Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Person with short auburn hand stands on the terrace of a building wearing a white collared blouse and black suit jacket.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

8 min read

Zietlow Fellows foster community

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

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

Tazanna Jones stands on campus of UNC-Chapel Hill wearing a hot pink dress.

4 min read

Blue Sky Scholar loves the law

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

3 min read

Professor wins Cundill History Prize

Portrait of Professor Blair Kelley on a Carolina blue background

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Blair Kelley on the Black working class

Sharon Lawrence stands outside PlayMakers Repertory Company.

4 min read

One-woman show spotlights Sharon Lawrence

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights