Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

(Left to right) Kate Golson and Fareeda Akewusola pose together courtside at a Carolina basketball game in the Dean E. Smith Center.

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Attracting exceptional students

Portrait of Courtney Chaaban.

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Analyzing adolescent ACLs

A portrait of Thomas Wadden

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Empowering clinical psychology graduate students

A side-by-side image showing Frank Ivy Carroll as a young man and in 2022.

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A life prioritizing education

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

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A world of possibility and promise

Rick Margerison and his wife Leah

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The Power of a Scholarship

UNC students visiting UNC-Malawi Program

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Endowing Excellence

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, co-director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; Terry Rhodes, PhD, dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. James Kelly, executive director, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, chancellor

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Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

Susan Gravely and Bill Ross gaze at each other on a balcony overlooking the city of Florence.

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Giving the Gift of Global Education

Vicki and David Craver pose together on a beach.

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A vote of confidence in College leadership

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A Duty to Make a Difference

Micheal Clark smiling.

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Inspiring creativity in athletics health care