Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Person sitting in a chair, working on laptop in the Launch Chapel Hill space.

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Launching local innovation

Two people stand in outdoor hallway of a building.

2 min read

A convergent code

Madyson Barber smililing on campus

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Going Above and Beyond

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Uplifting a community

UNC students visiting UNC-Malawi Program

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Endowing Excellence

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Promoting equitable education

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

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Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

Beaver in Nature

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Investing in beaver habitats

Joel Kingsolver in Lab

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A pillar for ecosystem health

Stacy Zhang conducts research on coast in Morehead City

2 min read

On the edge of discovery

Christine Mikeska and Ben Arbuckle with an assemblage of bones from an archaeological dig.

4 min read

Analyzing Ancient Animal Remains

A screenshot of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Humanitarian Health fellows and volunteers.

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Students on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Health