Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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4 min read

Going beyond degree completion

Sydney Young standing in a breezeway.

2 min read

Affirmation and gratitude

Mason Murr in front of Eiffel Tower

5 min read

Olympic gold legacy

A collage showing the Olympic rings and four students with Parisian icons

8 min read

Ringing in the Summer Olympics

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5 min read

World-widening gift takes UNC Hussman student to Spain

Joe Spencer holds a certificate for a perfect sanitation rating beside his hot dog stand.

4 min read

Blue skies, red dogs and all the toppings

A portrait of Sarah Dempsey.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Sarah E. Dempsey

A person writing a letter.

4 min read

The lost art of letters

Picture of Lauren Baker smiling

4 min read

A student’s guide to well-being

A sea lion is perched on a rock underwater with his head pointing up above the waterline

6 min read

Kenan Galapagos Fellows Program launches fall 2024

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

A portrait of Rick Margerison surrounded by a decorative Tar Heel blue frame that says 50 Years Board of Visitors

3 min read

Q&A with Rick Margerison