http://www.sc.edu November 21, 2009, 3:36 am portal@sc.edu http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=297 By University Marketing & Communications Incoming freshmen will read and share their thoughts on the novel Persepolis for the First-Year Reading Experience at Carolina this fall. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=324 By Office of Media Relations Dr. G. Ross Roy, one of the world’s foremost authorities on 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, was awarded the degree Doctor of Letters from the University of Glasgow on June 17, the Scottish university’s annual Commemoration Day. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=326 By Office of Media Relations Researchers at the university's Nanocenter are working with scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Charleston to determine whether gold nanorods could readily pass from water to the marine food web. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=332 By Office of Media Relations Mark Cooper, to help University Libraries broaden film collections and improve access to existing resources. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=353 By University Marketing & Communications Exact digital image of campus being created. http://www.sa.sc.edu/parents/dd.htm http://www.sc.edu/ofsp/calendar.html http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=414 http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=438 By University Marketing & Communications The University's contribution to the economy of South Carolina is immense and immeasurable. http://www.cas.sc.edu/thea/season09-10.html http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=568 By Office of Media Relations Play based on 1920s court case that laid groundwork for rights of modern-day workers. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=577 By University Marketing & Communications Pamela Benicewicz has been named associate vice president for research at the University of South Carolina,  http://www.sc.edu/provost/rsvp/commencementdec.php By University Marketing & Communications http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=590 By Office of Media Relations University's Advancement Division split into two new units: Communications, and Development and Alumni Relations. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=591 By University Marketing & Communications A Carolina researcher looks for the precise brain-wave activity that occurs at the moment a person decides to lie. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=598 By Office of Media Relations The Darla Moore School of Business demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its MBA program, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2009 – 10 edition of “Beyond Grey Pinstripes,” a biennial survey and alternative ranking of business schools. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=599 By Office of Media Relations Band consists of professional and semi-professional musicians from throughout South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=600 By Office of Media Relations Iquiry-based program designed to augment science curriculum in middle and high schools and give students a laboratory experience similar to one they would find at college. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=603 By University Marketing & Communications http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=605 By Office of Media Relations Fans, students and alumni can show Gamecock spirit by participating in 25th Carolina/Clemson Annual Blood Drive, the Carolina/Clemson Alumni Challenge and attending Tigerburn. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=611 By University Marketing & Communications http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=613 By University Marketing & Communications http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=615 By Office of Media Relations Arts and Sciences dean elected to national board; Terry A. Wolfer honored for social-work education; geographer awarded NASA grant to conduct research on Alabama’s Mobile Bay; professor publishes book on foreign policy of Carter administration; student publications win national design awards; scholar featured in journal for research on the impact of documentaries http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=616 By Office of Media Relations