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Would-be scientists among middle school and high school students in the Lakelands region will be able to try their hands at crime fighting, exploring microorganisms, chemistry, physics and more when Lander University hosts the annual Fuji Summer Science and Mathematics Enrichment program starting in June.

This year's edition of Lander University's Student Academic Showcase was "a great success," according to Dr. Alice Taylor-Colbert, SAS Committee chair.

During a ceremony in the F. Mitchell Johnson Board Room, Lander University officials awarded the top academic honor, the university's Thayer Award, for fall 2012 graduates to John Hudson, of Greenville.

Lander University's Third Annual Student Academic Showcase will spotlight excellence in research and creativity during presentations and judging Monday, March 18, through Wednesday, March 20, and an awards ceremony on Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.

Greenwood physician Dr. Dan Robinson's hobby of collecting precious stones is paying dividends for Lander University.

Two members of Lander University's nursing faculty received doctoral degrees in 2012, and they agree it would have been impossible to successfully complete the demanding curriculum and study requirements without the support and encouragement of their families.

Four students were honored recently when Lander University's William Preston Turner School of Nursing held its annual Nursing Recognition Ceremony as a prelude to the university's December graduation.

Nearly 400 people attended Lander University's annual Eleanor Shiflet Teal Scholarship Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Finis Horne Arena in the university's Athletics Center.

Two of Lander University's academic departments have undergone name changes as approved by the university's Board of Trustees at its most recent meeting in late September.

Sydney Broussard, of Traveler's Rest, a sophomore nursing student at Lander University, receives a flu shot from classmate Derquis Mitchell, a senior, from Greenwood.