Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Marisa Marraccini smiling for a photograph

3 min read

Program to create improved social media resources for adolescent mental health receives C. Felix Harvey Award

Phone screen with social media apps and a finger selecting an app.

2 min read

Tackling crisis of teens and screens

Keith Sawyer sits in front of Peabody Hall with an assortment of trinkets and toys.

2 min read

Learning the creative process

A portrait of Dorothy Espelage.

2 min read

International forums and worldwide problems

Dr. Danielle Spurlock teaching to her class.

2 min read

Analyzing housing security

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

5 min read

Led by Her Passions

An action shot of Gigi Cloney wearing boxing gloves

4 min read

‘Serendipitous’ Support

Jamiel and Shayne Owens smiling at each other on a city sidewalk

4 min read

Bringing Autism Fathers Together

Hands using a phone touchscreen

2 min read

Studying technology and teen mental health

A blurry person walks down a corridor.

1 min read

The Impact of GiveUNC

Kenny Jones holding an open pop up book of Alice In Wonderland showing an arch of flying cards and a defensive Alice

1 min read

The magic of 3D

Delancy Allred at the Old Well.

2 min read

Scholarships at Carolina: Delancy Allred