Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Researchers at the Gfeller Center affix an apparatus to a subject's head for concussion research

3 min read

Redefining concussion protocols

Four MacDonald Community Service Scholars pose together smiling, wearing graduation cords.

3 min read

The full circle of philanthropy

Black and white portrait of the Dibbert family.

2 min read

A new commitment to military-affiliated students

Two men and one woman smiling and posing in front of a flight of brick steps.

2 min read

Only a spark

1 min watch

A skill set for North Carolina

Kayleigh Olecki smiles with Old Well in the background.

3 min read

Scholarship helps recruit a top student

Barry Frederick smiles with Old Well in the background.

3 min read

Expanding horizons at Carolina

Reina Kinnaly smiles with Old Well in the background.

3 min read

First-generation student planning to give back

Big check presentation on the basketball court during Late Night.

1 min read

Hoops for relief

Joe Nail poses for a portrait outdoors, surrounded by silver tables.

1 min read

Making government jobs cool again

Lauren Eaves smiles in front of the Meantime Coffee Co. counter.

2 min read

Organizations as business: Meantime Coffee Co.

Brian Hogan smiles in front of a campus building.

2 min read

Mentoring benefits everyone