Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of Greg Characklis.

2 min read

Uncovering secondary damage

Ken Donny-Clark stands in a forest.

2 min read

Hunting for hemlocks

Kristina Hefferle wearing a headlamp and purple rain jacket crouches beside a leaf-strewn stream in a forest, searching among rocks and leaf litter for salamanders.

1 min watch

Seeking salamanders

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

Atencio stands on the shoreline smiling for a photo.

2 min read

Surveyor and storyteller

KeleteCampaign

2 min read

Jumping into Research

A field mouse in a blue gloved hand.

2 min read

Measuring mitigation

Portrait of Saravanan Kesavan.

2 min read

Analyzing artificial intelligence

A student uses a 3D printer.

2 min read

BeAMing up to the cloud

Two students work in a field.

2 min read

Crouching researcher, hidden sparrow

Rick Luettich stands on a pier with a seagull flying in the background.

2 min read

Engineering in the environment

Two hands hold a collection of rocks.

2 min read

Exploration and preparation