Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Linda Kastleman/UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

3 min read

Breathing…a sigh of relief for asthma sufferers

Jessica Smith leans against a wall with her arms crossed.

1 min read

A comprehensive strength

Woman leans on the rail of a tiny house.

1 min read

A community of tiny houses

Alison Stuebe and Herbert Peterson stand in front of a rail with an atrium in the background.

1 min read

Ensuring healthier families

Shawn Hingtgen smiles at a microscope.

2 min read

Hunting down brain tumors

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1 min read

Building a Culture of Impact

Coretta Jenerette teaches a class in the School of Nursing.

2 min read

Seeking better connection

Students pointing to a laptop and having a discussion during a nursing class.

2 min read

Nurse. Scientist. Educator. Leader.

Zena Cardman stands on a runway wearing a NASA suit and holding a helmet, with a plane in the background.

1 min read

Practice for Mars

klinger

2 min read

How to get to Sesame Street

Joseph Piven and colleague look at brain scans on computers.

1 min watch

A first-of-its-kind way to predict autism

catalyst

2 min read

Fast tracking rare disease research