Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Woman stands at head of table presenting to a large group of students.

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Startup funds for Carolina students

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Innovate Carolina: Projects to Watch

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Leader in national intelligence teaching class about 9/11

Alex DeWalle smiles in front of a lake.

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Influential innovation

Conrad Ma standing on campus, smiling while wearing a black coat and a book bag.

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Thinking outside the beatbox

Joe Nail poses for a portrait outdoors, surrounded by silver tables.

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Making government jobs cool again

Lauren Eaves smiles in front of the Meantime Coffee Co. counter.

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Organizations as business: Meantime Coffee Co.

Entrepreneurship program participants smile for a photo with library shelves in the background.

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Kickstarting a Carolina Law entrepreneurship program

Shawn Hingtgen smiles at a microscope.

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Hunting down brain tumors

Sharon and Doug Rothwell smile with a city landscape in the background.

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MPA excellence: Preparing the next generation

Diamonde Henderson smiling outdoors in Prague on the left, and Johnathan Robertson portrait on the right.

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Dreamers-Who-Do: Innovate Carolina program sends student entrepreneurs to Europe

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A helping hand in 3D