Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Portrait of Addie Afeworki in her cap and gown dropped into Carolina argyle graphic.

6 min read

Making space for a dream fulfilled

Grace Brown and Sunny Burrows seated at an outdoor table.

5 min read

Mentorship helped graduating Peachtree Scholar find her path

Bob Goldstein and TK Pham sitting on a bench with coffees

5 min read

Spring graduate found community through the Carolina Covenant

Patrick Davison, Aayas Joshi and Keya Mahajan stand on a cliff overlooking the ocean on a cloudy day in Hawaii.

5 min read

Beyond the Well: A journalism education with a global perspective

Caroline Robinson stands outside the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

8 min read

Graduating college as a student and former patient

13 Diplomacy Lab students in business attire pose for a group photo with Professor Neil Gaikwad

6 min read

UNC-Chapel Hill students help shape U.S. foreign policy

Adam Sherif stands with hands crossed wearing a suit

4 min read

The Pogue Endowment keeps on giving back

Students gather and smile in the front of a classroom

3 min read

Hussman students cover their first Winter Games

Louise Hoff taking on skateboard

2 min read

Skateboarding and public health provide a transformative journey at Carolina

Fiona Chen demonstrates how electronics work to youth in Franklinton.

2 min read

SECU Public Fellows internship brings science to Franklin County

Nora Elsayed and Hunter Vaughan stand side by side with arms crossed

5 min read

Leading now and into the future

Blue Sky Scholar Heather Norland poses in front of the Old Well

2 min read

She sees a future in optometry