Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A finger skims the page of a 19th-century doctors' notes in a daybook from the Wilson Special Collections Library

5 min read

A match met, a fellowship forever

Black and white mock up of a vintage printing machine against a blue circular backdrop.

4 min read

10-millionth volume celebrates philanthropy, illuminates printing technology

Picture of Maxine Brown-Davis.

2 min read

Representation and access, today and tomorrow

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

1 min read

Democracy in the digital age

Waleed Ziad stands outside holding a laptop next to a woman who is setting up a video camera.

2 min read

Cataloging with the local community

Amanda Henley, head of Digital Research Services, at Davis Library

2 min read

Uncovering the past through digital research

A view of the front of Wilson Library looking up.

4 min read

Gift Endows Library Curatorship and Fellowships

Kenny Jones holding an open pop up book of Alice In Wonderland showing an arch of flying cards and a defensive Alice

1 min read

The magic of 3D

Student looking through a glass instrument

1 min read

A fight against time

Librarian holding the Highlander video tape.

7 min read

Fire Fighters

Engraving from the Florence Fearrington collection at UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries

4 min read

The gift of wonder: Rare book collection coming to Carolina

smithies

1 min read

Digitizing the lifetime record of an ‘everyday scientist’