Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Frank Leibfarth smiling in front of an outdoor background.

4 min read

Frank Leibfarth receives Carolina’s first Blavatnik award

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

6 min read

A ring of hope

Zhukhovitskiy inspects a vial in a laboratory. Background is changed to a Carolina blue color with a white shadow outlining Zhukhovitskiy.

3 min read

Rising star honored

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

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Jinsong Huang

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

1 min read

Flowing together

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

3 min read

Data science jokes and recs

Ronit Freeman stands at a desk.

1 min read

Early career excellence

Rick Luettich stands on a pier with a seagull flying in the background.

2 min read

Engineering in the environment

Dr. Danielle Spurlock teaching to her class.

2 min read

Analyzing housing security

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

Joel Kingsolver in Lab

1 min read

A pillar for ecosystem health

Anita Brown-Graham poses outside on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

5 min read

Preparing the Workforce for Economic Recovery