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Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Understanding the growth of autism is the focus of a sociology lecture to be delivered next month in Columbia.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  South Carolina business leaders are meeting with scholars and trade experts on China to discuss how to build communication and stronger business ties between the two cultures.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  University of South Carolina law school and accounting students are offering their time to provide free tax assistance to the low income and elderly.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  A Duke University scholar is offering a lecture on the Emancipation Proclamation to open a series of lectures on the Civil War at the University of South Carolina.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  South Carolina native and National Book Award winner Nikky Finney is joining the faculty at the University of South Carolina.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Four political science scholars from the University of South Carolina are offering their insights into this year's presidential race as it enters its final week.

Friday, March 16, 2012  The University of South Carolina School of Law is hosting a symposium that brings together legal experts, prosecutors, defense counsel and law professors to discuss ethics and potential cases of wrongful conviction.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  Those interested in the rare natural history illustrations of John James Audubon and Mark Catesby have a chance to see their original works during a talk at the University of South Carolina library in Columbia.