Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Students gather around the water fountain in front of Bynum Hall

7 min read

Deans reflect on 2025

Portrait of Marisa Marraccini against a blue squiggle background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Marisa Marraccini on suicide prevention

Portrait of Jennifer Mulveny facing the left side of the image with a blue circle graphic behind her.

3 min read

Adobe executive talks AI policy

A group of SILS master's students take a photo on their career trek to Washington, D.C.

4 min read

New connections and careers

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Found sitting at a classroom desk.

5 min read

Together, we propel the world

Keith Sawyer faces the camera with fun expression and hands in the air; a blackboard with water drop motif is in the background

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Keith Sawyer

LessonPlans

3 min read

Pilot program brings West Africa to local classrooms

Side by side waist-up portraits of Matt Bernacki (left) and Jeff Greene (right).

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Jeff Greene and Matt Bernacki

UNC School of Data Science faculty Alex McAvoy, Santiago Olivella and Harlin Lee.

9 min read

A mathematical biologist walks up to a farmer

Student working in lab.

3 min read

Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom

Athletes do pushups in a gym.

6 min read

Power Hour