25 02, 2014

Don’t Call it Magic: Mixing Muggles and Chemistry

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Was your soul crushed when you closed the seventh and final installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and you were reminded by everything around you that magic isn’t real (and even if it is you’re a muggle so you wouldn’t know)? Rest assured, the Alpha Chi Sigma professional chemistry fraternity will bring a little magic into the lab for STEM Education Day.

15 02, 2014

College Scientists Analyze the 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake in S.C.

By |2015-04-06T15:23:24-04:00February 15, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on College Scientists Analyze the 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake in S.C.

The earthquake occurred near Edgefield, S.C. around 10:30 Friday night. Seismologists in the College's geology department share seismograms that clearly show ground motion.

5 02, 2014

College Offers Opportunities to Get K-12 Students Interested in STEM Areas

By |2015-04-06T15:23:25-04:00February 5, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on College Offers Opportunities to Get K-12 Students Interested in STEM Areas

The College is sponsoring the 2014 Charleston STEM Festival on February 8, as well as hosting Darwin Week, Piccolo Darwin Week, and Women's Basketball Education Day, with a focus on STEM fields.

5 02, 2014

I Want Your Job: Pandora Device Engineer

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Jeffrey Decker ‘12 got his dream job offer from Pandora while studying for his final exams in Addlestone Library. He didn’t stay in the library much longer. Decker, a computer science major, relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in January 2013 to work as a Pandora Device Engineer. What is a Device Engineer exactly? We’ll let him explain.

29 01, 2014

I Want Your Job: Mapping the Ocean Floor

By |2015-04-06T15:23:25-04:00January 29, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on I Want Your Job: Mapping the Ocean Floor

Looking for adventure, travel and life on the ocean? This is it. Ransom White '06 has traveled to dozens of countries to map the ocean floor using different types of sonars. He explains the type of person who can be successful in this career.

22 01, 2014

I Want Your Job: Google Software Engineer

By |2020-01-14T14:10:22-05:00January 22, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on I Want Your Job: Google Software Engineer

Ben Johnson '13 took his College of Charleston bachelor's degree in computer science all the way to Google's Irvine, Calif. office, where he works as a software engineer. As a student, he interned for two local tech companies, co-founded an app and competed in coding competitions hosted by international companies. In his "I Want Your Job," he discusses his road to Google and shares advice for current and prospective students.

16 01, 2014

Stargazers Invited to See Jupiter, the Moon, Uranus and More at Observatory Open House

By |2015-04-06T15:23:25-04:00January 16, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Stargazers Invited to See Jupiter, the Moon, Uranus and More at Observatory Open House

The College of Charleston Observatory will be open to the public (free of charge) on Friday, January 17, 2014 from 6:30 until 8 p.m.

17 12, 2013

College of Charleston Professors Revolutionize Music Technology

By |2020-01-14T14:11:44-05:00December 17, 2013|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on College of Charleston Professors Revolutionize Music Technology

College of Charleston professors Bill Manaris, Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, and graduate student David Johnson have developed the Harmonic Navigator, a new computer-music project that combines artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction.