Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Four people stand along a creek, one person is pointing at the water

6 min read

Restore a watershed, protect an ecosystem

Klaus Hahn

3 min read

Hahn Awarded CZI Grant to Monitor, Manipulate Proteins Important in Nervous System Function, Neurological Disease

Christian Lentz (center) with friends in Vietnam.

2 min read

Faculty residency bolsters Southeast Asian Studies

Turtle swims in the sea.

2 min read

Collaboration for conservation

Tim Willson stands with arms crossed with lab equipment in the background.

3 min read

Bringing the dark proteome into the light

A doctor performs a sonograph.

2 min read

Making ultrasounds universal

Graphic shows two hands touching index fingers, one hand is solid blue and the other hand is made out of a webbed network design.

1 min read

Analyzing AI

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

2 min read

Uncovering the past through digital research

Hands using a phone touchscreen

2 min read

Studying technology and teen mental health

Two researchers look at a chart on a computer.

2 min read

Leading opioid safety research

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

Dr. David Drewry at the Genetic Medicine Building on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill .

9 min read

Collaborating for a Cure