Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A portrait of Sarah Dempsey.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Sarah E. Dempsey

AI-generated image of Rameses wearing a red, white and blue outfit and hat, in front of a stylized American flag

5 min read

Celebrating a presidential day

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

Andres Valdiri gives a presentation wearing a suit and tie shown from the waist up

2 min read

An entrepreneurial spirit

Person smiling making coffee.

2 min read

Research leading to less loneliness

Two students work together in the BeAM Makerspace.

2 min read

Collaboration and practice

Portrait of Daniel Johnson in front of a black background.

3 min read

Active-duty journalism

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

Raul Reis stands in front of a doorway.

2 min read

Fostering collaboration and community

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