Robotic liquid handler to speed USC COVID-19 testing

Nephron owners and University of South Carolina alums Lou and Bill Kennedy donated the robotic handler to the College of Pharmacy. It will increase the number of daily tests USC can process as the school prepares to reopen this fall.

Spring Hill English teacher receives state honor

Sarah Gams has been chosen as the 2021 S.C. Teacher of the Year. Gams also chairs the English department at the Chapin school and has been teaching for 16 years.

Seven farms expand business with $125K in state grants

Entrepreneurs from across the state were awarded a combined $125,000 from the S.C. Department of Agriculture to grow operations ranging from worm castings production to an alpaca farm’s remote educational outreach program.

Ports Authority on track to deepen harbor, build terminal

S.C. Ports Authority plows ahead with a $319 million capital spending plan to deepen Charleston harbor and build a new terminal despite COVID-19 pandemic’s dent in global trade.