5 08, 2014

Summer Research in Computational Neuroscience Unites Student Interests, Disciplines

By |2020-02-25T13:06:02-05:00August 5, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Summer Research in Computational Neuroscience Unites Student Interests, Disciplines

Six undergraduate students perform research in computational neuroscience and learn about a new side to this popular field.

1 08, 2014

Professor, Students Work as Team to Create Free Educational Black Holes App for iPad

By |2020-02-25T13:06:03-05:00August 1, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Professor, Students Work as Team to Create Free Educational Black Holes App for iPad

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Chris Fragile, worked with two undergraduate students to create an educational app about black holes for the iPad, called “Journey to a Black Hole.”

31 07, 2014

Colonial Scholarship Propels High Achieving Students to New Heights

By |2020-02-25T13:06:03-05:00July 31, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on Colonial Scholarship Propels High Achieving Students to New Heights

The Colonial Scholarship is the most prestigious scholarship awarded by the College of Charleston. The full four-year scholarship helps attract some of the best and brightest students from South Carolina.

30 07, 2014

Grant Could Help College of Charleston Biologist Unlock Secrets of Knot-Tying Hagfish

By |2020-02-25T13:06:03-05:00July 30, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Grant Could Help College of Charleston Biologist Unlock Secrets of Knot-Tying Hagfish

Biology professor Andrew Clark is studying hagfish in the hope that their unique feeding and knotting behaviors could lead to advances in the design and safety of climbing rope.

28 07, 2014

Professor’s Passion Takes Students Under the Sea

By |2017-04-21T10:26:32-04:00July 28, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on Professor’s Passion Takes Students Under the Sea

Project Oceanica, founded in 2001 by College of Charleston associate professor of geology Leslie Sautter, provides opportunities for students to explore our vast underwater world.

22 07, 2014

Summer Internship in Alaska Gets Biology Major Up-close to Nature

By |2020-02-25T13:06:04-05:00July 22, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Summer Internship in Alaska Gets Biology Major Up-close to Nature

Biology major Zach Brooker can’t imagine a more perfect place to study the natural environment than Alaska. He’s spending his summer there as part of an internship studying salmon populations in Prince William Sound.

22 07, 2014

Neurobiologist Studies Sensory Superpowers of Palmetto Bugs, Other Insects

By |2015-04-06T15:23:18-04:00July 22, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Neurobiologist Studies Sensory Superpowers of Palmetto Bugs, Other Insects

Ever wonder why it’s so hard to catch a scurrying cockroach? College of Charleston neurobiologist Jeff Triblehorn explains why the Palmetto bug is so adept at sensing threats.

15 07, 2014

Professor’s Book Explores Computer Programming as a New Literacy

By |2020-02-25T13:06:06-05:00July 15, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Professor’s Book Explores Computer Programming as a New Literacy

In his new book, Quinn Burke, assistant professor of education technology, says computer programming is a foundational skill that should be taught alongside English, history and math.

15 07, 2014

College of Charleston Professor Makes Discovery of Epic Proportions

By |2020-02-25T13:06:06-05:00July 15, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on College of Charleston Professor Makes Discovery of Epic Proportions

Astronomy Professor Jon Hakkila and an international team of researchers have made a scientific discovery that is so big and unexpected that it challenges our understanding of the evolution of the universe.