Forbes Magazine Names the College of Charleston a “Best Value”
Forbes Magazine ranked the College of Charleston #7 on the list of the top 25 “Best Value Colleges” in the United States.
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Bret Lott Publishes New Book
Lott is a New York Times best-selling author. “Letters and Life: On Being a Writer, On Being a Christian” is his fourteenth book.
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Graduate Student Creates First High-Res Maps of Deep Sea Reefs
Master of Environmental Studies candidate Matthew Rittinghouse is working with NOAA and Schmidt Ocean to create the first high-resolution map of deep reefs near the island of Roatan in Honduras. This is also a step in strengthening the relationship between these organizations and the School of Sciences and Mathematics.
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2 R.I. beaches report relief from isopods after wind change
“I would say it’s probably a little bit of both,” said Erik Sotka, associate professor of biology at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. After being alerted to the infestation in Rhode Island, he said, “It looks like the beasts we’ve been playing with for a while. We’ve been comparing populations of that animal
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Tim Scott, Mark Sanford wade into offshore drilling debate in South Carolina
Mitchell Colgan, chairman of the College of Charleston's Geology and Environmental Geosciences Department, said if waters off South Carolina held promising oil or gas reserves, there already would be rigs out there. “All of the mineral management studies of this area off the coast of South Carolina have shown that there are no oil reservoirs,”
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While urban areas flourish, high joblessness persists in many counties
Frank Hefner, director of the office of economic analysis at the College of Charleston, said one of the problems in identifying private-sector growth is that sometimes companies are dependent on the government for their work. “We have a lot of that in South Carolina,” he said. He cited a Charleston firm that contracts with federal
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College Employees Experience Boeing’s DreamLearners Program
Boeing South Carolina and the College established a partnership several years ago, and this is an extension of that relationship. Boeing also supports a number of College initiatives including academic scholarships and the farm-to-school program.
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Avery Research Center Hosts Speaker on African American Wellness
Dr. Deidra Crews will speak on July 30 at 6 p.m. Her lecture, titled "Unequal: The African-American Story of Kidney Disease" is part of the annual Ernest Everett Just Prize offered by the Avery Center and MUSC.
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Climate Change Campaign Makes Stop at the Battery
College of Charleston professor Dr. Mitchell Cogan then stepped forward to present the science behind the rising tides. There are three main reasons for sea level rise: the subsiding of land, thermal expansion (warming oceanic temperatures), and addition of water to the basin. The third can cause the greatest impact, and is applicable to the
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Southeast Port Supremacy Hinging on Inland Ports
Georgia’s plan simply follows a growing trend among port operators across the country, said Kent Gourdin, director of global logistics and transportation programs at the College of Charleston. “It’s becoming very popular,” Gourdin said. “Other ports have done the same thing like Los Angeles and others. It’s a way to make your port more marketable.