Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Researchers stand in front of a screen that displays social media posts

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Democracy in the digital age

Two students work in a field.

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Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

This year's class of Weiss Fellows stand on the steps of the Graduate Center

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Weiss Urban Livability Fellows

Side-by-side portraits of Nicholas Fanatauzzi and Pareen Bhagat.

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Xpress yourself

Sheila Kannappan and Mugdha Polimera

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Finding hidden black holes

A side-by-side image showing Frank Ivy Carroll as a young man and in 2022.

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A life prioritizing education

Broadcast studio inside the Curtis Media Center, with a desk and large screen to the side like in a professional news studio

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A Place for 'Dreamers and Believers'

Graeme Robertson smiling

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The gift of mentorship

Pravenna standing in front of a wall covered in newspaper articles, smiling

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The gift of experience

Emily Harmon holding a net while standing on a thigh deep water level lake

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Plasticity and evolution

Mary leaning against a wall, smiling

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Perfectly pitched for success

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

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A world of possibility and promise