Science Grant Awarded to Local Student

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - (08/26/2013)(readMedia)-- The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Student-Faculty Research Program has awarded a grant to Coker College student Kristen Oliver, from Ladson, S.C., working on a collaborative project with Jennifer Borgo, assistant professor of biology, and Rebecca Heiss, a member of the biology faculty at the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. Oliver, Borgo and Heiss received the grant for their project titled "The Bacterial Kill Properties of Uropygial Gland Secretions in Passerines Found in South Carolina."

Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.