http://www.sc.edu November 21, 2009, 2:34 am portal@sc.edu 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=325 By Office of Media Relations The South Carolina Digital Newspaper Project calls for the scanning, enhancing and delivering to the Library of Congress an estimated 100,000 pages from select newspapers in the state from 1860 – 1922 that capture the artistic, literary, cultural, economic and political events of South Carolina and surrounding states. 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=331 By Office of Media Relations Exhibition to showcase books by and about individuals whose papers are held by the university’s South Carolina Political Collections (SCPC). 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=347 By Office of Media Relations The 2009 Spring President’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List is accessible via the university’s Web site in both Microsoft Word and PDF formats. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=364 By Office of Media Relations “Southern Satire: The Illustrated World of Jak Smyrl” will be on display at the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum from Aug. 8 to Jan. 23. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=536 By Office of Media Relations 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=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=596 By Office of Media Relations “Theatrical poem” explores the thrill and daring of first women aviators. 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=604 By Office of Media Relations A program that covers tuition for its neediest in-state students is making college dreams a reality for more than 200 undergraduates in the program. 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=606 By Office of Media Relations Play is an eerie cycle of ghost stories about a young girl who mysteriously disappears inside a North Carolina cave. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=607 By Office of Media Relations Gift of $24,500 the largest gift to date to support university's student-led literacy program. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=608 By Office of Media Relations Student-driven effort to take place at 7:30 p.m. in School of Music recital hall, with reception to follow. Concert is free of charge, but donations of $25 are suggested. http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=609 By Office of Media Relations South Carolina Hospitality Association partners with state Department of Health and Environmental Control Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling to form South Carolina Green Hospitality Alliance. 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