Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Angum Check smiles and leans against a white railing with trees in the background

2 min read

An opportunity to go home

Lauren Eaves smiles in front of the Meantime Coffee Co. counter.

2 min read

Organizations as business: Meantime Coffee Co.

Entrepreneurship program participants smile for a photo with library shelves in the background.

2 min read

Kickstarting a Carolina Law entrepreneurship program

Danny Peralta talks to a man in a campus makerspace.

2 min read

Carolina works

Woman leans on the rail of a tiny house.

1 min read

A community of tiny houses

Shawn Hingtgen smiles at a microscope.

2 min read

Hunting down brain tumors

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4 min read

Murdock family supports students serving communities

Diamonde Henderson smiling outdoors in Prague on the left, and Johnathan Robertson portrait on the right.

3 min read

Dreamers-Who-Do: Innovate Carolina program sends student entrepreneurs to Europe

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1 min read

Oh the humanities!

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2 min read

A defining moment

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1 min watch

Internal inspiration

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1 min read

A helping hand in 3D