Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Matthew Thornton looks into the distance with the Bell Tower in the background.

2 min read

A passion for math leads to a new path

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

3 min read

Student’s research to help endangered coral

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

4 min read

Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

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4 min read

Going beyond degree completion

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3 min read

Carolina’s libraries connect a dad and daughter

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

4 min read

Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

A person writing a letter.

4 min read

The lost art of letters

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

3 min read

Steering toward sustainability

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3 min read

Embracing every opportunity

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

2 min read

A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand

Student working in lab.

3 min read

Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom

Maggie Ambrose faces the camera with sand and sea behind her

3 min read

Making the most of Carolina’s makerspaces