody with the ocean in the background.

3 min read

Keeping Carolina a special place

Senior Rachel Geyer is researching why some corals grow more complex skeletons and how that might make them more resilient.

3 min read

Student’s research to help endangered coral

Man peers down at his phone in one hand while being surrounded by trees.

4 min read

Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

Portrait of Jashawnna Gladney smiling.

3 min read

A continuation of advocacy

Portrait of Ben Fountain outside.

3 min read

Alumnus honored with Thomas Wolfe Prize

An aerial shot of the Galapagos Science Center with a beach in the foreground

5 min read

Inaugural Kenan Galapagos Fellows launch new research

Madison Sturdivant in her classroom.

3 min read

A teacher toolkit, unboxed!

Found sitting at a classroom desk.

5 min read

Together, we propel the world

Charles Hands and two Covenant students sit at a table laughing.

4 min read

A passion for helping others

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4 min read

Going beyond degree completion