Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

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A greater toolkit

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

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Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

Doctoral student Kaitlyn Morrell poses in front of a blackboard that shows physics equations.

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The Quantum Many-Body Problem

Junior Brenda Palacios Rodriguez poses for a portrait in the Coker Arboretum.

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Supporting Middle-Income Families

Chris Atack and Duane Hampton in police uniforms pose at the UNC School of Government.

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A Mission for Public Service

Atencio stands on the shoreline smiling for a photo.

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Surveyor and storyteller

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Jumping into Research

A United States flag flies

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Documenting veteran histories

Waleed Ziad stands outside holding a laptop next to a woman who is setting up a video camera.

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Cataloging with the local community

Cayla Colclasure works with historical documents.

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Tracking history

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Smarter Organ Transplants

Portrait of Eleanor Murray in front of flowers.

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Connecting daydreaming with diplomacy