Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of Marisa Marraccini against a blue squiggle background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Marisa Marraccini on suicide prevention

Jordyn Middleton stands smiling surrounded by children from the Durham Boys & Girls Club who are all pointing at her.

5 min read

'Realizing dreams, beyond your dreams'

Kara Hume smiles and faces the camera while posing in a gym. Each hand grips an exercise ring hanging down.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Kara Hume on fitness for all

Portrait of Rymer in front of the UNC School of Education.

5 min read

Bridging access

Former Blue Sky Scholar Delancy Allred sits at the teacher's desk in a classroom

1 min read

A career launched

D.J. Murphy smiles outdoors.

2 min read

Leadership skills for a better tomorrow

Athletes do pushups in a gym.

6 min read

Power Hour

Maya Bracy stands in front of Peabody Hall, home of the UNC School of Education.

2 min read

Education beyond school

Ana Zurita Posas, Scott Hamilton, and Kevin Guskiewicz stand chatting at the GoldenLEAF Luncheon.

3 min read

Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

Marisa Marraccini smiling for a photograph

3 min read

Program to create improved social media resources for adolescent mental health receives C. Felix Harvey Award

Junior Brenda Palacios Rodriguez poses for a portrait in the Coker Arboretum.

3 min read

Supporting Middle-Income Families

Keith Sawyer sits in front of Peabody Hall with an assortment of trinkets and toys.

2 min read

Learning the creative process