Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

9 min read

Collaborating for a Cure

Hovaniec

3 min read

‘It Changed Everything’

Rick Margerison and his wife Leah

4 min read

The Power of a Scholarship

UNC-Chapel Hill Old Well with colorful fall leaves

2 min read

Fortifying Local Economies

Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer

1 min read

Reducing breast cancer disparities and barriers to care

Richard Allison, CEO of Dominos sitting

2 min read

Tar Heel bred

Two scientists look at test tubes

1 min read

Fighting Future Pandemics

SECU Foundation members holding check

2 min read

Investing in local leadership

UNC students visiting UNC-Malawi Program

1 min read

Endowing Excellence

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, co-director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; Terry Rhodes, PhD, dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. James Kelly, executive director, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, chancellor

7 min read

Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

James and Susan Moeser pose outdoors in front of South Building on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

5 min read

A Milestone Investment

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

8 min read

A new device for saving lives