Excel-funded research initiatives highlighted in feature article and showcase webpage

The Excel program offers internal funding for faculty research in social science, humanities and liberal arts, lessening the disparity in funding between social sciences and STEM fields. Nine of the inaugural 2022-2023 cohort members have completed projects which have been published and presented in various formats. Read Hannah Cambre's recent article which features three separate Excel grant projects here.

The Office of the Vice President for Research is excited to launch a showcase webpage that will be updated as new Excel projects produce materials. Check out the showcase page now, and prepare for updates!

 

Join us for the Propel AI Visiting Expert Series: Tom Mitchell

The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to present a talk by Tom Mitchell, founding chair of the machine learning department at Carnegie Mellon University. Mitchell will be visiting the University of South Carolina on Nov. 15 to share his insights on AI as a revolutionary tool for research and scholarship. We strongly encourage you to join the webinar livestream, which will be broadcast from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The webinar will also be recorded for those who are unable to join the live session. Please register to attend.

 

Discover new research opportunities with University Libraries Academic Analytics program  

Drawing on the university’s Academic Analytics database, our librarians now have the capacity to help USC Columbia faculty:

• Find grants and other award opportunities that are especially relevant to their work.
• Identify other faculty across campus pursuing similar lines of research who have the potential to become collaborators.

Librarians who are highly trained in the use of Academic Analytics can provide personalized insights into new research opportunities for faculty across all disciplines. Click here to read the full article. 

Faculty interested in exploring more can request a consultation or reach out to digres@mailbox.sc.edu.

 

Join Us for a Discussion on Research with Electronic Medical Record Data from Prisma Health 

The Arnold School of Public Health, the Center for Effectiveness Research in Orthopedics, and Prisma Health are excited to present a discussion on using Prisma Health data registries for research. Please plan to attend this presentation on Friday, November 15, 2024 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Discovery Building at 915 Greene Street (Room 331). Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch. You may also join via Zoom here: https://sc-edu.zoom.us/j/83611295991

During this one-hour event, attendees will learn how the process works when requesting to use data from Prisma Health for research purposes, including the IRB process and specific data requests. In addition, two specific patient data repositories will be discussed.

 

Become a Reviewer for Internal Funding and Awards Programs

The Office of the Vice President for Research offers a comprehensive slate of internal funding and award programs for faculty, students and postdoctoral scholars. These annual programs provide recognition of outstanding work and unique opportunities for researchers at every level to take on scholarly projects that might be hard to fund through other methods. To keep these programs strong and successful, the Office of the Vice President for Research looks to faculty members throughout the USC System to serve as reviewers on the committees that guide selection of award and/or funding recipients. Interested faculty members are encouraged to sign up to serve on a review committee.

 

2nd Annual Graduate Student Data Visualization Competition

The University Libraries is once again sponsoring the Graduate Student Data Visualization Award during the 2024-2025 academic year. This competition is designed to:

• Highlight research by current University of South Carolina graduate students.
• Celebrate excellence using data visualization to encourage and enhance knowledge explanation and comprehension.
• Promote data literacy and effective data visualization creation and presentation.
• Encourage awareness of data literacy services and resources provided by the University Libraries.

The Graduate Student Data Visualization Award offers USC graduate students the opportunity to show off their skills using data visualization in their research. Submissions will be accepted any time between Monday, October 7, 2024 and Friday, January 3, 2025. A first-place award up to $1000 is possible with second and third place awards also possible. Learn more about the goals of the award, submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and find the submission form here. 

 

 

7 November 2024