Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of David Fitzhugh with Carolina blue and navy argyle graphic.

4 min read

Meet a Bell Ringer: David Fitzhugh

A close-up view of Stephen Eckel holding his IV dosing device

8 min read

Donor funding bridges innovation ‘valley of death’

Professor Flavio Frohlich faces the camera seated at a desk wearing tACS head-gear

4 min read

Top 12 Carolina Stories 2025

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

Shelley Belk and Van Eure smiling in front of the Angus Barn restaurant.

7 min read

Forty years of hope

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

Student working in lab.

3 min read

Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom

Fiona Chen demonstrates how electronics work to youth in Franklinton.

2 min read

SECU Public Fellows internship brings science to Franklin County

Portrait of Logan Amos standing outside with UNC-Chapel Hill's campus in the background

2 min read

Following in her father’s footsteps

Kelley Altman Greer stands in front of Wilson Library.

1 min read

Supporting interdisciplinary autism research

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

3 min read

Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

Dr. Joseph Muenzer with Cathy Bryson and Vaughn Bryson.

2 min read

Pioneering care for rare diseases