Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

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Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Person stands in front of the Old Well and smiles softly.

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Engineering a future inspired by family

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

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A new hope for brain cancer

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

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The enduring legacy of Dr. Aziz Sancar

Portrait of Adriana Beltran.

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Reshaping genetics research

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

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Electric dialogue

Students clear debris in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. One student stands smiling at the camera while holding a shovel.

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Mentors, mountains and a mission

Jeffrey Stringer sits in a chair and smiles facing the camera with ultrasound images patterned on the wall behind him.

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AI innovation in obstetrics

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

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A ring of hope

A violinist plays in an auditorium while a person wears a cap with multiple sensors during a brain mapping performance.

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When music meets the mind

Dr. Frederick Bowman Jr. sits in a lounge chair at his home in Chapel Hill.

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A lifetime of giving

Maribel Borger and other members of the Rural Medicine Pathway Program stand outside of the home they helped remove debris from.

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Aligned with the mission