Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Bryanna Ledbetter stands in front of the British Museum.

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'The highlight of my college career'

School of data science members Alex McAvoy, Harlin Lee and Santiago Olivella pose in a hallway.

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Data science jokes and recs

Jamez McCorkle along two other actors performing "Omar" during a Carolina Performing Arts performance.

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‘Omar’ authors win 2023 Pulitzer Prize in music

Charlotte Dorn stands on the coast wearing a U.N.C. hat.

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Entrepreneurial engineering

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

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Leading locally

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

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Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

Veteran Matthew Colon stands in a barn with a horse, facing the camera. An American flag is in the background.

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Helping Veterans Thrive

Kristina Hefferle wearing a headlamp and purple rain jacket crouches beside a leaf-strewn stream in a forest, searching among rocks and leaf litter for salamanders.

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Seeking salamanders

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

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A greater toolkit

Samantha Meltzer-Brody sits outside at a patio table with a cup of coffee.

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Improving child and adolescent mental health

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

3 min read

Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

Doctor at desk with head in hands.

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STEPPS to address physician stress