Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Blue Sky Scholar Heather Norland poses in front of the Old Well

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She sees a future in optometry

Carolina Cupboard Volunteers

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Tackling N.C. State on the field and hunger off the field

Lauren Baker smiles for the camera in front of the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill

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‘I’ve loved every second’

Kessler Scholar Emily Shipway stands on a rooftop leaning against a railing with trees and sky in the background

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Kessler Scholar finds a family

Andres Valdiri gives a presentation wearing a suit and tie shown from the waist up

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An entrepreneurial spirit

D.J. Murphy smiles outdoors.

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Leadership skills for a better tomorrow

Candice Williams, Director of the Carolina Covenant

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Celebrating milestones

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

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Southern voices, future leaders

Sonny Griffith sits at a table in Wilson Library while typing on a laptop while looking at the camera.

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Following the narrative

Carolina senior on a recent hike in Tennessee.

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Backpacking for bats

Carolina donor Luther Hodges greets recipients of a scholarship created in his name

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Luther Hodges Scholars program launches this fall

Luther Hodges shakes hands with a student.

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Luther Hodges Scholars