Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A selfie of Chloe with the western North Carolina mountains in fall in the background

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Inspiring future scientists

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

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

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

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Senior Rachel Geyer is researching why some corals grow more complex skeletons and how that might make them more resilient.

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Student’s research to help endangered coral

Man peers down at his phone in one hand while being surrounded by trees.

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Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

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Steering toward sustainability

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Jumping into Research

Lydia Rowen sits in garden

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Promoting sustainability

Tour group looks at NC Botanical Garden

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Appreciating conservation efforts

Elizabeth Monaghan IMG_2025

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Grateful Scientist