Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

Tora Taylor-Glover sits facing the camera at a patio table outdoors.

7 min read

Care when and where you need it

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

Jane Ellison takes her glasses off as she speaks behind a podium. The photo is framed in blue and says 50 Years, Board of Visitors

4 min read

Q&A with Jane Ellison: ‘Everyone has something to give’

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

Heart graphic

3 min read

How to heal a broken heart

AI-generated image of Rameses wearing a red, white and blue outfit and hat, in front of a stylized American flag

5 min read

Celebrating a presidential day

Gustavo Gonzalez

3 min read

Embracing every opportunity

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

2 min read

A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand