Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Carolina Cupboard Volunteers

5 min read

Tackling N.C. State on the field and hunger off the field

Kessler Scholar Emily Shipway stands on a rooftop leaning against a railing with trees and sky in the background

4 min read

Kessler Scholar finds a family

Pasuth Thothaveesansuk smiles for a photo on Polk Place, with Wilson Library in the background.

2 min read

Telling a missing story

Christian Lentz (center) with friends in Vietnam.

2 min read

Faculty residency bolsters Southeast Asian Studies

Two students work together in the BeAM Makerspace.

2 min read

Collaboration and practice

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

Morehead-Cain Scholar Kendall Leigh stands in front of a dining table at a sushi restaurant.

1 min read

A Cornerstone of Excellence

Selena Braye-Bulls smiles with posters in the background.

1 min read

A Leader in Student Life

Student standing at entrance to Carolina Cupboard.

3 min read

From the field to the pantry

A doctor performs a sonograph.

2 min read

Making ultrasounds universal

Portrait of Eleanor Murray in front of flowers.

2 min read

Connecting daydreaming with diplomacy

A student uses a 3D printer.

2 min read

BeAMing up to the cloud