USC NEWS & EVENTS

Helping after Hurricane Helene: Aid for the USC community and beyond

Gamecocks unite to help those affected by Hurricane Helene in the USC community and beyond.

US News rankings: USC tops in international business, first-year experience

The University of South Carolina is home to the nation’s top first-year student experience among public institutions, and its living-learning communities are ranked 10th best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings released Sept. 24.

USC and Lexington Medical Center open innovative facility to train nurses

The University of South Carolina and Lexington Medical Center opened a new 52,000 square foot facility to train the next generation of nurses Monday (Aug. 12). Located on Lexington Medical Center’s West Columbia campus, the satellite clinical education building will be used primarily for the clinical training of the College of Nursing's third- and fourth-year nursing bachelor’s students as well as master’s program students.

USC research funding jumps double digits

The University of South Carolina reached a new research milestone in fiscal year 2024, attracting $309 million in sponsored awards during the one-year period that ended on June 30. This year’s funding level represents a double-digit percentage increase over last year in critical areas such as health research and energy innovation.

USC hits historic high in enrollment as fall semester begins

USC enrollment hits 38,000 for the first time ever while underrepresented minority students make up almost 28 percent of the freshman class.

First renderings of USC's Brain Health Center unveiled

USC's Board of Trustees approved the first designs of USC's state-of-the-art center, which will serve as the hub for the university's Brain Health Network.

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In the News

 

• Faculty Spotlight

  

  Anna Hoppmann leads pediatric cancer research effort

  Anna Hoppmann is a pediatric oncologist with Prisma Health and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia where she graduated nine years ago. She also chairs the S.C. Childhood Cancer Taskforce, which recently released a 25-year trend report on childhood cancer incidence, survival and mortality in South Carolina.

• Student Spotlight

  

  Graduate student gives back to international community

  Meet Gaurav Harshe, president of the Graduate Student Association. Harshe hopes to use his position to support the diverse community of graduate students on campus.

• Faculty Spotlight

  

  Garnet Apple winner: Augustus 'Way' Fountain

  After a long military and government career, Augustus “Way” Fountain found his way back to the classroom. The chemistry instructor at USC is a winner of this year’s Garnet Apple award for teaching innovation.

• Research Spotlight

  

  Propel AI initiative aims to weave AI into scholarship, research

  This fall, roughly 60 faculty members will take part in a new artificial intelligence initiative from the Office of the Vice President for Research. Called Propel AI, the effort aims to empower faculty to incorporate artificial intelligence into their work — regardless of their academic area or previous experience with AI. We spoke with Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor of law and an expert on emerging technologies, about the new initiative.