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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of David Ardia with a Carolina blue and navy argyle graphic

3 min read

Ask a Professor: David Ardia on balancing innovation and regulation

Portrait of Alexander Tropsha wearing a light blue button down shirt.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Alexander Tropsha on AI tools for drug discovery

Nathan Townsend stands on a professional baseball field on a sunny day.

4 min read

Intern shares analytics model with Japanese baseball team

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

8 min read

AI innovation in obstetrics

Marisa Porto sits at a desk wearing a bright blue suit jacket with a black undershirt. She has one hand placed on her laptop and the other around a mug.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Marisa Porto on AI in the newsroom

Portrait of Jennifer Mulveny facing the left side of the image with a blue circle graphic behind her.

3 min read

Adobe executive talks AI policy

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Matthew Thornton looks into the distance with the Bell Tower in the background.

2 min read

A passion for math leads to a new path

Gregory Characklis sits at a table with one leg crossed and a map in the background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Gregory Characklis on risk management

Professor Ibrahim smiling at the camera in the lobby of Gillings on U.N.C. campus.

8 min read

Biostatistics: More than just numbers

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

9 min read

Southern voices, future leaders

Deshpande sitting in front of a tree

6 min read

Solving supply chain challenges