Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

2 min read

Weiss Urban Livability Fellows

Sheila Kannappan and Mugdha Polimera

2 min read

Finding hidden black holes

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

1 min read

A life prioritizing education

A group of Lead for North Carolina Fellows

2 min read

Cultivating community leaders

Graeme Robertson smiling

1 min read

The gift of mentorship

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

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Plasticity and evolution

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