Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Matthew Thornton looks into the distance with the Bell Tower in the background.

2 min read

A passion for math leads to a new path

Naomi King smiles at the camera with the Bell Tower in the background.

2 min read

Aspiring nurse leader embraces community and purpose

Carolina Cupboard Food Pantry President Kennedy Williams walks through a pantry/kitchen area.

4 min read

Carolina Cupboard is here for you

Senior Rachel Geyer is researching why some corals grow more complex skeletons and how that might make them more resilient.

3 min read

Student’s research to help endangered coral

Man peers down at his phone in one hand while being surrounded by trees.

4 min read

Senior researches cicadas’ impact on local food web

Carolina and NC State mascots pose looking forward while standing in a kitchen/pantry.

6 min read

Facing off to fight student food insecurity

Katie Dixon and teammates holding trophies after winning the 2023 NCAA championship.

7 min read

Carolina Champions: Katie Dixon

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

Osman in a suit smiling.

3 min read

Empowering humanity through technology

Found sitting at a classroom desk.

5 min read

Together, we propel the world

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'

A portrait of Shirley Ort with campus scene in background.

3 min read

The Tar Heel behind the Covenant