Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Four Morehead-Cain Scholars pose seated on a picnic table with trees and a lake in the background.

2 min read

Innovating AI services for the aging

A selfie of Chloe with the western North Carolina mountains in fall in the background

4 min read

Inspiring future scientists

7 min read

Learning to give back

Raegan Murphy smiling and working in a garden.

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Growing, growing until it's gone

Group of SPARK participants at the fall retreat.

4 min read

Fueling confidence and courage through SPARK

Timothy McLendon standing on Polk Place at UNC-Chapel Hill.

4 min read

From reluctant applicant to senior class president

Mina Bayraktar stands in front of the doors of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

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Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home

A woman stands in an office setting with a map pin graphic that surrounds her in blue that reads "Tar Heels Everywhere" and "Singapore."

7 min read

Tar Heels Everywhere: Singapore

Person with short auburn hand stands on the terrace of a building wearing a white collared blouse and black suit jacket.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

8 min read

Zietlow Fellows foster community

Students clear debris in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. One student stands smiling at the camera while holding a shovel.

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Mentors, mountains and a mission

Nathan Townsend stands on a professional baseball field on a sunny day.

4 min read

Intern shares analytics model with Japanese baseball team