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

Bryanna Ledbetter stands in front of the British Museum.

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'The highlight of my college career'

Jamez McCorkle along two other actors performing "Omar" during a Carolina Performing Arts performance.

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‘Omar’ authors win 2023 Pulitzer Prize in music

Charlotte Dorn stands on the coast wearing a U.N.C. hat.

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Entrepreneurial engineering

Jim White stands in front of a window with a view of the Old Well on U.N.C. campus.

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Liberal arts for the 21st century

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

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Safe, cost-effective imaging

Abigail Rohy stands in a lab in her graduation regalia.

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Becoming a scientist

Hooper Schultz stands on campus at UNC

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Sharing Southern stories

Burney sits in an office in front of a laptop

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Digging into history

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

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Leading locally

Ana Zurita Posas, Scott Hamilton, and Kevin Guskiewicz stand chatting at the GoldenLEAF Luncheon.

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Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

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

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Helping Veterans Thrive