Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Bryanna Ledbetter stands in front of the British Museum.

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'The highlight of my college career'

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

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Data science jokes and recs

Jamez McCorkle along two other actors performing "Omar" during a Carolina Performing Arts performance.

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‘Omar’ authors win 2023 Pulitzer Prize in music

Portrait of Daniel Johnson in front of a black background.

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Active-duty journalism

Rebecca Fry stands in her lab.

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Angling for solutions

Charlotte Dorn stands on the coast wearing a U.N.C. hat.

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Entrepreneurial engineering

Jim White stands in front of a window with a view of the Old Well on U.N.C. campus.

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Liberal arts for the 21st century

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

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Safe, cost-effective imaging

Abigail Rohy stands in a lab in her graduation regalia.

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Becoming a scientist

A family sits on the stone steps, including a daughter with Angelmansl.

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On the verge of breakthrough

Amy Kryston sits in front of her computer, running data.

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Studying septic systems

Portrait of Dean Nancy Messonnier.

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Global health grounded in community