Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A closeup of fingers holding a small fish in a clear plastic sample box

9 min read

From riverbanks to labs

A collage showing the Olympic rings and four students with Parisian icons

8 min read

Ringing in the Summer Olympics

Joe Spencer holds a certificate for a perfect sanitation rating beside his hot dog stand.

4 min read

Blue skies, red dogs and all the toppings

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

4 min read

Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

A person writing a letter.

4 min read

The lost art of letters

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

3 min read

Steering toward sustainability

Picture of Lauren Baker smiling

4 min read

A student’s guide to well-being

Jane Ellison takes her glasses off as she speaks behind a podium. The photo is framed in blue and says 50 Years, Board of Visitors

4 min read

Q&A with Jane Ellison: ‘Everyone has something to give’

Lauren Schultes poses for a photo

4 min read

A pitch-perfect career

Illustration of three hands each holding a smartphone

4 min read

Carolina research takes the world stage

Heart graphic

3 min read

How to heal a broken heart

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