Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer

1 min read

Reducing breast cancer disparities and barriers to care

drawing of a brain

1 min read

A joint effort

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

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

4 min read

Multiplier Effect

Two scientists look at test tubes

1 min read

Fighting Future Pandemics

Doctor showing woman an x-ray of teeth.

1 min read

Improving patient care

A person in a lab coat checking blood pressure on a patient.

1 min read

Conducting prevention research

2 min read

A prestigious professorship

Jeremy Wang, assistant professor of genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, in front of lab equipment

7 min read

The power of partnership

SECU Foundation members holding check

2 min read

Investing in local leadership