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内蒙古快三ruins of the lumber mill that are now visible on the shores of Lake Marion

Honors senior's thesis project explores history of a former SC mill town

When 89-year-old Richard Mims was just a boy in the 1930s, he remembers playing a game he called “Executive” in the abandoned offices of the Santee River Cypress Lumber Co. in Ferguson near his 内蒙古快三town of Eutawville, South Carolina. The once-thriving mill town now lies underwater, part of the region flooded to create Lake Marion. Mims shared his memories in an oral history recorded by South Carolina Honors College graduate Caldwell Loftis.

内蒙古快三archival image of student protests in May 1970

50 years of May

A half century ago, against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and seismic shifts in American culture, the campus of the University of South Carolina became a battleground — between students and the administration, between a young generation and the establishment, between radically different worldviews. But the dramatic events of that spring, which came to be known as The Months of May, weren’t strictly destructive. The lessons of that era also changed lives and changed the university itself.

MFA exhibitions go online to build empathy, spark imagination

Three students exhibit their MFA thesis works online, fostering the opportunity to build empathy and spark the imaginations of viewers around the world.

COVID-19 response: UofSC partners with The Blood Connection to collect plasma donations from recovered patients

A national study sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Mayo Clinic is examining the use of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients, known as convalescent plasma, to treat patients who are currently suffering from the virus. Physicians hope the antibodies in the donor plasma will neutralize the virus in these ill patients and improve outcomes.

COVID-19 response: UofSC nurses battle pandemic on front lines

It’s a challenging time to be a nurse. Serving on the front lines of a pandemic, nurses are not only tasked with helping COVID-19 patients — they’re also tasked with doing it in full protective gear and while simultaneously managing non-COVID patients.

COVID-19 impact: The growth of esports

Professor Mark Nagel explains the popularity of competitive video games and how esports is helping fill the void left by the absence of mainstream sporting events.

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Honors senior's thesis project explores history of a former SC mill town

50 years of May

MFA exhibitions go online to build empathy, spark imagination

COVID-19 response: UofSC partners with The Blood Connection to collect plasma donations from recovered patients

COVID-19 response: UofSC nurses battle pandemic on front lines

COVID-19 impact: The growth of esports

Alumni Spotlight

2015 grad helps start Veterans Alumni Council

Faculty spotlight

Breakthrough Leader: Lorne Hofseth

Student Spotlight

Sullivan Award winner finds her passion in international service

Faculty Spotlight

UofSC professor, poet Nikky Finney elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Quarantunes: Facebook Live

Botany Walk on the Historic Horseshoe

Quarantunes: Facebook Live

Quarantunes: Facebook Live

MHR Virtual Information Session

Quilt Documentation Days: Facebook Live

Broadway in Columbia presents An American in Paris - Cancelled

Broadway in Columbia presents An American in Paris - Cancelled

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