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3MT® 2023 Winner – Jesi Gibbs, M.S. in Marine Biology

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. Graduate students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis/internship/research project and its significance. The exercise fosters academic, presentation, and research communication skills while developing students’ abilities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to a non‐specialist audience. Jesi Gibbs is an MS Marine Biology graduate student who…

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Course Feature – M.S. in EVSS

Interested in a Master of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Studies at the College of Charleston? Let’s take a look at one of its featured courses, Biodiversity Management (EVSS 671), to get a better sense of what a typical day looks like for a graduate student. This course reviews the methods to measure and manage biological diversity in an era of rapid change. Through international case studies, students will review…

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition – 2023

The Graduate School proudly presents the annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition! The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. Graduate students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis/internship/research project and its significance. The exercise fosters academic, presentation, and research communication skills while developing students’ abilities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to a…

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Charleston, SC Ranked 6th In The Country For Best Places To Start a Career

WalletHub is an award-winning personal finance company that is used by millions of consumers, including leading news outlets. Industry experts from the company recently released a study where Charleston ranked 6th out of over 180+ cities as the best place to start a career. Let’s take a look into how this was determined:  One of the most difficult decisions young professionals have to make is deciding on where to live.…

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Graduate Student Q&A: Annabelle Tierney

We pulled aside Annabelle Tierney to discuss her thesis research addressing plastic pollution in the marine environment. Annabelle is a third-year graduate student in marine biology from Australia with aspirations of going into conservation work.    Q) Can you tell me about your research?  Annabelle: For my thesis research I am analyzing the distribution and abundance of microplastics in sediments and brown and white shrimp from estuaries along the South…

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Student Spotlight: Haley Schanne, M.S./M.P.A. Presents at Virtual ARNOVA Conference

My name is Haley Schanne, and I am a third-year student in the concurrent M.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies/Master of Public Administration program. Earlier in November, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to present my thesis work at the 49th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). My thesis, called “Behind these Googly Eyes: Measuring Nonprofit Motivations toward Public-Private Environmental…

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Hitting the Books: A Graduate Guide to the Addlestone Library

Ready to hit the books this semester? Hitting the Books series is our three-part series detailing the various study locations and resources available to graduate students on and around campus at UCSC. This edition will detail the College’s Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library. Addlestone Library is located at our Downtown campus at the corner of Calhoun & Coming Streets. The mission of the Addlestone Library is “to make available a…

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Summer Student Series – Jessica Ramirez, M.S. in Marine Biology

Ever wonder what the summer looks like for graduate students? For each program, the summer semester looks a little different, with students taking summer courses, participating in internships, conducting research, among other activities. This summer, we will be inviting current graduate students to share their experiences in their own words. Our next guest blogger is Jessica Ramirez, a student in the M.S. in Marine Biology Program. Hello! My name is…

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Inside the Graduate Student Poster Session

The Graduate School hosted its annual Graduate Research Poster Session last month with an unprecedented turnout of research posters. Jennifer Saunders, an MES graduate student has shared her experience as a presenter. The Graduate Research Poster session last month was a great experience for me. Working on a thesis or an internship report can be a daunting and isolating task in its final stages, and it helps to have a…

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Exploring the Dangers of Pollution

Much of the work our graduate students do has direct applicability to the issues facing society. So, it’s always interesting to hear about the research our students do, and how it impacts the larger world. Jared Ragland’s (Marine Biology) work is one such example. He’s spent years tracking the urgent problem of ocean pollutants and how they affect the East Coast’s loggerhead sea turtle population, and his study was recently…

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