Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Caroline Robinson stands outside the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

8 min read

Graduating college as a student and former patient

Person with short auburn hand stands on the terrace of a building wearing a white collared blouse and black suit jacket.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety

Carolina Cupboard for the 2023 Pantry Bowl

7 min read

Fighting food insecurity on campus

Portrait of John Spencer with his purple heart.

2 min read

Correcting the record

UNC-Chapel Hill Old Well with colorful fall leaves

2 min read

Fortifying Local Economies

Portrait of Whitney Nobel standing in front of the Old Well

4 min read

Stepping Ahead

Sarah Hoffman portrait

4 min read

An advocate for mental health

Five Carolina Law students, accompanied by Dean Martin Brinkley and Professor Lissa Broome at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

2 min read

Gaining Mutual Understanding

Nurse-patient interaction.

1 min read

Adapting health care

Lantinx students

1 min read

Understanding gaps

Elarnta Darden smiles and leans against a white railing with trees in the background.

2 min read

Small town reared, international bound

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

2 min read

Kickstarting a Carolina Law entrepreneurship program