Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Michelle Itano works with microscopes in her lab.

2 min read

Maestro of microscopy

Richards examining a specimen at Harvard University.

2 min read

Passion for paleontology

A portrait of Thomas Wadden

2 min read

Empowering clinical psychology graduate students

A side-by-side image showing Frank Ivy Carroll as a young man and in 2022.

1 min read

A life prioritizing education

Portrait of Kaylee Burrell leaning on the desk in her middle school classroom

5 min read

Led by Her Passions

Napoleon Wallacesmiling

1 min read

Leading a fulfilling life

Noah standing with his arms crossed

1 min read

Combining interests

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

Dr. David Drewry at the Genetic Medicine Building on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill .

9 min read

Collaborating for a Cure

UNC student Jamison Kline wearing a graduation shawl.

3 min read

‘A Weight Lifted’

Hovaniec

3 min read

‘It Changed Everything’

Rick Margerison and his wife Leah

4 min read

The Power of a Scholarship