Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Silhouette of person in prison

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Philosophy as public service

Teachers studying art.

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Connecting Carolina to Students and Educators across the State

Painting at the Ackland Art Museum

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Teaching while learning — the student guide experience

Hanging posters promoting the Ackland Art Museum

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Building a Foundation

Diamond Holloman, a PhD candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill, listens to Malinda Maynor Lowery, co-director of Southern futures at a meeting in a community center in Robeson County.

2 min read

The Human Side of Research

Emily Hynes puts a record on a record player in a recording studio.

1 min read

Contextualizing Music History

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Finding Your Escape Hatch

Illustrated portraits of Kui Wu, a global studies major from Singapore, and Josh Evans, an economics major from the U.S.

3 min read

Joint Opportunities

Three women smile holding a photo prop that looks like like an Instagram post.

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Recognizing influential initiatives

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Innovate Carolina: Projects to Watch

Chandler Simpson sits on the floor of a room that has sustainable fashion messaging painted on the walls and is looking at a mannequin that is wrapped up in red ribbons with her face marked out with red paint.

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The fashion of sustainability

Malik Jabati smiles in front of the Old Well.

3 min read

Finding an intellectually stimulating environment