Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A collage showing the Olympic rings and four students with Parisian icons

8 min read

Ringing in the Summer Olympics

Carolina Cupboard for the 2023 Pantry Bowl

7 min read

Fighting food insecurity on campus

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

4 min read

Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

A person writing a letter.

4 min read

The lost art of letters

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

3 min read

Steering toward sustainability

Picture of Lauren Baker smiling

4 min read

A student’s guide to well-being

Rada Petric sits on a rock at a campsite with her hands resting on a hiking backpack. A white dog is in the background.

3 min read

Join the BatPack to help conserve bats

Jane Ellison takes her glasses off as she speaks behind a podium. The photo is framed in blue and says 50 Years, Board of Visitors

4 min read

Q&A with Jane Ellison: ‘Everyone has something to give’

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

Tom Kenan ’59 (center) with (from left) Robert Baynard, Lawrence Gray ’86, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Vice Chancellor for Development Mike Andreasen.

3 min read

Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Illustration of three hands each holding a smartphone

4 min read

Carolina research takes the world stage

Heart graphic

3 min read

How to heal a broken heart