Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Grace Brown and Sunny Burrows seated at an outdoor table.

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Mentorship helped graduating Peachtree Scholar find her path

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Dr. Frederick Bowman Jr. sits in a lounge chair at his home in Chapel Hill.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

A smiling student sits in the stands at a football game looking out into the horizon.

8 min read

'The audacity to think we could do it'

A portrait of Rick Margerison surrounded by a decorative Tar Heel blue frame that says 50 Years Board of Visitors

3 min read

Q&A with Rick Margerison

Carolina donor Luther Hodges greets recipients of a scholarship created in his name

2 min read

Luther Hodges Scholars program launches this fall

Luther Hodges shakes hands with a student.

2 min read

Luther Hodges Scholars

(Left to right) Kate Golson and Fareeda Akewusola pose together courtside at a Carolina basketball game in the Dean E. Smith Center.

2 min read

Attracting exceptional students

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Focused on Career Development

Travis Williams speaks with a patient at MAHEC Family Medical Center

3 min read

Going Where They Are Needed Most

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