Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

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Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Sharon Lawrence stands outside PlayMakers Repertory Company.

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One-woman show spotlights Sharon Lawrence

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

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Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Mason Murr in front of Eiffel Tower

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Olympic gold legacy

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World-widening gift takes UNC Hussman student to Spain

Michelle Itano works with microscopes in her lab.

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Maestro of microscopy

Richards examining a specimen at Harvard University.

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Passion for paleontology

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

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A world of possibility and promise

Spencer Bakalar smiling

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Women who are changing the world

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Legacy for Lisa

Kaia graduation

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Combining Disciplines for Success

Maribel Borger poses on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Helping Others Succeed