Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Ken Donny-Clark stands in a forest.

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Hunting for hemlocks

Kristina Hefferle wearing a headlamp and purple rain jacket crouches beside a leaf-strewn stream in a forest, searching among rocks and leaf litter for salamanders.

1 min watch

Seeking salamanders

A field mouse in a blue gloved hand.

2 min read

Measuring mitigation

Daniel Bowen (right) meets with Ross Tompkins, assistant to the town manager, to discuss Chapel Hill's sustainability initiative.

2 min read

Giving back to the community

Cassidy Harding smiling

2 min read

Shaping her future

1 min read

Uplifting a community

Stacy Zhang conducts research on coast in Morehead City

2 min read

On the edge of discovery

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

1 min read

A summer in public safety

Student working in a lab.

1 min read

A collaborative initiative

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CCPS: 'Of the Public, for the Public'

Overhead shot of two individuals working with wired technology.

2 min read

Innovation for a sustainable future

Woman speaking to man with text "powering communities" behind her.

1 min watch

A clearer vision for a cleaner world