Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Three people pose and smile in a lab.

4 min read

Eyes on the brain

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Dr. Frederick Bowman Jr. sits in a lounge chair at his home in Chapel Hill.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving

Graphic that reads "20 years, Carolina Covenant" with two images of Craven on either side.

4 min read

Dr. Renatta Craven made the most of the Carolina Covenant

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

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Shelley Belk and Van Eure smiling in front of the Angus Barn restaurant.

7 min read

Forty years of hope

The three Martinez sisters pose at the twins' graduation

6 min read

A family of scholars

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

A family sits on the stone steps, including a daughter with Angelmansl.

2 min read

On the verge of breakthrough

Kelley Altman Greer stands in front of Wilson Library.

1 min read

Supporting interdisciplinary autism research

Dr. Joseph Muenzer with Cathy Bryson and Vaughn Bryson.

2 min read

Pioneering care for rare diseases

Michelle Itano works with microscopes in her lab.

2 min read

Maestro of microscopy