Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Side by side waist-up portraits of Matt Bernacki (left) and Jeff Greene (right).

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Ask a Professor: Jeff Greene and Matt Bernacki

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

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A pitch-perfect career

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

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A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand

Mathias Zimba stands with two mothers in front of a home in rural Zambia

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Meet Mathias Zimba, executive director of Rising Fountains

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

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Leading now and into the future

Former Blue Sky Scholar Delancy Allred sits at the teacher's desk in a classroom

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A career launched

Carolina donor Luther Hodges greets recipients of a scholarship created in his name

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Luther Hodges Scholars program launches this fall

Luther Hodges shakes hands with a student.

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Luther Hodges Scholars

Deshpande sitting in front of a tree

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Solving supply chain challenges

Athletes do pushups in a gym.

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Power Hour

People walking past helped wanted sign.

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Where are the workers?

Maya Bracy stands in front of Peabody Hall, home of the UNC School of Education.

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Education beyond school