Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Shayla Douglas stands in downtown Garner

2 min read

Leading locally

Marisa Marraccini smiling for a photograph

3 min read

Program to create improved social media resources for adolescent mental health receives C. Felix Harvey Award

Phone screen with social media apps and a finger selecting an app.

2 min read

Tackling crisis of teens and screens

Chris Atack and Duane Hampton in police uniforms pose at the UNC School of Government.

1 min read

A Mission for Public Service

Keith Sawyer sits in front of Peabody Hall with an assortment of trinkets and toys.

2 min read

Learning the creative process

Researchers stand in front of a screen that displays social media posts

1 min read

Democracy in the digital age

A portrait of Dorothy Espelage.

2 min read

International forums and worldwide problems

Neta Mishly smiles in front of a window.

2 min read

Promoting peace, piece-by-piece

Dr. Danielle Spurlock teaching to her class.

2 min read

Analyzing housing security

Portrait of Kaylee Burrell leaning on the desk in her middle school classroom

5 min read

Led by Her Passions

A group of Lead for North Carolina Fellows

2 min read

Cultivating community leaders

Jamiel and Shayne Owens smiling at each other on a city sidewalk

4 min read

Bringing Autism Fathers Together