Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Three headshots of James Koman (centered), Allie Ray McCullen (right), and Eric Montross (left) against a Carolina blue backdrop.

2 min read

Three alumni honored with Davie Awards for service

A group of faculty and students stand on the shoreline in the Galapagos with a supine seal in the foreground.

6 min read

A royal first year

Portrait of Sarah McGlothlin against blue and yellow squiggle graphic.

3 min read

A journey beyond Darwin

Pam Lucas sits on a bench at the Carolina Inn.

3 min read

Leading through service

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

4 min read

A new hope for brain cancer

Nabarun Dasgupta stands smiling with arms crossed with a colorful artwork in the background.

7 min read

Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

RJ and Rameses point at the camera in a campus food pantry, with jars of peanut butter in the foreground.

4 min read

When competition feeds a cause

Blue Sky Scholar Zoey Ainsworth poses for an outdoor portrait.

4 min read

Learning with heart

3 min read

Heat mapping for change

Frank Leibfarth smiling in front of an outdoor background.

4 min read

Frank Leibfarth receives Carolina’s first Blavatnik award

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

7 min read

The enduring legacy of Dr. Aziz Sancar

Painting sits in a glass box on display with person passing in the background.

3 min read

Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'