Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Four people stand along a creek, one person is pointing at the water

6 min read

Restore a watershed, protect an ecosystem

A portrait of Rick Margerison surrounded by a decorative Tar Heel blue frame that says 50 Years Board of Visitors

3 min read

Q&A with Rick Margerison

Three men in hardhats stand in a water treatment plant. The man in the middle is pointing at a piece of equipment.

1 min read

Flowing together

Rada Petric releases a bat at night - the bat is in the foreground flying toward the camera

2 min read

Ask a Professor: Rada Petric

Jed Atkins in front of the Old Well

4 min read

Meet Jed Atkins, SCiLL director and dean

Carmichael Lobby dedication

3 min read

UNC coach’s legacy cemented forever

Klaus Hahn

3 min read

Hahn Awarded CZI Grant to Monitor, Manipulate Proteins Important in Nervous System Function, Neurological Disease

Tom Kenan ’59 (center) with (from left) Robert Baynard, Lawrence Gray ’86, Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Vice Chancellor for Development Mike Andreasen.

3 min read

Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Illustration of three hands each holding a smartphone

4 min read

Carolina research takes the world stage

AI-generated image of Rameses wearing a red, white and blue outfit and hat, in front of a stylized American flag

5 min read

Celebrating a presidential day

Gustavo Gonzalez

3 min read

Embracing every opportunity

Student working in lab.

3 min read

Teaching beyond the scope of a classroom