Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Tianzhen Nie with arms outstretched standing on an overlook with the city and coastline in the background.

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Studying abroad, serving others

Angum Check smiles and leans against a white railing with trees in the background

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An opportunity to go home

Elarnta Darden smiles and leans against a white railing with trees in the background.

2 min read

Small town reared, international bound

Danny Hage holds up a framed world map.

2 min read

A transformational experience

Rahima Benhabbour works in a lab.

1 min read

Long-lasting impact

Jacob Stocks smiles in front of the UNC Campus Y building.

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Ready to experience the world

Juan Razo smiles in front of the Old Well.

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Diversity of thought

Sean.Matthews

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Bringing Basic Dental Care To All Of North Carolina

David Margolis smiles in a lab.

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HIV: Moving the field ahead

Karl Holt leans on a bench with campus scenery in the background.

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In service to others

Alison Stuebe and Herbert Peterson stand in front of a rail with an atrium in the background.

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Ensuring healthier families

Shawn Hingtgen smiles at a microscope.

2 min read

Hunting down brain tumors