Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Three people pose and smile in a lab.

4 min read

Eyes on the brain

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

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

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

6 min read

Tips for parents to keep in mind when shopping for devices

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

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

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Keith Sawyer faces the camera with fun expression and hands in the air; a blackboard with water drop motif is in the background

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Keith Sawyer

Person smiling making coffee.

2 min read

Research leading to less loneliness

Portrait of Daniel Johnson in front of a black background.

3 min read

Active-duty journalism

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

2 min read

Safe, cost-effective imaging

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

2 min read

Tackling crisis of teens and screens

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

1 min read

Democracy in the digital age