Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Students gather and smile in the front of a classroom

3 min read

Hussman students cover their first Winter Games

Students gather around the water fountain in front of Bynum Hall

7 min read

Deans reflect on 2025

Photo collage depicting students and staff volunteering to provide families and children with food resources.

4 min read

Fighting hunger, feeding hope

Richard Saver poses for the camera with the law school building in the background

5 min read

Ask a Professor: Richard Saver on neural implants' intangible risks

Portrait of Olin and Marilyn Setzer Treadway smiling.

4 min read

Planned gift to University Library honors parents

A conceptual rendering of the Argus Array telescope system

6 min read

Developing the world’s largest sky-survey telescope

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