College of Charleston “In the News” is a weekly round-up of news articles featuring College faculty, staff, students or alumni. Recent media coverage of the College includes:

UPI, Newswise,  Science News, MSN, Phys.org and many more media outlets report on astrophysicist Jon Hakkila’s gamma-ray burst research.

Builders profit, owners worry amid disaster-area development

The Associated Press interviews geologist Norm Levine about disasters.

Letters to the Editor: College, Charleston have important relationship

President Andrew T. Hsu writes a letter to the editor to The Post and Courier concerning town and gown relations.

WCNC-TV, Greenville News, Post and Courier, Associated Press and many other news outlets report on mumps cases confirmed at CofC.

SC, Charleston politicos hail momentum shift on I-526 extension, but the game isn’t over

The Post and Courier interviews political science professor Kendra Stewart about county politics.

Taylor Festival Choir celebrates Oktoberfest in Charleston and Beaufort with beer, brats

Music professor Rob Taylor is featured in a Post and Courier story.

Halsey Institute’s Southbound wins national $25,000 award

Charleston Currents writes about an award to the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.