Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Rickie Willis smiles in front of a wood paneled wall.

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Making and doing good

Chandler Simpson sits on the floor of a room that has sustainable fashion messaging painted on the walls and is looking at a mannequin that is wrapped up in red ribbons with her face marked out with red paint.

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The fashion of sustainability

Taylor Doggett poses at the Mya Thein Than Pagoda in Min Kun, Myanmar.

4 min read

The pursuit of passion

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Family values helping others

Entrepreneurship program participants smile for a photo with library shelves in the background.

2 min read

Kickstarting a Carolina Law entrepreneurship program

Nikole Hannah-Jones poses for a photo in an office.

2 min read

Speaking truth to power

Overhead shot of two individuals working with wired technology.

2 min read

Innovation for a sustainable future

Woman speaking to man with text "powering communities" behind her.

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A clearer vision for a cleaner world

A woman and man stand in a field holding a large wooden basket.

2 min read

An oasis in ‘food deserts’

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2 min read

Best investment I’ve ever made

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Insights from ‘the woodpile’