Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

3 min read

Heat mapping for change

Jordyn Middleton stands smiling surrounded by children from the Durham Boys & Girls Club who are all pointing at her.

5 min read

'Realizing dreams, beyond your dreams'

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Going beyond degree completion

Former Blue Sky Scholar Delancy Allred sits at the teacher's desk in a classroom

1 min read

A career launched

Ruitian Yan leans against a railing facing the camera outdoors.

2 min read

Community-based climate research

Maya Bracy stands in front of Peabody Hall, home of the UNC School of Education.

2 min read

Education beyond school

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

3 min read

Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

Doctoral student Kaitlyn Morrell poses in front of a blackboard that shows physics equations.

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The Quantum Many-Body Problem

Junior Brenda Palacios Rodriguez poses for a portrait in the Coker Arboretum.

3 min read

Supporting Middle-Income Families

Two students work in a field.

2 min read

Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

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

2 min read

Weiss Urban Livability Fellows

The inaugural Sources of Strength class taking group photo in front of brick building.

2 min read

Promoting mental wellness