Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

UNC PhD student Riley Vickers stands in front of a pond at Carolina's North Forest.

6 min read

Membranes and Modeling

Carolina Covenant Scholar Lindsay Corbett poses outside on UNC's campus.

4 min read

Building a Family of Scholars

Lydia Rowen sits in garden

2 min read

Promoting sustainability

Whitmore looks out over the field site.

1 min watch

A project of her own

Portrait of Whitney Nobel standing in front of the Old Well

4 min read

Stepping Ahead

Portrait of Matthew Wood running up the stairs at Kenan Stadium

7 min read

Graduating debt-free? ‘That’s crazy!’

Ashley Medina plays the flute

3 min read

A Call to Serve

Daniel Bowen (right) meets with Ross Tompkins, assistant to the town manager, to discuss Chapel Hill's sustainability initiative.

2 min read

Giving back to the community

Nicolas and Jairo with all they need for a successful day – coffee, dogs and their machetes.

2 min read

Combining coffee and conservation

Jeliyah Clark smiling with campus in the backdrop and a blue geometric overlay.

4 min read

Multiplier Effect

Cassidy Harding smiling

2 min read

Shaping her future

Tour group looks at NC Botanical Garden

1 min read

Appreciating conservation efforts