Press Releases

UofSC students and alumnus win big at The Proving Ground 2018

March 30, 2018, Taylor Evans

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, Academics, Experiential Learning, Economic Engagement, Entrepreneurship, College of Arts and Sciences, Darla Moore School of Business, School of Law

'The skin you're in' may determine your health

March 28, 2018, John Brunelli

University of California Berkeley public health professor Amani Nuru-Jeter will deliver the 11th annual James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture April 6.

Topics: speakers, Academics, Research, Signature Events, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

UofSC youth summer camps 2018

February 27, 2018, Taylor Evans

Summer is quickly approaching, meaning that children will soon need activities to enrich their lives and expand their minds. Luckily for parents, Carolina has a variety of summer camp options for every interest from singing to softball to science.

Topics: Academics, Experiential Learning, College of Engineering and Computing, College of Information and Communications, School of Music

Advertising class picks standout Super Bowl commercial

February 02, 2018, Taylor Evans

Professor Bonnie Drewniany's Super Bowl Commercial class graded Super Bowl advertisements on their likability, brand identity and persuasiveness to chose this year's Cocky Award winner.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, College of Information and Communications

No. 1! UofSC sport science programs top national rankings

December 20, 2017, Allen Wallace

The University of South Carolina’s sport science programs are ranked No. 1 in the United States for the second year in a row, and No. 4 in the world by ShanghaiRanking's 2017 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, University Leadership, Academics, Research, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Recognition, Health Sciences, Healthy Carolina, Leadership, College of Education, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, Arnold School of Public Health

Continental establishes endowed chair at UofSC

December 11, 2017, Peggy Binette

The University of South Carolina announced a new endowed chair position at the Darla Moore School of Business Monday (Dec. 11). The endowed chair will be funded by a $2 million grant. University President Harris Pastides announced the Continental Endowed Chair in Global Supply Chain Management and Management Science during the Fall 2017 Industry Summit of the Operations and Supply Chain Center.

Topics: Faculty, Academics, Research, Economic Engagement, Darla Moore School of Business

UofSC continues to climb in latest U.S. News rankings

September 11, 2017, Jeff Stensland

Boosted by a growing reputation for academic excellence and research prowess, the University of South Carolina climbed several spots in the latest U.S. News and World Report’s latest undergraduate rankings publication released this week, now ranking 46th among all public institutions, and 25th among state flagships.

Topics: Academics, Recognition

Dirk Brown to direct new UofSC entrepreneur institute

May 17, 2017, Peggy Binette

The University of South Carolina has tapped tech entrepreneur, marketer and educator Dirk Brown to lead its recently established McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise.

Topics: Faculty, Academics, Initiatives, Economic Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Darla Moore School of Business

3 students win Goldwater Scholarships

April 13, 2017, Peggy Binette

Three South Carolina Honors College students win Goldwater Scholarships. Carolina students have won Goldwater Scholarships for 25 consecutive years.

Topics: Students, Academics, Scholarships, Recognition, South Carolina Honors College

New dean named for College of Social Work

April 11, 2017, John Brunelli

The University of South Carolina has named Sarah Gehlert as the dean of the College of Social Work. Gehlert comes to Carolina from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity.

Topics: Faculty, University Leadership, Academics, Research, Experiential Learning, Scholarships, Undergraduate Admissions, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Leadership, College of Social Work

David Shields named 2017 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner

March 31, 2017, Peggy Binette

David Shields, a Carolina Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina, has been named one of 14 SEC professors who have been honored with 2017 SEC Faculty Achievement Awards.

Topics: Faculty, Academics, Research, Service, Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences

Arnold School of Public Health to expand to Greenville

March 24, 2017, Jeff Stensland

The University of South Carolina’s nationally-renowned Arnold School of Public Health will open a satellite program in Greenville focused on research and education that tackles some of South Carolina’s most pressing health needs. The expansion will allow students to receive graduate-level education at the intersection of public health and clinical medicine and conduct cutting-edge research into solutions to public health problems.

Topics: Academics, Research, graduate-studies, Initiatives, Partnerships, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Students perform world premiere in New York City

September 12, 2016, Dan Cook

Imagine the stakes when you enroll in an experimental music class and it turns out that you’ll not only be listening to challenging sounds, but actually performing such pieces yourself. Not only that, but performing them in New York City just one month into the semester as part of a world premiere.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Experiential Learning, Partnerships, Student Voices, School of Music, South Carolina Honors College

Going global

June 20, 2016, Dan Cook

Tourism is a global industry by its very nature — and the United States is a leader in the sector. Enter the International Hospitality and Tourism Academy, a three-week summer program that welcomes foreign students for intensive training in hospitality and tourism management.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Experiential Learning, Careers, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

Enter the Ice Dragon

November 25, 2015, Craig Brandhorst

Andy Hayes and Dale McCants, two alumni of the University of South Carolina's doctoral program in mechanical engineering, are the masterminds behind the nanofluid coolant Ice Dragon, which is used by online gamers to cool high-end PCs. Now the two hope to use the same coolant on a larger scale to cool everything from motorcycle engines to office buildings.

Topics: Academics, Research, Recognition, Entrepreneurship, engineering-and-computing