Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

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Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

A colorful illustration of a brain with social media icons and emojis inside it.

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Tips for parents to keep in mind when shopping for devices

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

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A ring of hope

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

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Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Rada Petric sits on a rock at a campsite with her hands resting on a hiking backpack. A white dog is in the background.

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Join the BatPack to help conserve bats

Person smiling making coffee.

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Research leading to less loneliness

People walking past helped wanted sign.

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Where are the workers?

Portrait of Daniel Johnson in front of a black background.

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Active-duty journalism

Phone screen with social media apps and a finger selecting an app.

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Tackling crisis of teens and screens

Researchers stand in front of a screen that displays social media posts

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Democracy in the digital age

Two researchers look at a chart on a computer.

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Leading opioid safety research