Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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Ask a Professor: Jason Surratt on potential air pollution from harmful algal blooms

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Ask a Professor: David Ardia on balancing innovation and regulation

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Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety

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

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.

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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.

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Adobe executive talks AI policy

Portrait of Heather Wasser with a blue background.

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Applying global research to local disasters

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Ask a Professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks

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

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Ask a Professor: Gregory Characklis on risk management

Jinsong Huang stands in a lab next to a window holding a solar panel

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Jinsong Huang

A harvest mouse perches on a branch of blackberries.

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A field guide to small animals