Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Gustavo Gonzalez

3 min read

Embracing every opportunity

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

2 min read

A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand

Siblings Elijah and Ilianamaria Brown

3 min read

Siblings guide the next generation

Tung Nguyễn leans against a table in a lab at the Adams School of Dentistry

2 min read

Advancing a profession

Sepia-toned portrait of Dr. Kimball King speaking at a conference.

10 min read

Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor

Kevin and Amy Guskiewicz sit on a lawn, with Kevin holding his dog Charlie on a leash.

2 min read

Honoring Chancellor Guskiewicz with a heartfelt farewell

Fiona Chen demonstrates how electronics work to youth in Franklinton.

2 min read

SECU Public Fellows internship brings science to Franklin County

Alisa Eanes points at an ultrasound

2 min read

Carolina Covenant Scholar becomes rural OB-GYN

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

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

2 min read

She sees a future in optometry

Carolina Blue Sky Scholar Lamin Saidy poses with arms crossed facing the camera under a portico

2 min read

An opportunity to grow

Former Blue Sky Scholar Delancy Allred sits at the teacher's desk in a classroom

1 min read

A career launched