Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A group of stakeholders clap joyfully in front of a Bell Hall sign at the opening of Bell Hall.

6 min read

Bell Hall builds bridges for business and beyond

Kathryn, Kevin and Henry Griffin smile at the camera in Sutton's Drug Store.

4 min read

Turning Carolina dreams into reality

A group of faculty and students stand on the shoreline in the Galapagos with a supine seal in the foreground.

6 min read

A royal first year

Pam Lucas sits on a bench at the Carolina Inn.

3 min read

Leading through service

Nabarun Dasgupta stands smiling with arms crossed with a colorful artwork in the background.

7 min read

Nabarun Dasgupta wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Painting sits in a glass box on display with person passing in the background.

3 min read

Exhibit adds splash of 'Color'

Frank and Ellen Proctor standing on the steps of the Pit.

5 min read

Reimagining the Pit

Frank Leibfarth working in a lab.

4 min read

Supporting Carolina chemists

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

Group of SPARK participants at the fall retreat.

4 min read

Fueling confidence and courage through SPARK

Five people smile for the camera at a ribbon-cutting ceremony under a balloon arch.

3 min read

Celebrating Native presence on campus

Aerial view of UNC-Chapel Hill campus at night.

8 min read

Zietlow Fellows foster community