Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

Graeme Robertson smiling

1 min read

The gift of mentorship

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

1 min read

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.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

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

Portrait of Whitney Nobel standing in front of the Old Well

4 min read

Stepping Ahead

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

4 min read

Multiplier Effect

1 min read

Researching the senses

A Carolina student faces a crowd at a commencement ceremony.

6 min read

Preparing graduate students for the future of work outside academia

Nurse-patient interaction.

1 min read

Adapting health care