Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

School of data science members Alex McAvoy, Harlin Lee and Santiago Olivella pose in a hallway.

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Data science jokes and recs

Jamez McCorkle along two other actors performing "Omar" during a Carolina Performing Arts performance.

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‘Omar’ authors win 2023 Pulitzer Prize in music

Rebecca Fry stands in her lab.

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Angling for solutions

Jim White stands in front of a window with a view of the Old Well on U.N.C. campus.

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Liberal arts for the 21st century

Jinsong Huang and Ying Zhou work on the computer.

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Safe, cost-effective imaging

A family sits on the stone steps, including a daughter with Angelmansl.

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On the verge of breakthrough

Daniel Garcia stands in front of a tree while wearing a Carolina sweatshirt.

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Making college a reality

Portrait of Dean Nancy Messonnier.

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Global health grounded in community

Portrait of Greg Characklis.

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Uncovering secondary damage

Kelley Altman Greer stands in front of Wilson Library.

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Supporting interdisciplinary autism research

Dr. Joe Piven stands in front of a MRI machine

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Supporting midlife autistic adults

A portrait of Beth Mayer-Davis.

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Fostering an environment of excellence