Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Dalal holding a UNC branded umbrella

1 min read

Resilience built on opportunity

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

Mary leaning against a wall, smiling

1 min read

Perfectly pitched for success

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

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

Bryn Barker and DJ Passey hold hands with their twin boys on a beach.

4 min read

Dissertations and Diapers

Spencer Bakalar smiling

1 min read

Women who are changing the world

Paloma Ruiz on porch

4 min read

Writing Her Own Future

Madyson Barber in front of a sun dail

3 min read

Discovering the Answers

Portrait of Yolanda Simpson in a lab

4 min read

Taking on STEM’s biggest challenges

Nihar Vaidya working on computer

4 min read

Leading the Next Generation of Computer Scientists

Doctor showing woman an x-ray of teeth.

1 min read

Improving patient care

1 min read

Legacy for Lisa