Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

A group of faculty and students stand on the shoreline in the Galapagos with a supine seal in the foreground.

6 min read

A royal first year

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

Illustration representing the new Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, which will accelerate research on extreme weather and cybersecurity, featuring illustrations of a woman walking and icons representing markets, cybersecurity and weather

3 min read

Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks

Four people stand along a creek, one person is pointing at the water

6 min read

Restore a watershed, protect an ecosystem

Turtle swims in the sea.

2 min read

Collaboration for conservation

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

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6 min read

What is ‘safe’ sanitation?

Office space with a "Chapel Hill" light-up sign on the wall.

2 min read

Launching into the future

Woman speaking to man with text "powering communities" behind her.

1 min watch

A clearer vision for a cleaner world