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’

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

Christian Lentz (center) with friends in Vietnam.

2 min read

Faculty residency bolsters Southeast Asian Studies

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

A doctor performs a sonograph.

2 min read

Making ultrasounds universal

Students working with computers and various devices in a lab.

2 min read

Shaping future engineers

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

8 min read

A new device for saving lives

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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