Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Two hands hold a collection of rocks.

2 min read

Exploration and preparation

Side-by-side portraits of Nicholas Fanatauzzi and Pareen Bhagat.

2 min read

Xpress yourself

Broadcast studio inside the Curtis Media Center, with a desk and large screen to the side like in a professional news studio

3 min read

A Place for 'Dreamers and Believers'

Pravenna standing in front of a wall covered in newspaper articles, smiling

2 min read

The gift of experience

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

1 min read

Plasticity and evolution

Mary leaning against a wall, smiling

1 min read

Perfectly pitched for success

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

6 min read

Membranes and Modeling

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

Spencer Bakalar smiling

1 min read

Women who are changing the world

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