Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Person in military uniform kneels down in field to handle drone equipment.

3 min read

Military grad student up for promotion

Portrait of person with short, curly black hair wearing a white top and a white and black patterned shawl.

3 min read

Trading zoning maps for disaster relief work

South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

3 min read

In SCiLL pilot, students to exercise free expression, civil discourse

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

1 min read

Flowing together

Jed Atkins in front of the Old Well

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Meet Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean

Dante Pittman stands with hand on hips with Whirligig Park in the background

3 min read

Going back to where he started

An exterior photo of the School of Government building.

1 min read

High-impact fellows

Two students work together in the BeAM Makerspace.

2 min read

Collaboration and practice

School of data science members Alex McAvoy, Harlin Lee and Santiago Olivella pose in a hallway.

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Data science jokes and recs

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

2 min read

Leading locally

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

Chris Atack and Duane Hampton in police uniforms pose at the UNC School of Government.

1 min read

A Mission for Public Service