Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Alisa Eanes points at an ultrasound

2 min read

Carolina Covenant Scholar becomes rural OB-GYN

Veteran Matty Colon pets a horse

1 min watch

Helping veterans THRIVE: Matty Colón’s story

Blue Sky Scholar Heather Norland poses in front of the Old Well

2 min read

She sees a future in optometry

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

9 min read

Southern voices, future leaders

Sonny Griffith sits at a table in Wilson Library while typing on a laptop while looking at the camera.

3 min read

Following the narrative

Person smiling making coffee.

2 min read

Research leading to less loneliness

UNC School of Social Work Dean Ramona Denby-Brinson.

2 min read

Addressing kinship care

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy building.

2 min read

Sustainable rural care

Portrait of Morris Weinberger

2 min read

Tireless service to the state

Forte stands holding a certificate recognizing her accomplishment of Outstanding Doctoral Student of the Year.

2 min read

Future in good hands

Portrait of Daniel Johnson in front of a black background.

3 min read

Active-duty journalism

Raul Reis stands in front of a doorway.

2 min read

Fostering collaboration and community