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Learn more about the people, places and programs at Carolina that illustrate what private giving can help achieve. Explore their stories.

Carolina Stories

Charlotte Dorn stands on the coast wearing a U.N.C. hat.

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Entrepreneurial engineering

Portrait of Saniyya Adams in Carolina graduation robes.

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Becoming Carolina history

Varma sits in a library with a book out in front of him.

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More than books

Abigail Rohy stands in a lab in her graduation regalia.

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Becoming a scientist

Ana Zurita Posas, Scott Hamilton, and Kevin Guskiewicz stand chatting at the GoldenLEAF Luncheon.

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Supporting North Carolina’s rural communities

Ken Donny-Clark stands in a forest.

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Hunting for hemlocks

Kristina Hefferle wearing a headlamp and purple rain jacket crouches beside a leaf-strewn stream in a forest, searching among rocks and leaf litter for salamanders.

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Seeking salamanders

Brenda Palacios Rodriguez stands in the foreground with arms spread wide and a huge smile on her face. The Old Well at UNC-Chapel Hill is in the background.

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$1 Billion for Scholarships at Carolina

Junior Brenda Palacios Rodriguez poses for a portrait in the Coker Arboretum.

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Supporting Middle-Income Families

Morehead-Cain Scholar Kendall Leigh stands in front of a dining table at a sushi restaurant.

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A Cornerstone of Excellence

Selena Braye-Bulls smiles with posters in the background.

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A Leader in Student Life

KeleteCampaign

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Jumping into Research