Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A portrait of Shirley Ort with campus scene in background.

3 min read

The Tar Heel behind the Covenant

A closeup of fingers holding a small fish in a clear plastic sample box

9 min read

From riverbanks to labs

Jinsong Huang stands in a lab next to a window holding a solar panel

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Jinsong Huang

Carolina Cupboard for the 2023 Pantry Bowl

7 min read

Fighting food insecurity on campus

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4 min read

Desirée Rieckenberg lifts students in need

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

3 min read

Steering toward sustainability

Tora Taylor-Glover sits facing the camera at a patio table outdoors.

7 min read

Care when and where you need it

A sea lion is perched on a rock underwater with his head pointing up above the waterline

6 min read

Kenan Galapagos Fellows Program launches fall 2024

Rada Petric sits on a rock at a campsite with her hands resting on a hiking backpack. A white dog is in the background.

3 min read

Join the BatPack to help conserve bats

A harvest mouse perches on a branch of blackberries.

6 min read

A field guide to small animals

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

6 min read

Restore a watershed, protect an ecosystem

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

1 min read

Flowing together