Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A smiling student sits in the stands at a football game looking out into the horizon.

8 min read

'The audacity to think we could do it'

Mason Murr in front of Eiffel Tower

5 min read

Olympic gold legacy

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5 min read

World-widening gift takes UNC Hussman student to Spain

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

4 min read

Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

Five individuals posing in front of sign reading "The Be Loud! Center for Young Adult Cancer Care."

12 min read

Be Loud! Center is elevating cancer care for young adults at UNC

A sea lion is perched on a rock underwater with his head pointing up above the waterline

6 min read

Kenan Galapagos Fellows Program launches fall 2024

Nikin and Rashmi Shah with their three children in front of a UNC sign.

4 min read

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

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

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

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3 min read

How to heal a broken heart

Gustavo Gonzalez

3 min read

Embracing every opportunity