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Biologist Awarded NIH Grant to Study Link Between Early-Development Stress, Adult Disease
A biologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a grant to study the link between early-development stress and adult disease. Assistant Professor Sarah Hall is using a $446,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to…
TurningPoint Cloud Has Come to Campus, Replacing TurningPoint 5
In preparation for fall 2016, Information Technology Services (ITS) has rolled out a new version of the TurningPoint software, TurningPoint Cloud. TurningPoint 5 is no longer supported on campus. About TurningPoint Cloud Engaging your students will be easier and more…
Physicists Awarded NSF Grant to Study Cancer-Cell Behavior
M. Lisa Manning, M. Cristina Marchetti and Jennifer Schwarz have been awarded a three-year, $686,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to apply principles of soft-matter physics to cancer therapy.
Four Distinguished Alumni to Be Honored at 2016 Arents Ceremony
The recipients are Jim Brown ’57, James Cunningham ’74, Dr. Robert Jarvik ’68, H’83 and Arielle Tepper Madover ’94.
Researchers Confirm Marine Animals Live Longer at High Latitudes
Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in the tropics. Their findings are the subject of an article in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” (The Royal…
How Sunglasses Became Cool for the Summer
Sunglasses—the ultimate accessory in cool—became a necessity in the early 20th century with the advent of cars and more time to spend outside. They evolved into a statement of style.
IVMF Launches SCServes-Lowcountry Network to Assist Nation’s Vets
A VIP ribbon cutting and keynote address from U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Christopher Lu were held Tuesday, Aug. 2, to mark the launch of SCServes-Lowcountry network, connecting South Carolina human service providers to more effectively manage service requests…
Falk College’s BrainFeeders Student Organization Brings CSA, Fresh Produce to Campus this Fall
Beginning the first of September, Common Thread Farm will deliver boxes to campus for its members.
What Hillary Clinton Needs to Accomplish at the DNC (Q&A)
Hillary Clinton has a long road ahead. The Democratic presidential nominee (as of today’s nominating roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention) is running even with Republican candidate Donald Trump in some polls, and some supporters of former rival…
James Karman G’76 Devotes Career to Studying One of America’s Great Poets
James Karman G’76 found his passion as an undergraduate at Augustana College, and it has never left him. It is a passion for the poet Robinson Jeffers, not so well known today but hugely famous in the 1920s, ’30s, and…