Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Michelle Itano works with microscopes in her lab.

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Maestro of microscopy

Brent Harrison stands on a beach.

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Hope for hemophilia

Travis Williams speaks with a patient at MAHEC Family Medical Center

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Going Where They Are Needed Most

Portrait of Courtney Chaaban.

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Analyzing adolescent ACLs

The music room at NC Children's Hospital with a view of Carolina water tower.

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Bringing music to pediatric therapies

Sheila Kannappan and Mugdha Polimera

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Finding hidden black holes

Richards examining a specimen at Harvard University.

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Passion for paleontology

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

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Bringing Autism Fathers Together

Brandon Feaster in a white lab coat on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill

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A meaningful support network

Dalal holding a UNC branded umbrella

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Resilience built on opportunity

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

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Shaping future engineers

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