Among America’s oldest and most comprehensive public universities, UofSC Columbia is the major research institution of the University of South Carolina system and its largest campus, enrolling approximately 21,000 undergraduate students and approximately 8,000 students in graduate and professional programs. UofSC Columbia offers over 320 degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional program levels, affording students the most comprehensive array of educational programs in the state.
In an interview, scholar Alyssa Collins explains how her time spent plumbing the sci fi writer’s papers left her stunned by the breadth of her interests and the depth of her scientific knowledge.
In Canada, the French and English languages generally peacefully coexist.
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It’s common for people to live near others who speak a different – but similar – language. But generally, they handle their differences without violence.
Ione Quigley of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe during a ceremony in Carlisle, Pa., on July 14, 2021, marking the return to tribal lands in South Dakota of disinterred remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in Pennsylvania.
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Ukraine says thousands of Ukrainian children have been kidnapped by Russian soldiers, which is a war crime. The US government kidnapped and forced the assimilation of Indigenous children for decades.
Brainstorming in a group can be challenging – but it can yield unique, innovative results.
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With companies encouraging greater teamwork, an expert outlines how to innovate effectively and problem solve as a group.
Social media sites like Twitter have been a major source of both true and false information regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
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A team analyzed more than 21 million tweets about COVID-19 vaccines and found that negative sentiments on social media were tied to lower-than-expected vaccination rates in many nations.
Marlee Matlin covers her ears as Gottfried performs during the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump in 2011.
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Though it was exceedingly grating, the late comedian was able to perfect a sound that worked in tandem with his brand of humor.
Although the COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, they have been insufficient at preventing breakthrough infections.
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The latest addition to the omicron lineage has been making waves in Europe. Whether it will do the same in the U.S. depends on rates of vaccination and prior infection.
The media plays an important role in the way people learn to view themselves and others.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immunology terms that are typically relegated to textbooks into our everyday vernacular. These stories helped us make sense of the ever-evolving science.
Le 24 février 2022, jour du début de l’offensive russe en Ukraine, Vladimir Poutine reçoit au Kremlin des représentants du monde des affaires.
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Les oligarques tiennent un rôle central au sein du système politico-économique de la Russie. Décryptage de leur relation complexe avec Poutine.
La radioactivité résiduelle à Tchernobyl reste forte par endroit, d'où l'instauration d'une zone d'exclusion vierge de toute présence humaine permanente (zone de la Forêt rouge).
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Si la centrale de Tchernobyl n’est plus en fonction, elle est au cœur d’une zone toujours très irradiée que les mouvements de troupes peuvent déstabiliser. Avec quels effets pour la population ?
Putin has kept most oligarchs at a distance – literally and figuratively.
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An expert on oligarchs explains how they came to be Russia’s richest and most powerful people and scrutinizes their relationship with Putin.
Much of the region around Chernobyl has been untouched by people since the nuclear disaster in 1986.
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With Russian troops rolling through the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, a biologist who studies wildlife in the area describes the risks of disturbing this radioactive landscape.
Researchers are working to develop vaccines that provide long-term immune protection from COVID-19.
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Black writers like Charles Chesnutt had to contend with a dilemma writers today know all too well: give the audience and editors what they want, or wallow in obscurity.
A woman in Ukraine appears to pray as she waits for a train out of Kyiv.
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