Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Ian Shih, Scott Tyler Albert, Sheng Song and Adam Hantman pose in front of an MRI machine in the Shih Lab.

8 min read

How damaged brains recover

Good Bowls meal with branded boxes behind.

4 min read

These healthy, affordable meals taste great

South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

3 min read

In SCiLL pilot, students to exercise free expression, civil discourse

Five people take a selfie outdoors under a patio umbrella at night.

4 min read

Q&A: Ebon Freeman-James

Gregory Characklis sits at a table with one leg crossed and a map in the background.

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Gregory Characklis on risk management

A portrait of Dr. David Weber in white coat on a blue background.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: David Weber on flu season protections

Illustration representing the new Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, which will accelerate research on extreme weather and cybersecurity, featuring illustrations of a woman walking and icons representing markets, cybersecurity and weather

3 min read

Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks

Grace White

5 min read

Expanding the Ackland’s conservation efforts

Ben Speas kneeling on the soccer field and pointing skyward in celebration.

7 min read

Carolina Champions: Ben Speas

Found sitting at a classroom desk.

5 min read

Together, we propel the world

Candice Williams, Director of the Carolina Covenant

2 min read

‘The Next 20 Years and Beyond’

A portrait of Shirley Ort with campus scene in background.

3 min read

The Tar Heel behind the Covenant