Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Caroline Robinson stands outside the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

8 min read

Graduating college as a student and former patient

People convene in front of an art exhibit.

3 min read

‘Boys Will Be Men’ shows teens entering manhood

Meghan Parker leans on Cam's shoulder at Titus' funeral.

5 min read

Titus strong

Person stands at a group of table with two others.

3 min read

Carolina alum brings art and business together

Photo collage depicting students and staff volunteering to provide families and children with food resources.

4 min read

Fighting hunger, feeding hope

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

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Blue Sky Scholar Zoey Ainsworth poses for an outdoor portrait.

4 min read

Learning with heart

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

3 min read

Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'

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

2 min watch

Mentors, mountains and a mission

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

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