Get Involved: Discover UofSC seeks reviewers and volunteers

Discover UofSC organizers are recruiting reviewers and volunteers to support the annual spring showcase event on Friday, April 22, 2022. We encourage faculty, staff, students and postdocs to sign up today!

• Reviewers: UofSC and Prisma Health faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students and UofSC alumni (as well as others who are personally invited by Discover UofSC organizers) are eligible to serve as reviewers or judges, for presentations at the event. Register to serve as a reviewer by Friday, April 1.
• Volunteers: UofSC and Prisma Health faculty, staff, postdocs, undergraduate and graduate students and UofSC alumni (as well as others who are personally invited by Discover UofSC organizers) are eligible to serve as volunteers. Volunteers receive a free boxed lunch, and can contribute in many ways for as little as an hour or two, or the whole day. Register to serve as a volunteer by Friday, April 1.

 

February 2022 grant awards report now available

The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share the February 2022 monthly awards report listing new grant awards received by faculty throughout the University of South Carolina System. Get the report.

 

Recent Forbes article highlights the role of research at universities and why it matters

In a recent Forbes article, education contributor David Rosowsky provides a unique general-audience view of how research fits into the mission of universities like the University of South Carolina. In the piece, he provides an effective, approachable primer on why universities are engaged in research, how it is funded and how it directly benefits local communities, states and the world. Read the article.

 

10 March 2022