Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Daniel Bowen (right) meets with Ross Tompkins, assistant to the town manager, to discuss Chapel Hill's sustainability initiative.

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Giving back to the community

Two scientists look at test tubes

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Fighting Future Pandemics

Ricky May, third from left, with previous Carolina Blue Honors Fellows.

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Expanding fellowship efforts

Jeremy Wang, assistant professor of genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, in front of lab equipment

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The power of partnership

Mohit Bansal

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Transforming educational experiences

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

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A new device for saving lives

Susan Gravely and Bill Ross gaze at each other on a balcony overlooking the city of Florence.

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Giving the Gift of Global Education

A screenshot of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Humanitarian Health fellows and volunteers.

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Students on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Health

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Where the Water Will Rise

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What is ‘safe’ sanitation?

Phillips Ambassador T.J. Turner poses with some of his Korean and Japanese friends in Shiba Park with blooming cherry trees in the background.

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Ambassadors in Asia

A line of university students hike across a ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

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