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Check out the new article, " The Fan Master ," in Charleston Style and Design Magazine by Dr. Susan Millar Williams, who teaches English at the Palmer Campus. Way to represent, Dr. Williams! If you like this article, be sure to check out her blog posts about local history on this blog:  Eastside History Series: Charleston’s Back Yard by Dr. Susan Millar Williams East Side History Series: The East Side and the Railroads Eastside History Series: Cigar Boxes Eastside History Series: 2 Amherst St.- The Belser House (also known as Presqu'le) East Side History Series: Faber-Ward House 631 East Bay East Side History Series: Michele Moore’s East Side Roots - 89 Drake Street and 21 Cooper Street Eastside History Series: Denmark Vesey and the African Church East Side History Series: Bischoff’s Square East Side History Series: Vardrell’s Creek East Side History Series: Made Ground East Side History Series: Hampstead Eastside History Series: Rope Walk - North Side of Line Street from...

Micropipette Lab Materials by Dr. Maureen Whitehurst and Ms. Michelle Lee, Biology Instructors.  It is wonderful when it all comes together! Palmer General Biology (BIO 101) and Microbiology (BIO 225) students enjoyed a significant laboratory curriculum upgrade during the Spring 2018 semester. A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) device was acquired via mini-grant funding from the TTC Foundation. Adding samples to an electrophoresis gel This device amplifies a small quantity of DNA and allows students to visualize the results. It is up-to-date technology and we are proud to incorporate this new lab into our curriculum. Students learned how to dispense tiny quantities of chemicals (microliter amounts, 1000 th of a milliliter),  how to add samples to an electrophoresis gel, how  operate the PCR machine, and finally interpret data. Loading the gel electrophoresis Palmer teamwork allowed this example of student success. Earlier mini-grant success provided the iPad tablet to con...