Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Carolina Cupboard Volunteers

5 min read

Tackling N.C. State on the field and hunger off the field

Lauren Baker smiles for the camera in front of the Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill

3 min read

‘I’ve loved every second’

Kessler Scholar Emily Shipway stands on a rooftop leaning against a railing with trees and sky in the background

4 min read

Kessler Scholar finds a family

Frank Leibfarth in lab wearing a dark blue jump suit.

2 min read

Translating discovery into solutions

Andres Valdiri gives a presentation wearing a suit and tie shown from the waist up

2 min read

An entrepreneurial spirit

D.J. Murphy smiles outdoors.

2 min read

Leadership skills for a better tomorrow

Portrait of Logan Amos standing outside with UNC-Chapel Hill's campus in the background

2 min read

Following in her father’s footsteps

Candice Williams, Director of the Carolina Covenant

2 min read

Celebrating milestones

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

9 min read

Southern voices, future leaders

Sonny Griffith sits at a table in Wilson Library while typing on a laptop while looking at the camera.

3 min read

Following the narrative

Carolina senior on a recent hike in Tennessee.

2 min read

Backpacking for bats

Eric Muller stands outdoors holding up a copy of his book Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe.

2 min read

Examining ethics