Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

5 min read

Led by Her Passions

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

4 min read

Bringing Autism Fathers Together

Hands using a phone touchscreen

2 min read

Studying technology and teen mental health

A blurry person walks down a corridor.

1 min read

The Impact of GiveUNC

Kenny Jones holding an open pop up book of Alice In Wonderland showing an arch of flying cards and a defensive Alice

1 min read

The magic of 3D

Emily Harmon holding a net while standing on a thigh deep water level lake

1 min read

Plasticity and evolution

UNC PhD student Riley Vickers stands in front of a pond at Carolina's North Forest.

6 min read

Membranes and Modeling

Delancy Allred at the Old Well.

2 min read

Scholarships at Carolina: Delancy Allred

Lydia Rowen sits in garden

2 min read

Promoting sustainability

Whitmore looks out over the field site.

1 min watch

A project of her own

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

Nicolas and Jairo with all they need for a successful day – coffee, dogs and their machetes.

2 min read

Combining coffee and conservation