Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Painting sits in a glass box on display with person passing in the background.

3 min read

Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'

7 min read

Learning to give back

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

8 min read

Zietlow Fellows foster community

Window panels to a conference room with a banner that reads "PNC, Capital Markets Lab."

5 min read

More than a classroom

Jack Austin smiles for the camera wearing a button-down top and suit jacket in the atrium of a building.

6 min read

Another mission accomplished

Pepper Dowd

4 min read

The Legacy of Pepper Dowd: 50 Years of Philanthropy

A violinist plays in an auditorium while a person wears a cap with multiple sensors during a brain mapping performance.

1 min watch

When music meets the mind

Portrait of Ariayana Harrell smiling with UNC-Chapel Hill campus in the background.

4 min read

The arc of a Covenant Scholar

Jim Jones speaks at the Alpha Challenge with a microphone in his hand and a presentation behind him that reads "Alpha Challenge presented by William Blair."

7 min read

A solid investment

Portrait of Bella Garcia against textured cream background with thin Carolina blue line.

3 min read

Actor and advocate

Dalili sits outside. on the steps of the Bell Tower.

4 min read

A beautiful surprise

A portrait of Kathleen DuVal, smiling, on a cream background with a blue textured circle.

3 min read

Professor wins Cundill History Prize