nOVEMBER 13, 2009

Three science and health communication related courses to be offered in Spring 2010

Applied Health Communication is a required course for the Graduate Certificate program in Health Communication while the other courses, Seminar in Health, Science and the Media and Health Information Retrieval in Electronic Environments are recommended certificate program electives. Read more>>

October 30, 2009

Science and Health Communication Research Group to co-sponsor healthcare panel discussion

Join fellow students, staff, and professors in an open forum panel discussion to review the legislative process to date, followed by a clarification and de-mystification of proposed health care reform legislation-with an emphasis on topics most relevant to the University community. Read more>>

October 27, 2009

Research group holds second meeting of the 2009-1010 academic year

The Science and Health Communication Research Group held their second meeting of 2009-2010 academic year on October 23. View highlights from the meeting. Read more>>

September 25, 2009

Regional and international conferences call for research in health communications

Working on health communication research? If so, there are numerous opportunities to present your findings. Conferences nationwide are seeking original contributions in the form of competitive papers, presentations and panel proposals. Read more>>

September 20, 2009

Research group kicks off the 2009-2010 academic year

The Science and Health Communication Research Group held their first meeting of the 2009-2010 academic year on September 11. View highlights from the meeting. Read more>>

March 3, 2009

Master’s Student Earns Impressive Internship

University of South Carolina master’s student, Manju Tanwar, was among ten interns chosen for a prestigious internship with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Tanwar is completing the six-month internship in Rockville, Maryland as part of her practicum and is expected to complete her studies at The University of South Carolina in 2009, finishing her master’s in Library and Information Sciences (M.L.I.S) this spring and her master’s in public health (M.P.H.) this summer. Read more>>

December 8, 2008

New interdisciplinary program is the latest initiative to meet the needs of public health communicators

The University of South Carolina is offering a new certificate program to develop expertise in health communication for graduate students and working professionals.  

Two years in development, the Certificate of Graduate Study in Health Communication is a collaborative effort of the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications; the School of Library and Information Science; and the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) of the Arnold School of Public Health. Read more>>