Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

4 min read

A passion for helping others

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4 min read

Going beyond degree completion

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

Carolina Cupboard for the 2023 Pantry Bowl

7 min read

Fighting food insecurity on campus

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4 min read

Desirée Rieckenberg lifts students in need

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

Tora Taylor-Glover sits facing the camera at a patio table outdoors.

7 min read

Care when and where you need it

A sea lion is perched on a rock underwater with his head pointing up above the waterline

6 min read

Kenan Galapagos Fellows Program launches fall 2024