A visit to the dentist can leave you with a case of sensory overload, but the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine is calming patients’ fears with the help of a new dental therapy dog. Lucy, a five-year-old golden retriever, roams the clinic halls—easing patient’s anxiety and providing them comfort during routine cleanings and procedures.

John Berdeaux came up with a simple solution to his complex dental problem: chew a Chiclet and put it where his front tooth should be.

More than 45 years after graduating Carolina, Lynn Cain still remembers what it was like the first time she walked into a patient’s room as a student nurse.

“It’s the skin you’re in,” a woman said during a focus group, to describe what it was like to be African-American and contend with racial discrimination. Amani Nuru-Jeter heard the phrase and completely understood. The effects of racism were such a constant presence in the woman’s life, that it had become a part of her.

In the question of life, Lanie Dreyer knew becoming a nurse was the right answer.

“I just like the aspect of knowing that I can help someone who is hurting or suffering,” Dreyer says. “I’m making a difference however I can, and helping someone get back to better health.”

Curators at the University of South Carolina Libraries are beginning to preserve and store more than 75 years of United States Marine Corps history with the opening of a new digital scanning center and cold-storage vault.