Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Vance L. Horner II and Shaida Jarrahi Horner smile for a photo with library bookshelves in the background.

1 min read

Extending beyond library walls

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2 min read

Grateful Scientist

Danny Hage holds up a framed world map.

2 min read

A transformational experience

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5 min read

For The Greater Good Of The Order

Overhead shot of two individuals working with wired technology.

2 min read

Innovation for a sustainable future

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

1 min watch

A clearer vision for a cleaner world

Zena Cardman stands on a runway wearing a NASA suit and holding a helmet, with a plane in the background.

1 min read

Practice for Mars

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1 min read

One million scans and counting

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1 min read

Digitizing the lifetime record of an ‘everyday scientist’

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2 min read

Best investment I’ve ever made

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2 min read

Seven million volumes and counting