Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

Tazanna Jones stands on campus of UNC-Chapel Hill wearing a hot pink dress.

4 min read

Blue Sky Scholar loves the law

Charles Hands and two Covenant students sit at a table laughing.

4 min read

A passion for helping others

Graduate Emma Cohn poses in front of the Well.

2 min read

A graduate's journey from Chapel Hill to New Zealand

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

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

Fellows from Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows.

9 min read

Southern voices, future leaders

Pamela Brewington stands in front of the North Carolina Administration Building.

5 min read

No higher calling

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

3 min read

Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

An action shot of Gigi Cloney wearing boxing gloves

4 min read

‘Serendipitous’ Support

Sarah Hoffman portrait

4 min read

An advocate for mental health

Sarah Hoffman smiling for a photo.

1 min read

Advocating for mental health

Purshotam Aruwani sitting at a desk with a computer and monitor.

1 min read

A summer in public safety