One unique — and educational — way The Citadel STEM Center of Excellence celebrates the season is by hosting “Cookies, Cocoa and Coding.”

Weinstein, whose research into microplastics pollution was recently featured in National Geographic, is being flown to Paris at the request of the French Embassy to share his discoveries.

In recognition of his lifetime of service and contributions to the State of South Carolina, Richard Dwight Porcher Jr., Ph.D., was awarded The Order of the Palmetto.

Citadel professor John Weinstein, Ph.D., speaks about microplastics with Pattrn, an online media outlet connected to The Weather Channel.

The Citadel hosted more than 340 middle and high school students interested in computer science from 12 different schools across the state.

The department will be hosting two different events in October to recognize National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

“My mother supported me in my quest to earn The Citadel Band of Gold. I am happy to report that I did not disappoint her.”

The Citadel’s Dept. of Health and Human Performance, and its newly established Center for Performance, Readiness, Resiliency, and Recovery (CPR3) are working to improve the safety and security of the state and the nation, through improving the fitness and health of its people.

Deepti Joshi, Ph.D., will serve as the principle investigator, or lead, for the project which is funded by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Shaniqua Crews, who is working on her master’s degree in school psychology, began conducting research last fall on sleep and its effect on emotional well-being.