Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

13 Diplomacy Lab students in business attire pose for a group photo with Professor Neil Gaikwad

6 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill students help shape U.S. foreign policy

Nabarun Dasgupta stands smiling with arms crossed with a colorful artwork in the background.

7 min read

Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Illustration representing the new Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, which will accelerate research on extreme weather and cybersecurity, featuring illustrations of a woman walking and icons representing markets, cybersecurity and weather

3 min read

Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks

Louise Hoff taking on skateboard

2 min read

Skateboarding and public health provide a transformative journey at Carolina

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2 min read

Jumping into Research

A doctor performs a sonograph.

2 min read

Making ultrasounds universal

Portrait of Alex Acosta

4 min read

‘Where I’m Meant to Be’

Two researchers look at a chart on a computer.

2 min read

Leading opioid safety research

Two scientists look at test tubes

1 min read

Fighting Future Pandemics

Tour group looks at NC Botanical Garden

1 min read

Appreciating conservation efforts

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

8 min read

A new device for saving lives