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’

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

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

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

Three small pieces of technology with an aqua-colored surface and orange and yellow details.

3 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill startup disrupts X-ray imaging

Collage showing Caroline Cahill wearing eye-tracking glasses. The left image is a close-up showing her smiling; the right shows her seated using a laptop.

6 min read

Mind and Machine: The Winston Center’s comprehensive approach

Zhukhovitskiy inspects a vial in a laboratory. Background is changed to a Carolina blue color with a white shadow outlining Zhukhovitskiy.

3 min read

Rising star honored

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

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

An aerial shot of the Galapagos Science Center with a beach in the foreground

5 min read

Inaugural Kenan Galapagos Fellows launch new research

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

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity