Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

People convene in front of an art exhibit.

3 min read

‘Boys Will Be Men’ shows teens entering manhood

Person stands at a group of table with two others.

3 min read

Carolina alum brings art and business together

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

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

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

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

3 min read

Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'

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

4 min read

Inspiring future scientists

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

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

Two hands wearing gardening gloves push down on dirt surrounding a small plant.

5 min read

Gardens ‘for students by students’

A violinist plays in an auditorium while a person wears a cap with multiple sensors during a brain mapping performance.

1 min watch

When music meets the mind

Dalili sits outside. on the steps of the Bell Tower.

4 min read

A beautiful surprise

Sharon Lawrence stands outside PlayMakers Repertory Company.

4 min read

One-woman show spotlights Sharon Lawrence