College Announces Signature Academic Programs
The College announces the four programs selected to be part of its Signature Academic Programs initiative.
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05, 2023
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10, 2022
New Recycling Bins at TD Arena Nudge Campus to a More Sustainable Future
Thanks to a thesis project by graduate student Nicole Killen, there are $30,000 worth of new recycling and trash receptacles throughout TD Arena.
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09, 2022
STEM Students Get a World of Experience Through Study Abroad Trip to Ecuador
Six graduate and five undergraduate students spent two weeks in Ecuador in August as the first cohort of the College’s intensive environmental chemistry and sustainability study abroad program.
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08, 2022
Marine Biology Major on a Quest for Cushions of Glass
Marine biology major Josie Shostak and biology professor Chris Freeman are researching freshwater sponges throughout South Carolina, one of the first times the organism has been studied in the Palmetto State in nearly 30 years.
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03, 2022
CofC Podcast: Seawater Agriculture Grows New Possibilities for Alumnus
In this episode of the CofC podcast, Sam Norton '16 (M.S. '21) talks about how the College helped him build a successful business – Heron Farms, the world's first indoor vertical saltwater farm – around a salt-tolerant succulent known as the sea bean.
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09, 2021
CofC Faces to Know: Lucy Davis
Meet Lucy Davis '20 (M.S.), program coordinator of the Master of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program and director of the Sustainable Agriculture Program.
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09, 2021
Environmental Studies Alumna Saves Rare Species One Acre at a Time
When it comes to her work as the rare and listed species grant coordinator for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, land acquisition is what Chelsea Acres ’18 appreciates most.
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06, 2021
College a Key Player in Charleston’s New Climate Action Plan
Wanting to be good stewards and good neighbors, CofC faculty, staff and alumni helped shape the City of Charleston's new Climate Action Plan, which aims to create an equitable strategy for a healthier future.
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10, 2020
CofC Hosts Gullah/Geechee Freedom Celebration
The graduate program in Environmental and Sustainability Studies will host the “Gullah/Geechee Freedom Celebration," a livestreamed choreopoem, on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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10, 2019
Learning Aquatic Turtle Conservation Offers a Wave of Insight
Each summer, students at the College study aquatic turtle species firsthand and learn about the need for conserving these species in the course Aquatic Turtle Conservation and Biology.