Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

CSTEPfield

2 min read

Stepping into Work Experience

Portrait of Varun Potlapalli in front of the Old Well.

2 min read

Dreaming of doctorates

Michelle Itano works with microscopes in her lab.

2 min read

Maestro of microscopy

Sheila Kannappan and Mugdha Polimera

2 min read

Finding hidden black holes

Richards examining a specimen at Harvard University.

2 min read

Passion for paleontology

Broadcast studio inside the Curtis Media Center, with a desk and large screen to the side like in a professional news studio

3 min read

A Place for 'Dreamers and Believers'

An engraving of two indigenous people of North Carolina by Theodor de Bry

4 min read

Michael N. Joyner ’77 Donates Collection of Rare Engravings

Dalal holding a UNC branded umbrella

1 min read

Resilience built on opportunity

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

Bryn Barker and DJ Passey hold hands with their twin boys on a beach.

4 min read

Dissertations and Diapers

Paloma Ruiz on porch

4 min read

Writing Her Own Future