Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Pam Lucas sits on a bench at the Carolina Inn.

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Leading through service

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

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A lifetime of giving back

Collage of Yessenia during her travels: in front of a light house, sitting in a field and standing on a cliff.

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Yessenia Estrada-Zerhoudi is one C-STEP ahead

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

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

A waist-up portrait of John Moody with the ocean in the background.

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Keeping Carolina a special place

Portrait of Jashawnna Gladney smiling.

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A continuation of advocacy

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Going beyond degree completion

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

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A pitch-perfect career

Tom Kenan ’59 (center) with (from left) Robert Baynard, Lawrence Gray ’86, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Vice Chancellor for Development Mike Andreasen.

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Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

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A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand

Left to right: Dr. Dana Lebo; Hilary Lithgow; Sam Rodriguez (submitted photo)

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Empowering veterans in unconventional ways

Veteran Matty Colon pets a horse

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Helping veterans THRIVE: Matty Colón’s story