13 09, 2012

Transient Salt Art Exhibits: Sweep Up When You Leave, Please!- Wall Street Journal

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Working with salt in this way is a grueling process. During a previous exhibition this year at the Halsay Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, S.C., Mr. Yamamoto spent about 100 hours hunched over with his salt-filled plastic bottle to create the installation on site. It took 10 hours a day for about as many

13 09, 2012

CofC Awarded $500K in NSF Grants; Provides Opportunities for Students- Beach Carolina Magazine

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College of Charleston Chemistry Professor Wendy Cory is starting the semester with two grants from the National Science Foundation totaling more than $500,000. The grants will fund research into the effect of pharmaceuticals on the aquatic environment. They will also provide rare opportunities for undergraduate students and the community. http://beachcarolina.com/2012/09/13/cofc-awarded-500k-in-nsf-grants-provides-opportunities-for-students/  

13 09, 2012

Bridging the farm-to-school GAP- Charleston City Paper

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Earlier this year, the Green Hearts were approached by College of Charleston as part of a local farm-to-school effort funded by Boeing, to expand their garden and pilot an urban farm at Mitchell. Project manager Olivia Thompson consulted with experienced farm-to-school organizers as well as Lowcountry Local First to design a program. http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/bridging-the-farm-to-school-gap/Content?oid=4156586    

13 09, 2012

New exhibit highlights the history of Bond, James Bond, as well as Sherlock Holmes- Charleston Post and Courier

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Betsy Baker, an English instructor at the College of Charleston who has taught a detective fiction class, said the genre is one of the most popular in literature. “It’s alive and well ... and it is a ridiculously varied genre,” Baker said. “Any time you can get a look at this kind of primary material,

13 09, 2012

College of Charleston going green with new projects- WCSC

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Students at the College of Charleston are working on a number of campus-wide projects to promote a green initiative. The Office of Sustainability at CofC is offering students the chance to do some hands-on learning while also going green. The pilot program is called "The Green Roof". http://www.live5news.com/story/19474031/college-of-charleston-going-green-with-new-projects