Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Dante Pittman stands with hand on hips with Whirligig Park in the background

3 min read

Going back to where he started

Ruitian Yan leans against a railing facing the camera outdoors.

2 min read

Community-based climate research

Frank Leibfarth in lab wearing a dark blue jump suit.

2 min read

Translating discovery into solutions

Carolina senior on a recent hike in Tennessee.

2 min read

Backpacking for bats

Pamela Brewington stands in front of the North Carolina Administration Building.

5 min read

No higher calling

Haley Plaas researches if blooms correlate with poor air quality.

2 min read

Algae in the air

An exterior photo of the School of Government building.

1 min read

High-impact fellows

Turtle swims in the sea.

2 min read

Collaboration for conservation

Rebecca Fry stands in her lab.

3 min read

Angling for solutions

Jim White stands in front of a window with a view of the Old Well on U.N.C. campus.

2 min read

Liberal arts for the 21st century

Amy Kryston sits in front of her computer, running data.

1 min read

Studying septic systems

Portrait of Greg Characklis.

2 min read

Uncovering secondary damage