Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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A skill set for North Carolina

Kayleigh Olecki smiles with Old Well in the background.

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Scholarship helps recruit a top student

Barry Frederick smiles with Old Well in the background.

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Expanding horizons at Carolina

Reina Kinnaly smiles with Old Well in the background.

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First-generation student planning to give back

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Blue Sky Scholars

Andy Griffith sits on the ground outside holding a stick.

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It begins at Carolina

Angum Check smiles and leans against a white railing with trees in the background

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An opportunity to go home

Lauren Eaves smiles in front of the Meantime Coffee Co. counter.

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Organizations as business: Meantime Coffee Co.

Corinne Light '20

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The freedom to dream: Corinne's story

Entrepreneurship program participants smile for a photo with library shelves in the background.

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Kickstarting a Carolina Law entrepreneurship program

Danny Peralta talks to a man in a campus makerspace.

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Carolina works

Brian Hogan smiles in front of a campus building.

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Mentoring benefits everyone