Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of David Fitzhugh with Carolina blue and navy argyle graphic.

4 min read

Meet a Bell Ringer: David Fitzhugh

Greg Scherrer and five members of his lab pose in his lab

5 min read

Developing non-addictive pain meds

13 Diplomacy Lab students in business attire pose for a group photo with Professor Neil Gaikwad

6 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill students help shape U.S. foreign policy

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Three people pose and smile in a lab.

4 min read

Eyes on the brain

Students gather around the water fountain in front of Bynum Hall

7 min read

Deans reflect on 2025

Ian Shih, Scott Tyler Albert, Sheng Song and Adam Hantman pose in front of an MRI machine in the Shih Lab.

8 min read

How damaged brains recover

A portrait of Dr. David Weber in white coat on a blue background.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: David Weber on flu season protections

Shelley Belk and Van Eure smiling in front of the Angus Barn restaurant.

7 min read

Forty years of hope

The three Martinez sisters pose at the twins' graduation

6 min read

A family of scholars

Dan Reuland

3 min read

Reuland Awarded Robert A. Ingram Distinguished Professorship

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity