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Debra Boyd has announced she will step away as Winthrop University's provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, effective June 30, 2019. Boyd will take a year-long sabbatical after which she will...
Winthrop University President Dan Mahony and Provost and Former Acting President Debra Boyd made the following statements today during a scheduled Board of Trustees meeting regarding the Aug. 24 vandalism of Tillman Hall.
Boyd said, "While we will continue to seek support from the state, external agencies, groups, and generous individuals, we must look for ways to achieve these goals by focusing on our core mission of educating students and...
Boyd previously served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Winthrop since 2003. The vice president for academic affairs provides leadership to five colleges, the library and the graduate school.
Living in the 19th century, Helen DeKroyft was an incredibly popular and highly praised blind orator and author. Her ability to gain such success was not only due to her intelligence, but also due to the ability for audiences to...
Trustees unanimously approved a resolution on June 19 thanking Acting President Debra Boyd for leading the institution during a year of transition. Also at the meeting, trustees approved a resolution to thank the 56-member...
A senior at Winthrop College, Helen McRae (Pat) Hicklin of Richburg, SC has been selected for Who's Who among students in American colleges and universities for 1946-1947. Others named for Who's Who at Winthrop include: Marian...
The bromodomain-containing proteins are a ligandable family of epigenetic readers, which play important roles in oncological, cardiovascular, and inflammatory diseases. Achieving selective inhibition of specific bromodomains is...
On May 4, Provost Debra Boyd will preside during the 7 p.m. Graduate Commencement ceremony, where master's or specialist degrees will be awarded to nearly 230 graduate degree candidates. On May 6, Boyd will oversee two...
During a memorial concert earlier this month, Helen Layton became the first recipient of the scholarship, which provides financial support for scholarships, faculty support and programming needs of the Peace, Justice, and...
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Bringing a safe and effective pharmaceutical product or medical device to market requires an astonishing amount of time and money. This research features interviews with the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Chief Scientific...
Moral injury accounts for the complexity of symptoms evident in military personnel which go beyond the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. This study sought to investigate the relationship between guilt and shame...
This article investigates William Browne’s use of a poem by the medieval poet Thomas Hoccleve as a tribute to his imprisoned fellow-poet George Wither. It argues that Hoccleve’s self-referential poem-sequence The Series plays a...
BACKGROUND: Thousands of people in the UK have required end-of-life care in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary healthcare teams (general practice and community nursing services) have provided the majority of...
Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking," will speak Oct. 29 in Tillman Auditorium. Prejean is an internationally known speaker and anti-death penalty activist.
Thresholds of asymmetric pulses presented to cochlear implant (CI) listeners depend on polarity in a way that differs across subjects and electrodes. It has been suggested that lower thresholds for cathodic-dominant compared to...
ABSTRACT: Thresholds of asymmetric pulses presented to cochlear implant (CI) listeners depend on polarity in a way that differs across subjects and electrodes. It has been suggested that lower thresholds for cathodic-dominant...
To remain culturally competent is an essential role requirement of administrators, curriculum developers, faculty, and students who drive the mission, value, and goals at academic institutions. Their scope of influence and...