Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Hovaniec

3 min read

‘It Changed Everything’

UNC PhD student Riley Vickers stands in front of a pond at Carolina's North Forest.

6 min read

Membranes and Modeling

Bryn Barker and DJ Passey hold hands with their twin boys on a beach.

4 min read

Dissertations and Diapers

UNC-Chapel Hill Old Well with colorful fall leaves

2 min read

Fortifying Local Economies

Jeliyah Clark smiling with campus in the backdrop and a blue geometric overlay.

4 min read

Multiplier Effect

1 min read

Researching the senses

Sarah Hoffman portrait

4 min read

An advocate for mental health

Sarah Hoffman smiling for a photo.

1 min read

Advocating for mental health

A Carolina student faces a crowd at a commencement ceremony.

6 min read

Preparing graduate students for the future of work outside academia

Five Carolina Law students, accompanied by Dean Martin Brinkley and Professor Lissa Broome at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

2 min read

Gaining Mutual Understanding

Lantinx students

1 min read

Understanding gaps