Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A United States flag flies

2 min read

Documenting veteran histories

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

2 min read

Cataloging with the local community

Cayla Colclasure works with historical documents.

2 min read

Tracking history

A doctor performs a sonograph.

2 min read

Making ultrasounds universal

organ_donor_illustration

3 min read

Smarter Organ Transplants

Portrait of Eleanor Murray in front of flowers.

2 min read

Connecting daydreaming with diplomacy

A student uses a 3D printer.

2 min read

BeAMing up to the cloud

Portrait of Aziz Sancar.

2 min read

Killing cancerous brain cells

Alison Friedman sits with legs stretched across several theater seats and arms outspread.

2 min read

Reconnecting with live performance

Two students work in a field.

2 min read

Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

Rick Luettich stands on a pier with a seagull flying in the background.

2 min read

Engineering in the environment

Eric Weimer and Katherine Newhall stand together in a lab, looking at a tablet.

2 min read

Improving organ transplantation