Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

James and Susan Moeser pose outdoors in front of South Building on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

5 min read

A Milestone Investment

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

8 min read

A new device for saving lives

Christine Mikeska and Ben Arbuckle with an assemblage of bones from an archaeological dig.

4 min read

Analyzing Ancient Animal Remains

Susan Gravely and Bill Ross gaze at each other on a balcony overlooking the city of Florence.

5 min read

Giving the Gift of Global Education

A screenshot of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Humanitarian Health fellows and volunteers.

4 min read

Students on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Health

Carolina alumnus Will Jung conducts an orchestra.

4 min read

Bridging Music and Language

An Indian woman in a sari stands in a field of solar panels.

7 min read

Investing in the future of sustainable business

Francisco Laso and his fellow researchers launch a drone on the Galapagos Islands.

4 min read

Putting Galapagos Farmers on the Map

Sarah Hoffman portrait

4 min read

An advocate for mental health

A Carolina student faces a crowd at a commencement ceremony.

6 min read

Preparing graduate students for the future of work outside academia

Joey Lancellotti pitching

1 min read

Songs of inspiration

Samantha Garcia Cruz

2 min read

Transferring, researching, excelling