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

A shoulders up portrait of Anne Maheux on a Carolina blue illustrated background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Anne Maheux on generative AI use among adolescents

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

Illustration of three hands each holding a smartphone

4 min read

Carolina research takes the world stage

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

3 min read

Data science jokes and recs

A portrait of Beth Mayer-Davis.

2 min read

Fostering an environment of excellence

Ramona Denby-Brinson stands in front of the Old Well.

2 min read

From Nevada to North Carolina

Ronit Freeman stands at a desk.

1 min read

Early career excellence

Keith Sawyer sits in front of Peabody Hall with an assortment of trinkets and toys.

2 min read

Learning the creative process

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

2 min read

Engineering in the environment