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Carolina Stories

Ashley Medina plays the flute

3 min read

A Call to Serve

Daniel Bowen (right) meets with Ross Tompkins, assistant to the town manager, to discuss Chapel Hill's sustainability initiative.

2 min read

Giving back to the community

Nicolas and Jairo with all they need for a successful day – coffee, dogs and their machetes.

2 min read

Combining coffee and conservation

Jeliyah Clark smiling with campus in the backdrop and a blue geometric overlay.

4 min read

Multiplier Effect

Cassidy Harding smiling

2 min read

Shaping her future

Betsy Steele and Geo. "Watts" Carr smiling for a photo.

2 min read

Inspired to give

Tour group looks at NC Botanical Garden

1 min read

Appreciating conservation efforts

SECU Foundation members holding check

2 min read

Investing in local leadership

Person sitting in a chair, working on laptop in the Launch Chapel Hill space.

2 min read

Launching local innovation

1 min read

Uplifting a community

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, co-director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; Terry Rhodes, PhD, dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. James Kelly, executive director, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, chancellor

7 min read

Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

Beaver in Nature

1 min watch

Investing in beaver habitats