Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Daniel Garcia stands in front of a tree while wearing a Carolina sweatshirt.

2 min read

Making college a reality

Atencio stands on the shoreline smiling for a photo.

2 min read

Surveyor and storyteller

David Routh stands in the center of his family holding the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award with Eddie Smith Field in the background.

4 min read

‘Uplifting future generations’

Portrait of Bruce Van Saun.

2 min read

Banking success

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3 min read

Focused on Career Development

A portrait of Thomas Wadden

2 min read

Empowering clinical psychology graduate students

A side-by-side image showing Frank Ivy Carroll as a young man and in 2022.

1 min read

A life prioritizing education

Portrait of Kaylee Burrell leaning on the desk in her middle school classroom

5 min read

Led by Her Passions

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

UNC student Jamison Kline wearing a graduation shawl.

3 min read

‘A Weight Lifted’

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3 min read

‘It Changed Everything’

Rick Margerison and his wife Leah

4 min read

The Power of a Scholarship