Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

2 min read

Safe, cost-effective imaging

Veteran Matthew Colon stands in a barn with a horse, facing the camera. An American flag is in the background.

10 min read

Helping Veterans Thrive

Ronit Freeman stands at a desk.

1 min read

Early career excellence

Phone screen with social media apps and a finger selecting an app.

2 min read

Tackling crisis of teens and screens

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

Waleed Ziad stands outside holding a laptop next to a woman who is setting up a video camera.

2 min read

Cataloging with the local community

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3 min read

Smarter Organ Transplants

A student uses a 3D printer.

2 min read

BeAMing up to the cloud

Alison Friedman sits with legs stretched across several theater seats and arms outspread.

2 min read

Reconnecting with live performance

Two students work in a field.

2 min read

Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

Rick Luettich stands on a pier with a seagull flying in the background.

2 min read

Engineering in the environment

Eric Weimer and Katherine Newhall stand together in a lab, looking at a tablet.

2 min read

Improving organ transplantation