Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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Tar Heels connect through Carolina College Advising Corps

Dr. Frederick Bowman Jr. sits in a lounge chair at his home in Chapel Hill.

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A lifetime of giving

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

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

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A passion for math leads to a new path

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

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Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

Portrait of Jashawnna Gladney smiling.

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A continuation of advocacy

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

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A passion for helping others

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Going beyond degree completion

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

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A pitch-perfect career

Student working in lab.

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Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom

Lauren Baker smiles for the camera in front of the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill

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‘I’ve loved every second’