Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

People walking past helped wanted sign.

2 min read

Where are the workers?

A woman negotiates in a conference room.

2 min read

Negotiating with stereotypes

Portrait of Fidele Mugisha.

2 min read

Forging a new life

Turtle swims in the sea.

2 min read

Collaboration for conservation

Rebecca Fry stands in her lab.

3 min read

Angling for solutions

Jim White stands in front of a window with a view of the Old Well on U.N.C. campus.

2 min read

Liberal arts for the 21st century

Amy Kryston sits in front of her computer, running data.

1 min read

Studying septic systems

Portrait of Greg Characklis.

2 min read

Uncovering secondary damage

Portrait of Brad Hendricks.

2 min read

Bringing business to undergraduates

Ken Donny-Clark stands in a forest.

2 min read

Hunting for hemlocks

Kristina Hefferle wearing a headlamp and purple rain jacket crouches beside a leaf-strewn stream in a forest, searching among rocks and leaf litter for salamanders.

1 min watch

Seeking salamanders

Doctor at desk with head in hands.

2 min read

STEPPS to address physician stress