Josh Dixon came to USC in his 30s and quickly found the direction for his career thanks to help from his media arts professors. During an internship with Professor Northrop Davis, he helped prepare a pitch to publish a graphic novel Davis is creating with USC alumni artists and writers.
Statistics graduate Jackie Purtell knows it takes more than good luck to find the right path. When she found her direction, she got on track to a career as a Quantitative Analyst.
Cory Schnell has always wanted to be a teacher, but he says his favorite part about teaching is just guiding his students through conversations that help them understand concepts of criminology and the criminal justice system.
Marine science doctoral graduate, Sarah Hall, was once afraid of the ocean's power and mystery. Those same unknowns eventually inspired her to pursue a career in physical oceanography at NOAA.
Archaeologists with the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at USC have studied the Camden Battlefield for decades, but their most recent finding is the discovery of a lifetime.
Nick Tice is an integral part of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals football team. But you won’t find him on the field. Tice watches the game as it happens, along with countless other fans. The day after each game, he examines every second of every game through hundreds of thousands of data points.
Kristin Dow, a professor in the geography department, recently obtained Columbia's new heat map. Even for a city known for being "famously hot," the map of Columbia's heat held some surprises.
Justin Tupper has built his career on golf and creativity. It's a connection he forged on golf courses in South Carolina's Lowcountry 30 years ago.
History professor’s new book looks at cross-cultural ties created by slavery in the U.S. Colonies.
Geography professor Meredith DeBoom is a 2022 Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award winner
Gwen Hopper’s research takes her to rivers, drainages and stormwater ponds throughout Horry and Georgetown Counties. She collects water samples to examine the amounts and types of dissolved organic matter in each system.
Ph.D. psychology students will train with frontline agencies to combat the opioid epidemic through a new fellowship program, funded by HRSA. The program, called Supporting Substance Use Disorder Services in South Carolina, will include a new center at USC.
Four undergraduate students in the School of Visual Art and Design are putting together an exhibition as part of the new Stormwater Collaborative Residency program.
New center takes a multifaceted research approach to neurodevelopmental disorders
As the sort of kid who had a knack for math, Matthew Ballard grew up thinking that was just the way his brain was wired, a widely accepted misperception within American culture.
Hugo, Hazel, Floyd, Florence and Joaquin are names seared into the memories of South Carolinians during the past few decades. These hurricanes ripped paths of destruction through the state, but one of the most significant storms in Palmetto State history didn’t have a name.
Postdoctoral fellow of history Madeline Steiner writes for The Conversation on the origins of the modern creepy clown
A group of design students put their skills into action this semester to help a South Carolina legislative committee streamline its communications.
Dianne Johnson-Feelings published two children’s books in 2022 under the pen name Dinah Johnson. “H is for Harlem” and “Indigo Dreaming” tell unique and richly wrought stories about the experiences of African American communities.
Jotaka Eaddy started a movement with the social media hashtag “WinWithBlackWomen” that reached hundreds of millions of impressions. Eaddy now brings this movement home to South Carolina through Coming Full Circle, a new series that will bring dynamic Black women leaders to speak on campus in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences.
Tammi Richardson jokes that she fell in love with phytoplankton as an undergraduate — captivated by the gorgeous shapes and striking colors— but it took a long time to make the tiny organisms her life’s work.
Schools throughout South Carolina now have a new way to prepare teachers and other staff to support student mental health.
Rosamond Kent Sprague, a pioneering professor of philosophy, died September 10, 2022, at the age of 100.
As a first-generation college student at UofSC, Alan Rowland wondered whether he would find a place in academia. But by the end of his freshman year, he was researching the biggest questions about the smallest particles known to science. It started with a lab class taught by Professor Yordanka Ilieva, who studies protons.
Three new biology labs in the Jones Physical Science Center are giving students hands-on experience with exploring science.