Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Carolina Cupboard for the 2023 Pantry Bowl

7 min read

Fighting food insecurity on campus

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3 min read

Carolina’s libraries connect a dad and daughter

Exterior of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

4 min read

Beech Award recognizes Atkinson’s use of data to confront disparities

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

1 min read

Flowing together

Kristy Woodson Harvey poses with arms crossed.

4 min read

Best-selling author finds home in Carolina

Louise Hoff taking on skateboard

2 min read

Skateboarding and public health provide a transformative journey at Carolina

Professor Ibrahim smiling at the camera in the lobby of Gillings on U.N.C. campus.

8 min read

Biostatistics: More than just numbers

Person smiling making coffee.

2 min read

Research leading to less loneliness

Portrait of Morris Weinberger

2 min read

Tireless service to the state

Portrait of Daniel Johnson in front of a black background.

3 min read

Active-duty journalism

Rebecca Fry stands in her lab.

3 min read

Angling for solutions

Amy Kryston sits in front of her computer, running data.

1 min read

Studying septic systems