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Research milestones in review: Spring 2024 through images

Posted on: May 21, 2024; Updated on: May 21, 2024
By Eden Prime, eprime@mailbox.sc.edu

Discover USC 2024

Boasting over 2,750 attendees and a variety of outstanding presentation award winners from an array of disciplines and levels of study at the event on April 19, 2024, Discover USC grows in attendance and impact yearly.

View of Discover USC attendees from above at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Discover USC attendees filled the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on April 19, 2024.

 

Research Core Fair 

The March 15, 2024 USC Research Cores Fair showcased the research of students and postdoctoral scholars whose work uses the tools available through the shared research cores that offer resources for use by USC researchers in areas ranging from life sciences, chemistry, engineering and aerospace, to earth, ocean and environment.

Geology research presenter at the 2024 Research Core Fair
Dr. David Barbeau gives a talk entitled “Reconstructing the southern Appalachian mountains from laser ablation mass-spectrometry of their eroded remains: implications for natural resources, coastal management, and the geosciences” during the Earth, Ocean and Environment session at the 2024 Research Core Fair.

 

GRANT Graduation 

GRANT Graduation annually celebrates the administrative staff in various departments across campus as they complete the GRANT certificate program, a training curriculum designed to give research administrators advanced training in grant-related policies, procedures and activities. The GRANT graduation on May 14, 2024, marked the end of over 40 hours of training and celebrated 18 graduates.

Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson presents GRANT Graduation certificates to the 2023-2024 cohort.
Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson presents GRANT Graduation certificates to the 2023-2024 cohort.

 

Brain Health Network Sumter clinic ribbon cutting 

The USC Brain Health Network hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its Sumter location on Monday, May 13, 2024, marking the clinic’s formal opening, expanding diagnostic and care services for patients with memory disorders in the Sumter area. 

USC President Michael Amiridis and Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson were joined by S.C. House Speaker Murrell Smith, state Sen. Katrina Shealy and Prisma Health’s Chief Academic and Medical Officer Dr. Patrice Weiss to cut the ribbon at the Sumter Brain Health Network location.
USC President Michael Amiridis and Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson were joined by S.C. House Speaker Murrell Smith, state Sen. Katrina Shealy and Prisma Health’s Chief Academic and Medical Officer Dr. Patrice Weiss to cut the ribbon at the Sumter Brain Health Network location.

(Pictured from left to right are USC Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson, Brain Health Network Executive Business Manager Brad Cole, USC President Michael Amiridis, Prisma Health Chief Medical Officer Patrice Weiss, Speaker of the SC House Murrell Smith, SC Senator Katrina Shealy and USC School of Medicine Columbia Dean Gerald Harmon.)

 

Completion of the Propel 2023-2024 cohort

On April 3, 2024 the 2023-2024 Propel Research Mentorship Program cohort celebrated the end of the annual training cycle. This year set a record number of participants from across the university’s research community expanding the number of faculty who have completed the program and gained a strong  grant proposal toolkit that will serve them for years to come. The Office of the Vice President for Research anticipates continued growth of the program in the coming year.

Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson addresses the 2023-2024 Propel Cohort at a training session in the Fall of 2023.
Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson addresses the 2023-2024 Propel Cohort at a training session in the Fall of 2023. 

 

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21 May 2024

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