Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Louise Hoff taking on skateboard

2 min read

Skateboarding and public health provide a transformative journey at Carolina

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

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

Carolina Blue Sky Scholar Lamin Saidy poses with arms crossed facing the camera under a portico

2 min read

An opportunity to grow

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

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

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

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

1 min read

A Cornerstone of Excellence