Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Hands using a phone touchscreen

2 min read

Studying technology and teen mental health

A blurry person walks down a corridor.

1 min read

The Impact of GiveUNC

An engraving of two indigenous people of North Carolina by Theodor de Bry

4 min read

Michael N. Joyner ’77 Donates Collection of Rare Engravings

The Old Well in summer with sun shining

6 min read

Strengthening Student Success

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

50 Years of Carolina Women's Athletics graphic

2 min read

Celebrating 50 years

Two scientists look at test tubes

1 min read

Fighting Future Pandemics

Person sitting in a chair, working on laptop in the Launch Chapel Hill space.

2 min read

Launching local innovation

UNC students visiting UNC-Malawi Program

1 min read

Endowing Excellence

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, co-director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; Terry Rhodes, PhD, dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. James Kelly, executive director, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, chancellor

7 min read

Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

A screenshot of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Humanitarian Health fellows and volunteers.

4 min read

Students on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Health

Anita Brown-Graham poses outside on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

5 min read

Preparing the Workforce for Economic Recovery