Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

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Flowing together

Illustration of three hands each holding a smartphone

4 min read

Carolina research takes the world stage

Student working in lab.

3 min read

Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom

Frank Leibfarth in lab wearing a dark blue jump suit.

2 min read

Translating discovery into solutions

Pasuth Thothaveesansuk smiles for a photo on Polk Place, with Wilson Library in the background.

2 min read

Telling a missing story

Person smiling making coffee.

2 min read

Research leading to less loneliness

Christian Lentz (center) with friends in Vietnam.

2 min read

Faculty residency bolsters Southeast Asian Studies

A mosaic shows a tiger chasing an ibex in a decorative border panel in the Huqoq synagogue.

2 min read

Archaeological dig in Galilee uncovers mosaics

Bryanna Ledbetter stands in front of the British Museum.

2 min read

'The highlight of my college career'

Jim White stands in front of a window with a view of the Old Well on U.N.C. campus.

2 min read

Liberal arts for the 21st century

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

2 min read

Safe, cost-effective imaging

Abigail Rohy stands in a lab in her graduation regalia.

2 min read

Becoming a scientist