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History of slavery in urban settings and the tags worn by slaves who were hired to work for the city or for other slave owners in cities like Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and Norfolk. Laws required...
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Brief history of the Revolutionary War Battle at Tearcoat Swamp, in 1780, near Sumter, S.C.
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Story of the Civil War battle at Dingle’s Mill, south of Sumter, S.C.
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A brief look at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, S.C., former home of Henry Laurens, a member of the Continental Congress who later became its president. Mepkin Abbey was later owned by publisher Henry...
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Brief history of the Revolutionary War Battle of Camden, S.C. that occurred August 16, 1780.
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Daniel Decatur Emmitt, the New Yorker who penned the song "Dixie."
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Ghost story about the ghost of the lady who hitch-hikes rides with unsuspecting travelers on the bridge over the Wateree River in the swamps near Stateburg.
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This series was produced by WRJA-TV in Sumter to provide short segments on interesting, significant, historical people, places and events in our state's history. Segments include: History of the...
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Story of the current Sumter Court House, built in 1906, and the history of the first Sumter Court House, built in 1802 and completed in 1806. The second Sumter Court House, designed by Robert Mills...
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Bruce Zhi Gao, Ph.D explains biochips. A biochip is very close to a computer chip but they put it in a cell culture dish to make it very clean to culture a cell. The chip is made of silicone which is...
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Richard Visconti, Ph.D., gives a quick overview of the significance of stem cell research - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s...
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Joe Flaherty, Ph.D., gives a quick Real Time PCR demonstration - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s colleges and universities...
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Delphine Dean, Ph.D., a bioengineer at Clemson University, gives an overview of the science of bioengineering - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers...
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Melissa A. Moss, Ph.D., talks about Size-Exclusion Chromatography and how this process aids in studying protein aggregates involved in Alzheimer’s Disease - The “diSCovering Science” series features...
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Melissa A. Moss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at USC-Columbia, talks about the field of Biomedical Engineering and advancements being made in Alzheimer’s Disease research - The...
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Vladimir Mironov, MD, Ph.D., talks about challenges faced in organ printing & possible breakthroughs in field - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers...
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John Weidner, Ph.D., and his researchers explore the efficiency of biofuels - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s colleges and...
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Joe Flaherty, Ph.D., talks about Real Time PCR and gene expression in fungal research - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s...
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Joe Flaherty, Ph.D., gives an overview of the study of genomics - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s colleges and universities...
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Delphine Dean, Ph.D., looks at how space travel affects the human skeleton and cartilage - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s...
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Richard Visconti, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. in Dept. of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology at MUSC, talks about stem cell research in study of regenerative medicine & what it means for potential cures...
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Richard Visconti, Ph.D., talks about stem cell research in the study of cardiovascular disease - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South...
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Delphine Dean, Ph.D., discusses making nanoparticles safe for consumers -The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s colleges and...
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Delphine Dean, Ph.D., talks about her career in science - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s colleges and universities. These...
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Bruce Zhi Gao, Ph.D describes the characteristics of lasers. There are 2 meanings of laser: first, it is a device that generates a laser; second, there is an optical beam generated by this laser...
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Joe Flaherty, Ph.D., talks about his lab’s research of genes involved in fungal development - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s...
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John Weidner, Ph.D., looks at catalysts for fuel cells - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s colleges and universities. These...