Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A doctor performs a sonograph.

2 min read

Making ultrasounds universal

organ_donor_illustration

3 min read

Smarter Organ Transplants

Portrait of Aziz Sancar.

2 min read

Killing cancerous brain cells

Collage with aerial rendering of Bell Hall at center, surrounded by photos of students and speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony.

2 min read

Funding the future at UNC Kenan-Flagler

Eric Weimer and Katherine Newhall stand together in a lab, looking at a tablet.

2 min read

Improving organ transplantation

Portrait of Alex Acosta

4 min read

‘Where I’m Meant to Be’

Close-up of Bryan Roth in a lab.

2 min read

Psychedelic psychiatry

Portrait of Varun Potlapalli in front of the Old Well.

2 min read

Dreaming of doctorates

Derek Brown stands in front of Kenan-Flagler Business School.

2 min read

Entrepreneurial solutions

Michelle Itano works with microscopes in her lab.

2 min read

Maestro of microscopy

Graphic shows two hands touching index fingers, one hand is solid blue and the other hand is made out of a webbed network design.

1 min read

Analyzing AI

Brent Harrison stands on a beach.

2 min read

Hope for hemophilia