College Alumni Recognized as Top Creatives in Charleston
Cyrus Buffum '06, Andrew Walker '08 and Erin Perkins '08 M.P.A. presented at Pecha Kucha 14.
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College Showcases Involvement in Archaeoinformatics
Archaeoinformatics is the increasingly popular discipline relating to the computational, analytical side of archaeological research.
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Online Gambling Won’t Solve State Debt Woes, But it Could Help – Fox Business News
"The main political motivation for legalization of gambling is tax revenues and employment," said Doug Walker, an economics professor at the College of Charleston. "It is unlikely that online gambling will lead to significant increases in jobs, but generally, more economic activity is better than less." http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2012/06/22/online-gambling-might-not-solve-state-debt-but-it-could-help/#ixzz1yuJRK7fC
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Anthropology Students Travel to India for Field Research
The students will look at how culture and context impact childhood.
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Are Men Less Moral Than Women? Studies Show Ethical Standards – Scientific American
What do Barry Bonds, Bernie Madoff, and James Murdoch have in common? They were all, in their respective areas, in it to win it โ whatever the cost. Their appetite for success apparently disabled the moral compass that would have otherwise kept their dishonesty, greed, and hubris in check. ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S) Cindi May is
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Shark species more diverse than thought – Nature
Gavin Naylor, a biologist at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and his colleagues sequenced samples from 4,283 specimens of sharks and rays as part of a major effort to fill the gaps. The team found 574 species, of which 79 are potentially new, they report in the Bulletin of the American Museum of
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Avery Center and MUSC Develop Health Research Award
Organizations seek to foster innovative research impacting health of African Americans.
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Space to Create
A scene from Shakespeare. An outdoor class. A drum circle. A formal reception. A photography exhibition. A string quartet. An improv comedy. Thereโs a time and place for everything. But, if it has anything to do with the arts, anytime is good at the Barnet Courtyard. โThis is a place for spontaneous arts โ impromptu
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A Real Classic
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve did not believe in taking things slowly. At 5 years old, the Charlestonian was reading the Gospel of John โ in Greek. At age 13, he enrolled at the College before heading on to Pennsylvaniaโs Jefferson College and then Princeton University, where he earned his bachelorโs degree in 1849 at age 18.
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Campus Icon: Jeri Cabot
Nobody likes the dean of students. Itโs a role thatโs the root of all evil in Necessary Roughness, the source of all the buffoonery in Ferris Buellerโs Day Off,ย the butt of all the pranks in Old School, the obstacle to all the fun in Animal House. Yet, somehow, Dean of Students Jeri Cabot has