Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Susan Gravely and Bill Ross gaze at each other on a balcony overlooking the city of Florence.

5 min read

Giving the Gift of Global Education

Carolina alumnus Will Jung conducts an orchestra.

4 min read

Bridging Music and Language

Francisco Laso and his fellow researchers launch a drone on the Galapagos Islands.

4 min read

Putting Galapagos Farmers on the Map

Joey Lancellotti pitching

1 min read

Songs of inspiration

Samantha Garcia Cruz

2 min read

Transferring, researching, excelling

Kaia graduation

3 min read

Combining Disciplines for Success

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7 min read

Where the Water Will Rise

Anita Brown-Graham poses outside on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

5 min read

Preparing the Workforce for Economic Recovery

Phillips Ambassador T.J. Turner poses with some of his Korean and Japanese friends in Shiba Park with blooming cherry trees in the background.

3 min read

Ambassadors in Asia

A closeup portrait of Carolina student Elijah Watson with the Old Well in the background.

8 min read

'I Can't Believe I Got To Go'

Nurse-patient interaction.

1 min read

Adapting health care

Silhouette of person in prison

2 min read

Philosophy as public service