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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  As South Carolina competes against other states to host one of the Federal Aviation Administration's six new drone testing sites, legislation is working its way through the Statehouse to regulate just how broadly the unmanned aircraft can be used.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Researchers at the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business; showed a new online tool to help the state government calculate impact on tax changes.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Researchers at the University of South Carolina have a new online tool to help state leaders understand the effect of potential taxes.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Britain's Gurdon, Japan's Yamanaka share Nobel medicine prize for stem cell research

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Researchers lure great white sharks onto boat platform for up close tagging off Cape Cod coast

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The University of South Carolina has been given a $10 million grant to study how dietary supplements can be used to treat inflammation. The award from the National Institutes of Health comes after the group gave the university $6 million that led to research that showed some dietary supplements can reduce inflammation.

Monday, June 04, 2012  The director of the National Cancer Institute is visiting South Carolina.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  As South Carolina experiences a fourth straight month of declines in the unemployment rate, experts at USC are giving the public a tool to better understand the numbers.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008  Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control estimate that from that in the next 45 years the number of cases will be three times higher

Tuesday, December 02, 2008  South Carolina university officers and researchers top the state's 2008 taxpayer-paid travel list.

Thursday, November 13, 2008  Two professors at the University of South Carolina have gained top national awards for research in physical activity and health study.