Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Rebecca Fry stands in her lab.

3 min read

Angling for solutions

Charlotte Dorn stands on the coast wearing a U.N.C. hat.

2 min read

Entrepreneurial engineering

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

2 min read

Safe, cost-effective imaging

A family sits on the stone steps, including a daughter with Angelmansl.

2 min read

On the verge of breakthrough

Portrait of Dean Nancy Messonnier.

2 min read

Global health grounded in community

Kelley Altman Greer stands in front of Wilson Library.

1 min read

Supporting interdisciplinary autism research

Dr. Joe Piven stands in front of a MRI machine

1 min read

Supporting midlife autistic adults

Ana Zurita Posas, Scott Hamilton, and Kevin Guskiewicz stand chatting at the GoldenLEAF Luncheon.

3 min read

Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

Veteran Matthew Colon stands in a barn with a horse, facing the camera. An American flag is in the background.

10 min read

Helping Veterans Thrive

Phone screen with social media apps and a finger selecting an app.

2 min read

Tackling crisis of teens and screens

UNC Makerspace employees taking a RYOBI training via video call.

2 min read

A greater toolkit

Tim Willson stands with arms crossed with lab equipment in the background.

3 min read

Bringing the dark proteome into the light