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Sydney Ronzulli ’17 has been working on experiments with the novel coronavirus that could serve as evidence for opening businesses and states. “I am specifically focusing on developing experiments to detect human antibodies toward the novel SARS-CoV-2,” she said. According to Ronzulli, several methods for detecting the novel coronavirus have already been established and used

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Though the backdrops weren’t physically classrooms or auditoriums, PC students presented scholarly work and performed musical solos to campus. Guests used their computers or smartphones to peruse a virtual gallery from PC’s senior art student. The academic presentations and performances went on across digital platforms for this year’s Honors Day on Thursday, April 23. The

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Presbyterian College’s Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Circle recently held its initiation ceremony this April, virtually inducting students into the national leadership honor society. Instead of gathering in HP Amphitheatre, where its ceremonial rituals have previously taken place for the event, faculty secretary Debby Young assembled the table setting in the small meeting room in Laurens

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by Denise Devaney ’20 Before PC students began taking classes remotely, you could often find Matthew Davis in the Templeton Center, the Writing Center, or the Media Center working on his internship. During the spring semester, Davis created digital content for PC’s Department of Athletics as its intern. Working on campus, he met face-to-face with

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Presbyterian College will offer a new minor in public health policy beginning in the 2020-2021 academic year. The minor will provide students a solid foundation for understanding the public health arena, according to Dr. Ben Bailey, assistant professor of political science at PC. “The current pandemic demonstrates the critical need for individuals who understand public

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Serina Combs was supposed to leave for a golf tournament in Hilton Head a day before classes were canceled the following week. She was on spring break then, practicing with the rest of the women’s golf team at the Augusta Country Club. “At first, I was not surprised by the news because I knew that

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Andrew Kyzer was in high school when he volunteered at Harvest Hope Food Bank with his youth group at church, packing emergency food boxes during South Carolina’s historic flooding in 2015. He worked with the group packing non-perishable and perishable items like fruit, vegetables, bread, meat and dried goods. “I had a good time,” said

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Due to concerns over the coronavirus, graduation ceremonies for seniors at the College of Arts & Sciences and for fourth-year pharmacy students at the School of Pharmacy will be rescheduled at a later date. Graduation weekend was scheduled for Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9. A makeup date has not been determined, although the

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The job market has shifted over the past few weeks.  Businesses have shuttered, and 16 million US workers have filed for unemployment benefits due to layoffs as we adjust to the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, this is a tough time for graduating seniors to be job hunting and for students seeking summer internships. So what can

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Teachers have been every bit as heroic during the pandemic as they’ve always been. Now is a time when everyone needs to read and hear as much good news as possible. During Easter weekend, enjoy this heartwarming story about John Paul Sellars ’01, a teacher who honored a professor who inspired him– and who created

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