Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

4 min read

Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

A portrait of Dr. David Weber in white coat on a blue background.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: David Weber on flu season protections

Five individuals posing in front of sign reading "The Be Loud! Center for Young Adult Cancer Care."

12 min read

Be Loud! Center is elevating cancer care for young adults at UNC

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’

Mathias Zimba stands with two mothers in front of a home in rural Zambia

3 min read

Meet Mathias Zimba, executive director of Rising Fountains

Shelley Earp unc Lineberger

8 min read

Advancing Cancer Research and Care Across Carolina and the Globe

UNC medical student Travis Wliiams

6 min read

Going Where The Need Is Greatest

David Hesmer smiles in the Hingtgen lab.

2 min read

From cancer patient to volunteer

Carolina student Jacky Zheng

7 min read

Carrying the Torch

Motion blurred image of patient on stretcher being brought into a hospital." Project Lazarus link opening in same window.

2 min read

No quick fixes

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill physician and researcher Elizabeth Stringer

7 min read

Where She Needed To Be