Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Person stands at a group of table with two others.

3 min read

Carolina alum brings art and business together

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

8 min read

Zietlow Fellows foster community

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

Portrait of Ariayana Harrell smiling with UNC-Chapel Hill campus in the background.

4 min read

The arc of a Covenant Scholar

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

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

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Portrait of Ben Fountain outside.

3 min read

Alumnus honored with Thomas Wolfe Prize

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

Sepia-toned portrait of Dr. Kimball King speaking at a conference.

10 min read

Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor

Kristy Woodson Harvey poses with arms crossed.

4 min read

Best-selling author finds home in Carolina

UNC students visiting UNC-Malawi Program

1 min read

Endowing Excellence