Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Kat Goodpaster in front of the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Global Heel: Kat Goodpaster

Exterior of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

4 min read

Beech Award recognizes Atkinson’s use of data to confront disparities

Massey Award winners 2024 portraits on a blue backgroud: Linc Butler; Khin Su Su Kyi; Robin Lee; Summer Montgomery; Desirée Rieckenberg; Nicholas Siedentop

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2024 Massey Awards recognize employees’ service to Carolina

Side by side waist-up portraits of Matt Bernacki (left) and Jeff Greene (right).

4 min read

Ask a Professor: Jeff Greene and Matt Bernacki

UNC School of Data Science faculty Alex McAvoy, Santiago Olivella and Harlin Lee.

9 min read

A mathematical biologist walks up to a farmer

A person writing a letter.

4 min read

The lost art of letters

Five individuals posing in front of sign reading "The Be Loud! Center for Young Adult Cancer Care."

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Be Loud! Center is elevating cancer care for young adults at UNC

Karen Jordan calling for the UNC crew team as coxswain.

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Steering toward sustainability

Picture of Lauren Baker smiling

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A student’s guide to well-being

Tora Taylor-Glover sits facing the camera at a patio table outdoors.

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Care when and where you need it

Navin Banat sits behind a table holding a book.

3 min read

Ask a Professor: Navin Bapat

A sea lion is perched on a rock underwater with his head pointing up above the waterline

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Kenan Galapagos Fellows Program launches fall 2024