Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Kristina Hefferle wearing a headlamp and purple rain jacket crouches beside a leaf-strewn stream in a forest, searching among rocks and leaf litter for salamanders.

1 min watch

Seeking salamanders

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

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

2 min read

Learning the creative process

Atencio stands on the shoreline smiling for a photo.

2 min read

Surveyor and storyteller

KeleteCampaign

2 min read

Jumping into Research

A field mouse in a blue gloved hand.

2 min read

Measuring mitigation

A portrait of Dorothy Espelage.

2 min read

International forums and worldwide problems

Two students work in a field.

2 min read

Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

Rick Luettich stands on a pier with a seagull flying in the background.

2 min read

Engineering in the environment

Two hands hold a collection of rocks.

2 min read

Exploration and preparation

Dr. Danielle Spurlock teaching to her class.

2 min read

Analyzing housing security