Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Left to right: Dr. Dana Lebo; Hilary Lithgow; Sam Rodriguez (submitted photo)

2 min read

Empowering veterans in unconventional ways

Eric Montross '94

4 min read

Eric Montross ’94 dies of cancer

Kristy Woodson Harvey poses with arms crossed.

4 min read

Best-selling author finds home in Carolina

Alisa Eanes points at an ultrasound

2 min read

Carolina Covenant Scholar becomes rural OB-GYN

Dante Pittman stands with hand on hips with Whirligig Park in the background

3 min read

Going back to where he started

Former Blue Sky Scholar Delancy Allred sits at the teacher's desk in a classroom

1 min read

A career launched

Kessler Scholar Emily Shipway stands on a rooftop leaning against a railing with trees and sky in the background

4 min read

Kessler Scholar finds a family

Frank Leibfarth in lab wearing a dark blue jump suit.

2 min read

Translating discovery into solutions

Candice Williams, Director of the Carolina Covenant

2 min read

Celebrating milestones

Professor Ibrahim smiling at the camera in the lobby of Gillings on U.N.C. campus.

8 min read

Biostatistics: More than just numbers

Owen Fenton (seated) surrounded by six members of his team in the Fenton Lab

3 min read

Attracting expertise: A win for Carolina, a win for research

Eric Muller stands outdoors holding up a copy of his book Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe.

2 min read

Examining ethics