14 06, 2023

Public Health Professor Writes about the Ugly Side of Beauty

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Public health professor Leslie Hart writes an article in The Conversation concerning the dangers of chemicals founds in popular cosmetics.

5 06, 2023

Health Sciences Dean Weighs in on How Medications Could Help Reduce Obesity Epidemic

By |2023-06-23T14:37:38-04:00June 5, 2023|Academics, All News|Comments Off on Health Sciences Dean Weighs in on How Medications Could Help Reduce Obesity Epidemic

Wesley Dudgeon, interim dean of the School of Health Sciences, discusses the drugs Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro and their effects on weight loss in clinical trials.

4 05, 2023

Why Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice to College Graduates Still Matters Today

By |2023-06-19T21:37:01-04:00May 4, 2023|Academics, All News|Comments Off on Why Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice to College Graduates Still Matters Today

College of Charleston English Professor Susan Farrell, founder of the Kurt Vonnegut Society, reflects on the literary icon's advice to college graduates over the years.

20 04, 2023

Remembering Jews’ Everyday Resistance on Yom HaShoah and Year-round

By |2023-05-05T12:03:45-04:00April 20, 2023|Academics, All News|Comments Off on Remembering Jews’ Everyday Resistance on Yom HaShoah and Year-round

Jewish studies professor Chad Gibbs reflects about the annual Holocaust remembrance day.

6 04, 2023

Irish Studies Professor Reflects on Northern Ireland’s Troubles

By |2023-06-19T21:37:19-04:00April 6, 2023|Academics, All News|Comments Off on Irish Studies Professor Reflects on Northern Ireland’s Troubles

College of Charleston professor Joseph Kelly, director of Irish and Irish American Studies, reflects on how each generation of artists from Northern Ireland has used theater, song and film to reflect on their states’ still-uneasy peace.

21 03, 2023

A House Divided: States, Cities and the Wealthy are Withdrawing From America

By |2023-04-03T10:14:17-04:00March 21, 2023|Academics, All News|Comments Off on A House Divided: States, Cities and the Wealthy are Withdrawing From America

Michael Lee, professor of communication at the College of Charleston, sheds light on recent rhetoric about secession and political divisions in the United States.

6 02, 2023

CofC Professors on South Carolina’s Move to the Start of the 2024 Presidential Campaign

By |2023-03-08T16:22:05-05:00February 6, 2023|Academics, All News|Comments Off on CofC Professors on South Carolina’s Move to the Start of the 2024 Presidential Campaign

College of Charleston political scientists Gibbs Knotts and Jordan Ragusa discuss South Carolina's move to the start of the presidential nominating calendar for the Democratic party.

19 01, 2023

How Edgar Allan Poe Became the Darling of the Maligned and Misunderstood

By |2023-01-30T12:33:40-05:00January 19, 2023|All News|Comments Off on How Edgar Allan Poe Became the Darling of the Maligned and Misunderstood

English Professor Scott Peeples reflects on Edgar Allan Poe, who would have turned 214 years old on Jan. 19, 2023, and why he remains one of the world’s most recognizable and popular literary figures.