Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

A portrait of Carpentier on a two-toned blue background graphic.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Francesca Dillman Carpentier on the effect of media messages

Sharon Lawrence stands outside PlayMakers Repertory Company.

4 min read

One-woman show spotlights Sharon Lawrence

Carolina women's soccer team members jump with glee on the soccer field.

4 min read

Because of you: 2024 giving highlights

UNC wrestler T.J. Jaworsky holding an opponent by the leg during a match.

5 min read

Carolina Champion: T.J. Jaworsky

Left: Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gene Roberts ’54; Right: An 1895 woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

4 min read

Top 10 Carolina Stories 2024

Lori and Eric Sklut smile for a photo.

2 min read

Connecting a passion for faith with a passion for Carolina

1 min watch

No stranger to hard work

Linda Kastleman/UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

3 min read

Breathing…a sigh of relief for asthma sufferers

Nikole Hannah-Jones poses for a photo in an office.

2 min read

Speaking truth to power

Larry Han smiles seated in front of a large arched window.

2 min read

Giving rise to greatness

Jessica Smith leans against a wall with her arms crossed.

1 min read

A comprehensive strength

Woman leans on the rail of a tiny house.

1 min read

A community of tiny houses