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AP Biology and Chemistry Students Perform Experiments at the College

  Nearly 50 AP chemistry and biology students from Academic Magnet High School came to the College of Charleston today to perform experiments that will build on the material they have learned throughout the year. “Finishing a college-level course, the students have mastered the critical content, and by coming to the College of Charleston, we [...]
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More than 100 Graduates Accepted to Pre-Professional Schools

More than 100 College of Charleston students have been accepted to medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy and nursing schools for fall 2012. A total of 41 students have been offered positions at the following medical schools: Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Drexel University, Harvard University, Albert [...]
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NCSE Launches New Environmental Internship Clearinghouse Portal

As an extension of the National Council for Science and the Environment’s (NCSE’s) Campus to Careers (C2C) program, NCSE has created an environmental internship clearinghouse with support from the UPS Foundation. The clearinghouse enables university students to search for internships in the environmental field and provides a forum for internship providers to tap into a [...]
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SSM Students Win South Carolina Academy of Science Awards

Students from the College of Charleston received six of the nine Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awards recently presented by the South Carolina Academy of Science.  The students from the School of Science and Mathematics won two awards in chemistry, one in geology, one in biology and two in physics and astronomy. The group also won two [...]
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Computing in the Arts Exhibition: Visual Soundscapes

The collection of projects, entitled “Visual Soundscapes,” is an exploration and synthesis of 21st-century media: the merging of the visual, the aural, and the algorithmic.   The free exhibition opens Friday, April 6 and closes Monday, May 7, in the rotunda of the College of Charleston Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library, 205 Calhoun St. These [...]
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24th Annual Poster Session – April 19

Welcome to the 24th Annual Scientific Research Poster Session Sponsored by The College of Charleston School of Sciences and Mathematics Organized by Jeff Wragg, Department of Physics and Astronomy Thursday, 19 April 2012, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm 2nd and 3rd floors, SSM Building For more information visit: http://physics.cofc.edu/faculty-resources/PosterSession/Index.php
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Environmentalist Bill McKibben to speak at the Conrad D. Festa Community Lecture

On April 5, 2012, the School of Sciences and Mathematics will host environmentalist and green journalist Bill McKibben as this year’s Conrad D. Festa Community Lecture speaker. McKibben is a co-founder and organizer of 350.org, a global grassroots movement committed to solving the climate crisis and pushing policies that will put the world on track [...]
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New – 2012-2013 Boeing Scholarships Available

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012-2013 Boeing Scholarships. Three Boeing Scholars will be awarded $2000 each. Click on the file below for more details and to view an application. Boeing_Scholarships_2012-2013_Form Applications are due in the Dean’s office by 5:00pm Monday, March 26, 2012.
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Biology Students Win Awards

Congratulations to Caitlin Black and Diego Castro, Best Student Presentation Awardees at The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Division of Animal Behavior and the Division of Invertebrate Zoology respectively. For more information visit http://www.sicb.org/students/bsp2012.php.    
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