Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Student working in lab.

3 min read

Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom

Siblings Elijah and Ilianamaria Brown

3 min read

Siblings guide the next generation

Maggie Ambrose faces the camera with sand and sea behind her

3 min read

Making the most of Carolina’s makerspaces

Sepia-toned portrait of Dr. Kimball King speaking at a conference.

10 min read

Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor

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

Louise Hoff taking on skateboard

2 min read

Skateboarding and public health provide a transformative journey at Carolina

Fiona Chen demonstrates how electronics work to youth in Franklinton.

2 min read

SECU Public Fellows internship brings science to Franklin County

Alisa Eanes points at an ultrasound

2 min read

Carolina Covenant Scholar becomes rural OB-GYN

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

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

3 min read

Going back to where he started

Blue Sky Scholar Heather Norland poses in front of the Old Well

2 min read

She sees a future in optometry