Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Mina Bayraktar stands in front of the doors of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

6 min read

Beyond the Well: Reaching out, returning home

Person with short auburn hand stands on the terrace of a building wearing a white collared blouse and black suit jacket.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Maria Savasta-Kennedy on well water safety

Two hands wearing gardening gloves push down on dirt surrounding a small plant.

5 min read

Gardens ‘for students by students’

4 min read

This Royster studies oysters

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

6 min read

A ring of hope

Three people stand next to the Galapagos Science Center sign in the Galapagos.

6 min read

A world of support

Portrait of Heather Wasser with a blue background.

3 min read

Applying global research to local disasters

Portrait of woman with brown hair smiling up against a two-toned blue background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Julia Rager on urban wildfire risks

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

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

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

4 min read

Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

Senior Rachel Geyer is researching why some corals grow more complex skeletons and how that might make them more resilient.

3 min read

Student’s research to help endangered coral