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

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Man in blue suit speaking into a microphone on stage with blue curtains behind him.

5 min read

Leading with gratitude

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

A portrait of Naomi Andre facing the camera on a gray background

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Naomi André

Joe Spencer holds a certificate for a perfect sanitation rating beside his hot dog stand.

4 min read

Blue skies, red dogs and all the toppings

Andres Valdiri gives a presentation wearing a suit and tie shown from the waist up

2 min read

An entrepreneurial spirit

Pamela Brewington stands in front of the North Carolina Administration Building.

5 min read

No higher calling

Charlotte Dorn stands on the coast wearing a U.N.C. hat.

2 min read

Entrepreneurial engineering

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

2 min read

Safe, cost-effective imaging

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

2 min read

Leading locally

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit