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ATTENTION ...... Metro, Education, Health, Broadcast Editors: High-school students taking white-coat adventures High-school students from around the state are at the University of South Carolina this week for a white-coat adventure into the worlds of pharmacy and medicine as part of the Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series. The camp, which runs through Friday, June 13, offers great story and visual opportunities. Lab sessions from 1:15 – 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, are particularly visual. Adventures in Pharmacy: Students will learn the essentials about diabetes, including how to take a blood-pressure reading and assess sugar levels. Adventures in Medicine: Students will dissect the brain and spinal cord. Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series camps, which run weekly through July, also include ones in journalism, law, marine science, computer gaming, culinary arts, U.S/China exchange, exercise science, writing and robotics.
To coordinate coverage of the Carolina Master Scholars Adventures in pharmacy and medicine, call Karen Petit at 803-777-5400.
ATTENTION ...... Metro, Business & Broadcast Editors: Economists can discuss rising costs and economic outlook Rising oil prices, food costs, unemployment rates and tuition have vaulted the economy to the top of Americans’ list of campaign issues. Economics professor Dr. Jan Breuer, an expert in financial and currency crises, can discuss interest rates, monetary policy, inflation and recession and exchange rates.
Breuer is available Thursday, June 12. To arrange interviews, call Peggy Binette at 803-777-5400.
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