Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Sheila Kannappan and Mugdha Polimera

2 min read

Finding hidden black holes

Richards examining a specimen at Harvard University.

2 min read

Passion for paleontology

A group of Lead for North Carolina Fellows

2 min read

Cultivating community leaders

Graeme Robertson smiling

1 min read

The gift of mentorship

Dalal holding a UNC branded umbrella

1 min read

Resilience built on opportunity

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

Bryn Barker and DJ Passey hold hands with their twin boys on a beach.

4 min read

Dissertations and Diapers

Paloma Ruiz on porch

4 min read

Writing Her Own Future

Madyson Barber in front of a sun dail

3 min read

Discovering the Answers

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

Portrait of Yolanda Simpson in a lab

4 min read

Taking on STEM’s biggest challenges