Recent Stories

Patient-centered approach deepens medical students' understanding of addiction

June 18, 2019, Alyssa Yancey

Tarak Patel, a second-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, had witnessed the devastation of addiction while volunteering at hospitals and free clinics, but he only had a surface-level understanding of the complexities of the issue. That changed earlier this summer when Patel participated in the Summer Institute for Medical Students (SIMS) at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Center City, Minnesota.

Topics: Students, Experiential Learning, Scholarships, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Service, Careers, Student Voices, Medicine (Columbia)

Colon cancer researcher finds new treatment for deadly disease

June 11, 2019, John Brunelli

When colon cancer spreads, it often ends up in the liver, where surgery can be complicated, even impossible. That’s why research in the University of South Carolina’s College of Pharmacy proving the efficacy of a new class of cancer drugs is so significant.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy

Brain Power

May 23, 2019, Alyssa Yancey

Second-year Ph.D. candidate Katy Pilarzyk was one of three University of South Carolina students awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship this year. She will use her funding to continue her work in Michy Kelly’s lab at the School of Medicine Columbia. The lab studies the inner workings of the brain to better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying social and cognitive deficits.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Research, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Careers, Student Voices, College of Engineering and Computing, Medicine (Columbia)

Dealing with dementia

May 22, 2019, Page Ivey

Social work and public health researchers Sue Levkoff and Daniela Friedman are teaming up to open a new front line in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, particularly among the African American population, which has a greater incidence of the disease and related dementias.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, College of Social Work

Homegrown doctors to practice in SC

April 26, 2019, Alyssa Yancey

Graduating medical students Laine Way and Parker Edison have done their clinical education in Florence at the UofSC School of Medicine's Florence Regional Campus, and now they'll be completing their residencies in Florence at McLeod Health.

Topics: Students, Academics, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Service, Careers, College of Arts and Sciences, Medicine (Columbia), South Carolina Honors College

UofSC shares 'The Art of Healthy Living'

April 25, 2019, Thom Harman

South Carolina — the state’s leader in health science education and research — is sponsoring “The Art of Healthy Living,” a fun, educational and interactive exhibit in the heart of Artisphere, the sprawling downtown Greenville festival.

Topics: Signature Events, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia), Medicine (Greenville)

Working together to find solutions

April 16, 2019, John Brunelli

The immediate past president of the National Medical Association will deliver the keynote address at the 12th annual James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture on April 23.

Topics: speakers, Academics, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Following fragile Xers' transition

April 15, 2019, Chris Horn

A four-year study tracking high-school seniors with fragile X syndrome could yield new insights into how well these students transition into adulthood, says an Arnold School of Public Health researcher heading a portion of the study.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Cause for hope

April 03, 2019, Chris Horn

When Wendy Rothermel’s son Cade was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, her family life was upside down, punctuated by his frequent temper tantrums. But when the family connected with Project HOPE and Cade’s therapy began, positive changes followed. The nonprofit foundation, launched by two university alumnae, is bringing hope to families across the state.

Topics: Alumni, Health Sciences, School of Law, College of Social Work

Breakthrough Star: Tisha Felder

March 22, 2019, Page Ivey

In the fight against breast cancer, there are two distinct lines of research: treatment and prevention. Breakthrough Star Tisha Felder, an assistant professor and researcher in the College of Nursing and Cancer Prevention and Control Program in the Arnold School of Public Health, finds herself at the crossroads of those two lines.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Recognition, Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Arnold School of Public Health

A good match

March 13, 2019, John Brunelli

Fourth-year School of Medicine Columbia student Ashley McCaskill hopes confidence will be key when it comes to her Match Day fate. She is one of 30,000 med students in the United States who will find out March 15 which residency program selected them.

Topics: Students, Academics, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Careers, Student Voices, Medicine (Columbia), Medicine (Greenville)

'Stages'

February 28, 2019, Page Ivey

Playwright David Lee Nelson brings his one-man show to South Carolina's Lab Theatre to put the spotlight on colon cancer.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Studying the link between mind and body

February 28, 2019, John Brunelli

The Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Program, funded by a prestigious National Institutes of Health research training grant, has been such a success that the NIH renewed it for a third five-year cycle.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Research, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, The Graduate School, Arnold School of Public Health

The growing resistance

February 12, 2019, Chris Horn

Antibiotic resistance, a public health threat that already endangers millions worldwide, is on track to become a much deadlier problem in the years ahead. Part of the challenge, says a University of South Carolina public health scientist, is that bacterial resistance to antibiotic medications is fostered not only in clinical settings but also in the environment.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Committed to service

February 08, 2019, Laura Kammerer

At the height of the Ebola epidemic in 2014, Cheedy Jaja traded the relative comforts of American health care practice for Tyvek bodysuits and chlorine baths. Now the Sierra Leonean native is committed to a new mission: to bolster the early diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell disease in children.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Nursing

Fast track to success

December 14, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

The BARSC-MD program, a joint initiative between the University of South Carolina Honors College and the USC School of Medicine, allows a select group of students to complete an undergraduate degree and their medical degree in just seven years. The students receive conditional acceptance to medical school as freshmen, and then enter medical school after their third year of undergraduate coursework.

Topics: Students, Academics, Undergraduate Admissions, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia), South Carolina Honors College

No bigger than a minnow

November 20, 2018, Chris Horn

Alzheimer’s, autism and schizophrenia are very different neural disorders but they have this in common — scientists are learning more about each condition by studying the neural development of a fish that's barely the size of a small minnow.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Shared Commitment

November 16, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

Inspired by the University of South Carolina's inclusive environment, donors Clark West and Elliott Mitchell agreed to establish a $500,000 endowment to support scholarships for USC School of Medicine students. West and Mitchell also established a $500,000 endowment to support scholarships for students attending associate degree-granting institutions in South Carolina who wish to transfer to one of the Palmetto State’s baccalaureate-granting colleges or universities, including USC.

Topics: University Leadership, Scholarships, graduate-studies, Diversity, Philanthropy, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Recovery starts here

November 14, 2018, Megan Sexton

South Carolina’s high stroke rate is not good news for the state, but it makes researcher Julius Fridriksson’s work particularly relevant.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Initiatives, Health Sciences, Service, Arnold School of Public Health

An early start

November 08, 2018, John Brunelli

More than 40 middle school students visited the College of Pharmacy to envision what their future could be. Most of the students were female and African-American, part of the college’s efforts to attract underrepresented minorities to the profession.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, Careers, College of Pharmacy

Gut feeling

November 07, 2018, Chris Horn

In the nearly 30 years since the first Gulf War in Kuwait and Iraq, medical professionals have struggled to identify the cause for symptoms collectively referred to as Gulf War illness that have persisted among a quarter-million military veterans. Saurabh Chatterjee can’t identify the cause, but he thinks his research team at USC’s Arnold School of Public Health has found the locus of medical dysfunction.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Fire alarm

October 30, 2018, Chris Horn

A team of scientists at USC's Arnold School of Public Health have zeroed in on the diet-inflammation link, identifying 45 food and food components associated with biomarkers of inflammation in studies of humans, laboratory animals and even cells in culture.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Support system

October 15, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

As a youth transition specialist for Able South Carolina, a disability nonprofit that provides an array of independent living services, University of South Carolina graduate student Michael Hanna draws from his own experiences growing up with ADHD.

Topics: Students, Academics, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Careers, Medicine (Columbia)

Jeté to the top

September 26, 2018, Chris Horn

A diagnosis of scoliosis put the brakes on 12-year-old Abbie Digby’s aspirations as a ballet dancer, but her subsequent surgery and recovery sparked a desire to pursue a career in medicine. She's now a freshman pre-med student at Carolina.

Topics: Students, Scholarships, Health Sciences, Student Voices, College of Arts and Sciences

Meet new faculty member Jessica Bradshaw

September 24, 2018, Chris Horn

The university has recruited many new faculty members this semester. Meet Jessica Bradshaw, an assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

All heart

August 27, 2018, Annika Dahlgren

School of Medicine student Alison “Allie” Augsburger has wanted to be a doctor for as long as she can remember, but working with her mentor and completing a prestigious summer program has helped focus her sights on the rigorous field of cardiothoracic surgery.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Research, Experiential Learning, Scholarships, graduate-studies, Diversity, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Microbial mashup

August 07, 2018, Chris Horn

Alan Decho’s research sometimes takes him to the tropics to study thick, slimy mats of bacteria that survive in extreme heat and drought. Turns out, the conditions those hardy bacterial colonies call home might provide clues in the search for life on other planets.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Breakthrough Star: Brie Turner-McGrievy

July 30, 2018, Megan Sexton

Brie Turner-McGrievy’s research focuses on obesity prevention and treatment. She examines the use of plant-based diets in place of calorie restrictions to promote weight loss, and uses technology and mobile health to deliver interventions and facilitate social support and self-monitoring.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Recognition, Health Sciences, Careers, Arnold School of Public Health

Stressed out

July 20, 2018, Page Ivey

We’ve all heard the health warnings about stress, but just how, exactly, does stress damage a healthy person? And what is it that allows some people to be resilient while others exhibit a vexing trail of cytokines, inflammation and other biochemical responses to trauma and other stressors? School of Medicine researcher Susan Wood is trying to figure out just that.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Recognition, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Research leads to potential treatment for rare disease

July 19, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

Research from University of South Carolina School of Medicine researchers Drs. Mitzi Nagarkatti and Prakash Nagarkatti has led to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic compound found in cannabis, as a treatment for autoimmune hepatitis.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Food is medicine

July 18, 2018, Megan Sexton

FoodShare South Carolina, a University of South Carolina program that works to expand access to fresh produce and nutrition education for low-income families in the Columbia area.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Experiential Learning, Initiatives, Philanthropy, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, Medicine (Columbia), Arnold School of Public Health

Heating up cancer treatment research

July 12, 2018, Annika Dahlgren

Researchers with the College of Engineering and Computing have created a new way to destroy cancer cells in two days. The research team — made up of electrical engineering professor Seongtae Bae, postdoc fellow Jung-tak Jang and undergrad (Eric) Sang Hoon Ju — uses a nanomaterial and an alternating current (AC) magnetic field generator to super heat the cells.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Research, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing

Age-old compound, modern-day use

July 03, 2018, Chris Horn

Biomedical scientists at USC’s School of Medicine are studying the extent to which emodin, a natural compound found in rhubarb, could help relieve some side effects of a common chemotherapy drug.

Topics: Students, Research, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Breakthrough Leader: Janice Probst

June 29, 2018, Craig Brandhorst

As director of the S.C. Rural Health Research Center since 2003 — and prior to that, as the center’s deputy director — Jan Probst has played an integral role in promoting the work of other investigators in public health, nursing, medicine and other disciplines.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Research, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Careers, Arnold School of Public Health

Big data to the rescue

June 26, 2018, Chris Horn

University of South Carolina researchers across multiple disciplines are putting data analytics to work to tackle an array of real-world challenges — from keeping helicopters flying safely to improving health care and detecting deadly fungal outbreaks in corn.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Economic Engagement, Partnerships, Health Sciences, Darla Moore School of Business, College of Engineering and Computing, College of Nursing, Arnold School of Public Health

No rest for the curious

June 22, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

Over the last few years the University of South Carolina's School of Medicine has doubled its summer research opportunities for rising second-year medical students. This year more than half of the Class of 2021 (M.D.) applied for the program, and 24 students are currently completing research experiences in clinical and translational research.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Research, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

No pain, no migraine

June 21, 2018, Chris Horn

Michelle Androulakis understands the debilitating pain of migraine headaches and is looking for ways to help fellow sufferers. The neurologist and med school professor has conducted clinical trials for a non-invasive migraine procedure involving a tiny nasal catheter as well as for a new migraine drug.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Breakthrough Star: Karen McDonnell

June 15, 2018, Julie Smith-Turner

Karen McDonnell didn’t want to be a nurse. In fact, she turned down a nursing scholarship after high school in favor of studying biology and chemistry. After graduation, she went to work in a research lab. Although she enjoyed her work, something about it didn’t quite fit. That’s when McDonnell discovered her true calling in a most unusual place.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Research, Recognition, Health Sciences, College of Nursing

Transforming professionals through human interaction

June 08, 2018, John Brunelli

The University of South Carolina became one of the first nursing programs in the state to start a simulated participant — or SP program. More than a dozen actors feign ailments to better prepare Carolina nurses.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, College of Nursing

Overcoming grief through music

May 25, 2018, John Brunelli

Sarah Louise Faulkner combined her love of music with her studies to become a nurse to study the healing power of music.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Academics, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, Service, Careers, School of Music, College of Nursing, South Carolina Honors College

Reading, writing, arithmetic - and running

May 23, 2018, Megan Sexton

Education professor Collin Webster works with classroom teachers and others to integrate more physical activity by students throughout the school day.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Leadership, Careers, College of Education

Sky's the limit

May 21, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

Seth Howell, former Air Force pilot and recent University of South Carolina School of Medicine graduate, credits his family — especially his wife — with his success in med school. The Jefferson, S.C., native hopes to practice in a rural location after completing his residency.

Topics: Alumni, Academics, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Careers, Medicine (Columbia)

No dream too big

May 09, 2018, Page Ivey

Scott Salters thought his dream of being a physician in his hometown of Greenville — helping folks and being a role model for other young black men — was too big a dream. Now after two years at Carolina, Salters graduates in May with leadership distinction, a long list of accomplishments and activities, and a plan to attend medical school.

Topics: Students, Academics, Experiential Learning, Recognition, Health Sciences, Leadership, Careers, Arnold School of Public Health

A perfect ending

May 09, 2018, Marjorie Riddle Duffie

While he was an undergraduate, Brooks Herring worked tirelessly to improve the student veteran experience at the University of South Carolina, while also maintaining a perfect GPA, being a father to two sons, working part time as a bartender and personal trainer, regularly performing as a solo singer/guitarist and taking on multiple leadership roles on campus.

Topics: Students, Academics, Diversity, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, Careers, Student Voices, Darla Moore School of Business, Arnold School of Public Health

Hop, skip and jump

April 30, 2018, Megan Sexton

Ali Brian, a physical education researcher in the College of Education, helps young children and adolescents with and without disabilities improve their gross motor skills — their ability to run, jump, hop, throw, catch and bounce a ball.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Careers, College of Education

Breakthrough Leader: Mitzi Nagarkatti

April 27, 2018, Chris Horn

When Mitzi Nagarkatti joined the School of Medicine as chair of pathology, microbiology and immunology in 2005, the department was bringing in about $600,000 a year in NIH funding, 81st among all such departments across the nation. The department now garners some $9.5 million per year in NIH grants (No. 17 in the country) and Nagarkatti continues to build research capacity not only in that unit but in the entire School of Medicine and across the university.

Topics: Faculty, University Leadership, Research, graduate-studies, Recognition, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Building a healthier South Carolina

April 20, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

The staff of the SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare at the USC School of Medicine is working to improve access to care in rural South Carolina. Created with state funding in 2017, the center has a number of initiatives underway, including a loan program to encourage health profession students to practice in rural settings, research grant programs and partnerships helping put providers on the ground in critical need areas.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Research, Scholarships, graduate-studies, Partnerships, Health Sciences, Careers

Breakthrough Star: Parastoo Hashemi

April 20, 2018, Chris Horn

Parastoo Hashemi wants to know what's going on inside our heads — neurochemically speaking, that is — and she and her research team are well on their way toward figuring out how to do it. Her pioneering research on measuring neurochemical levels in the brain have far-reaching implications for treatment of depression and other neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Recognition, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

'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

The antibiotic strikes back

March 28, 2018, USC Times

Chemistry professor Chuanbing Tang believes polymers can be engineered to make antibiotics more effective.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

A dual purpose

March 26, 2018, Megan Sexton

Johnie Hodge is undertaking the challenge of becoming a physician-scientist by earning both an M.D. and a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. The number of physician-scientists has steadily declined in recent years, but those who remain are helping translate research discoveries into changes in patient care.

Topics: Students, Research, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia), Arnold School of Public Health

Breakthrough Star: Mohammed Baalousha

March 23, 2018, Karla Turner

The sky above St. Pancras International Railway Station in London is visible through a glass roof that will never need cleaning, thanks to a layer of nanoparticles that lie on the surface. Nanostructures like these, and the ones you may find in your morning coffee, are the center of Dr. Mohammed Baalousha's research.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Recognition, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Galen Fellows

March 19, 2018, Megan Sexton

The first class of Galen Health Fellows arrived on campus in August, a group of more than 450 first-year students with dreams of careers in the health sciences.

Topics: Students, Faculty, University Leadership, Academics, Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Admissions, Initiatives, Health Sciences, Service, Careers, Student Voices, College of Arts and Sciences, Medicine (Columbia), College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, Arnold School of Public Health, College of Social Work

Futures Revealed

March 08, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

Eighty-three School of Medicine students will learn the results of their residency interviews during Match Day at The Zone on March 16. The event is the culmination of four years of medical school, and the results will determine where the students will spend the next three to seven years of their lives training in their chosen specialty.

Topics: Students, Academics, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Careers, Medicine (Columbia)

Where no one has gone before

March 08, 2018, Chris Horn

Jana Liese had her sights set on an internship at the National Institutes of Health but no students in the Washington Semester Program had ever landed an internship in a research lab. "At first, I was a little dejected," Liese says. "But then I decided I'm going to make this happen."

Topics: Students, Research, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, Student Voices, College of Arts and Sciences

Fighting for the fragile

March 05, 2018, Laura Kammerer

After watching an extremely premature baby die following complications from hypothermia, Robin Dail has dedicated her career to understanding the impact of temperature on premature babies. Her research is influencing care practice standards and leading to new technologies.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Nursing

Committed to Care

February 26, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

Students, faculty members and alumni from the USC School of Medicine are making a difference in the Midlands by volunteering at two local free medical clinics. Students also work to support The Free Medical Clinic financially through the Black Tie White Coat Gala, an annual fundraising event.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, Experiential Learning, graduate-studies, Diversity, Partnerships, Health Sciences, Service, College of Arts and Sciences, Medicine (Columbia), Arnold School of Public Health

Medical researchers work together to improve South Carolina's health

February 08, 2018, John Brunelli

National Council for Behavior Health medical director Joseph Parks will be the keynote speaker at the Integrated Behavioral Health Symposium spearheaded by the College of Social Work. The symposium will be held Monday (Feb. 12) at the Alumni Center.

Topics: Students, Faculty, speakers, Academics, Research, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia), Medicine (Greenville), College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, Arnold School of Public Health, College of Social Work

Act 2

January 26, 2018, Alyssa Yancey

Christopher Wach planned to make a career in military, but injuries sustained in Afghanistan earned him two Purple Hearts and a medical discharge. He was able to find a second home and a new career path at the University of South Carolina.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Academics, graduate-studies, Diversity, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Nursing works with other health disciplines to improve SC's health

January 11, 2018, John Brunelli

The Carolina Family Practice, operated by nursing faculty, has a new home to better serve its patients. In November, the clinic opened at 1410 Blanding St. in downtown Columbia as part of its new affiliation with Palmetto Health USC Medical Group.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, Service, Careers, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Social Work

A transformational step

January 10, 2018, Megan Sexton

The School of Medicine’s new Research Center for Transforming Health will provide a hub that makes it easier for basic science researchers and clinical researchers to come together to work on projects that can improve the health of South Carolinians.

Topics: Faculty, Research, graduate-studies, Initiatives, Health Sciences, Careers, Medicine (Columbia)

From Ph.D. to M.D.

January 10, 2018, Megan Sexton

Will Sharp, who earned his M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, draws on both degrees as an emergency room doctor and researcher at the University of Chicago.

Topics: Alumni, Academics, Research, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Careers, Medicine (Columbia)

The curious case of Marcus Brown

January 09, 2018, Chris Horn

Marcus Brown is a fictional high school student athlete whose medical history is the centerpiece of a teaching module in anatomy and biology courses at 20 middle and high schools that participated in a joint venture with USC’s School of Medicine and the College of Education. The project gives students an interesting case study that guides them through an exploration of various physiological conditions that might have contributed to the star athlete’s untimely death.

Topics: Faculty, Experiential Learning, Partnerships, Health Sciences, College of Education, Medicine (Columbia)

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

2017 A to Z

December 15, 2017, Joshua Burrack

When Capstone is lit, you know something good has happened in Gamecock Nation and it was lit a lot in 2017. Take a look back at some of our top moments with our A to Z year-in-review video.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, University Leadership, President Pastides, Diversity, History, Recognition, Economic Engagement, Health Sciences, Campus Construction

UofSC institute finds solutions to help vulnerable familiies

December 08, 2017, Megan Sexton

The USC Institute for Families in Society has a simple goal — find solutions to help vulnerable families in South Carolina. But the work, much like the issues faced by families, can be anything but simple.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Experiential Learning, Partnerships, Health Sciences, Service, Careers, College of Social Work

Terms of engagement

December 07, 2017, Chris Horn

Domestic abuse is a problem nationwide and even more so in South Carolina. Counselor education professor Ryan Carlson says it's important for counselors to know what kind of violence they are dealing with when helping abuse patients.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Education

Dealing with dyslexia

December 04, 2017, Chris Horn

It’s estimated that 6 percent to 10 percent of K-12 students — some say as many as 20 percent — struggle with reading disorders of some kind. Carolina psychology professor Scott Decker has a grant to assess every school district in South Carolina to see how well they are doing in identifying and helping students with dyslexia.

Topics: Alumni, Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education

A case for good training

December 02, 2017, Page Ivey

South Carolina’s Department of Social Services works with families in some pretty tough situations, but they don’t have to go it alone — thanks to support from USC’s Center for Child and Family Studies.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Research, Health Sciences, College of Social Work

Making dreams come true

November 28, 2017, Megan Sexton

A nursing degree from the University of South Carolina helped make Patricia Edens Eddy’s dreams come true. Now, she wants to help make that experience available for others. Eddy and her husband, Nelson, have established an endowed fund to award scholarships to College of Nursing students.

Topics: Alumni, Academics, Scholarships, Philanthropy, Health Sciences, Careers, College of Nursing

It's about to get personal

November 27, 2017, Allen Wallace

Imagine going shopping and having your phone or fitness tracker make product recommendations for you based on your breath or the current physical state of your body. It is not science fiction. It’s the future of retailing and health care digitization according to researchers at University of South Carolina’s College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Economic Engagement, Health Sciences, Leadership, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

Maybe you're not allergic

November 13, 2017, Craig Brandhorst

A team of undergraduates mentored by associate professor of pharmacy Brandon Bookstaver has developed a new protocol being used at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital to determine if hospitalized patients who report having a penicillin allergy, in fact, are allergic.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Research, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, Student Voices, College of Pharmacy

Water, water everywhere...

November 10, 2017, Chris Horn

A former research chemist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Carolina chemistry professor Susan Richardson focuses her research on harmful byproducts of disinfectants used to make water safe for consumption.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate research opens door to opportunity

November 03, 2017, Jalesa Cooley

Pre-med sophomore Karlye Denner was working at a Columbia health clinic when she began to notice the high number of Latino patients who seemed at risk for diabetes. Intrigued, the Capstone Scholar from Closter, New Jersey, applied for a Magellan Apprentice Undergraduate Research Grant to conduct independent research on the issue.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, Student Voices

Breathe easier

October 31, 2017, Chris Horn

Just because lung cancer patients are living longer and sometimes even cured of the disease, long-term survivors of the disease often cope with distressing symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, depression and anxiety. Karen Kane McDonnell, a nursing professor in USC’s College of Nursing, plans to test an intervention to reduce their symptom burden.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Nursing

A plague upon us

October 30, 2017, Megan Sexton

The toll of America’s opioid epidemic is tragic, but UofSC researchers are engaged in the struggle, finding tools that could help turn the tide.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Arnold School of Public Health, College of Social Work

Losing weight online

October 27, 2017, John Brunelli

The Arnold School of Public Health is looking for participants for a weight-loss study. The 18-month iReach study, starting in January, requires enrollees to "attend" weekly classes online.

Topics: Research, Health Sciences, Healthy Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health

Fighting disease with data

October 25, 2017, Chris Horn

Without consistent medical supervision, HIV patients remain infectious and often have dire health outcomes. But two Arnold School of Public Health professors and an interdisciplinary team from the University of South Carolina have a plan to help reduce HIV infections in South Carolina and make medical care more responsive for those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health

Stick with the program

October 24, 2017, Page Ivey

Tisha Felder recently received funding from the National Cancer Institute to identify and test intervention strategies to improve adherence to hormonal therapy among disadvantaged breast cancer survivors who experience excess rates of breast cancer mortality.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Arnold School of Public Health

A rural outreach

October 17, 2017, John Brunelli

Improving rural health is a key focus for USC’s College of Nursing, which has initiatives in place to address rural health disparities, improve mental health access and respect cultural differences in health care decision making.

Topics: Faculty, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, College of Nursing

Destined to help

October 10, 2017, Melinda Waldrop

Kahlil Demonbreun always knew what he wanted to do, even if he couldn’t put an exact name to it. Demonbreun, the 2016 recipient of the University of South Carolina College of Nursing Alumni Award, grew up in Michigan surrounded by strong women whose influence led him down a somewhat unusual career path.

Topics: Alumni, Health Sciences, College of Nursing

Reversing a national health trend

October 05, 2017, John Brunelli

A pediatric researcher whose life work involves reducing obesity in children will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Gerry Sue and Norman J. Arnold Childhood Obesity Lecture.

Topics: Faculty, Academics, Research, Signature Events, Health Sciences, Healthy Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health

Rising to the challenge

September 27, 2017, Chris Horn

In recognition of World Heart Day (Sept. 29), the staff at Capstone Scholars Program completed CPR certification. Capstone faculty principal Patrick Hickey is encouraging faculty and staff across the university to consider getting CPR certification.

Topics: Health Sciences

Meet new faculty member Kimberly Becker

September 26, 2017, Chris Horn

Kimberly Becker joined the psychology department this year with a research focus of evidence-based treatment for a variety of problems that youth and families face. She's particularly interested in innovations in treatment design.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Choosing right, when all the choices are correct

September 25, 2017, John Brunelli

May 2017 graduates of the University of South Carolina College of Nursing set a new record on the National Council Licensure Examination, the standardized test used for the licensing of nurses in the U.S. The cohort of 158 nursing students earned a pass rate of 99.3 percent. The year-to-date average for the college is 98.3 percent. The national average is approximately 83.6 percent.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Academics, Experiential Learning, Recognition, Health Sciences, Careers, College of Nursing

A Smart Start to a nursing career

September 25, 2017, Megan Sexton

Starting this fall, a cohort of nursing majors in the South Carolina Honors College will start on the path to a career that might include research and academia — along with clinical nursing practice. The Smart Start Nursing Program allows Honors College students to be automatically accepted into the upper division of the College of Nursing.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Academics, Research, Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Admissions, Initiatives, Health Sciences, Careers, Student Voices, College of Nursing, South Carolina Honors College

Clinical approach

September 19, 2017, Chris Horn

The School of Law is launching two new legal clinics this academic year. A medicolegal clinic will team law students with medical students, medical residents and physicians to improve health outcomes for pediatric patients, while a domestic violence clinic will focus on protection, advocacy and community education.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, Academics, Experiential Learning, Partnerships, Health Sciences, Service, School of Law, Medicine (Columbia)

Transforming health

September 17, 2017, Alyssa Yancey

This fall, the School of Medicine Columbia is launching a new center aimed at improving the health of South Carolinians by changing the way faculty and physicians think about research.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Careers, Medicine (Columbia)

Clinical Teaching Award winner: Julie Ann Justo

July 28, 2017, Melinda Waldrop

Julie Ann Justo, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy, is a 2017 Clinical Teaching Award winner. Her demanding but fun classes are structured to emphasize patient participation and produce excellent providers.

Topics: Faculty, Academics, Recognition, Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy

The hunger game

July 25, 2017, Chris Horn

Hunger is one of our basic urges. To better understand it and the implications for obesity, School of Medicine researcher Claudia Grillo is using a National Science Foundation grant to study an obscure neural circuit that drives hunger.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Leading the charge

July 11, 2017, Melinda Waldrop

Gerald Harmon will help formulate American Medical Association positions and policies as chair of the board of trustees. Harmon has enjoyed a distinguished military career and a decades-long medical practice in Georgetown.

Topics: Alumni, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

A Natural Course

July 07, 2017, Laura Kammerer

As a Carolina pharmacy student, David Foreman ’87 never anticipated he would venture far from the traditional drugstore. But after a family member sparked his interest in natural products, he followed his passion and became a go-to national expert in the field.

Topics: Alumni, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Careers, College of Pharmacy

Slowing cognitive decline

June 30, 2017, Page Ivey

Jim Fadel and fellow School of Medicine researcher Larry Reagan are looking at using a chemical already found in the body to treat age-related cognitive decline. The pair is researching whether a direct shot of insulin into the brain can prevent or event reverse damage.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

A family affair

June 20, 2017, Melinda Waldrop

After her younger brother, Andrew, was diagnosed with ADHD, Sydney Bassard became intrigued by the intervention methods that boosted his grades and confidence. She switched majors and graduated this May with a degree in public health, set on becoming a speech/language pathologist.

Topics: Students, Diversity, Health Sciences, Careers, Arnold School of Public Health

Breakthrough Star: Christina Andrews

June 16, 2017, Page Ivey

Christina Andrews’s research on how the Affordable Care Act has affected substance abuse treatment could provide the first national scale data on the ACA’s impact on an area of treatment that has been neglected.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Recognition, Health Sciences, Leadership, College of Social Work

Reading the signs

June 14, 2017, Chris Horn

S.C. schools have no uniform protocol for identifying children with dyslexia. Scott Decker, an associate professor of psychology at Carolina, plans to help address that issue with a grant from the S.C. Department of Education.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

PTSD's inflammatory pathway

June 08, 2017, Chris Horn

Mitzi Nagarkatti at the School of Medicine Columbia has launched a five-year study to investigate how PTSD affects the immune system, particularly the inflammation cascade that can lead to cardiovascular disease, obesity or diabetes.

Topics: Research, Health Sciences, Medicine (Columbia)

Breakthrough Leader: Julius Fridriksson

June 02, 2017, Craig Brandhorst

Julius Fridriksson, director of the University of South Carolina’s Aphasia Laboratory and the SmartState Endowed Chair of Memory and Brain Function, has helped bring in more than $20 million in federal grants to the university to research ways to help stroke victims regain their speech.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Leadership, Arnold School of Public Health

Room to breathe

May 05, 2017, Laura Kammerer

For Sarah Ostenfeld, the biggest challenge of pharmacy school came wrapped in a NICU blanket in September 2015 as she began her third year of the program.

Topics: Students, graduate-studies, Health Sciences, Student Voices, College of Pharmacy

Breakthrough Star: Jan Eberth

May 05, 2017, Melinda Waldrop

Public health professor Jan Eberth’s research measures access to and quality of cancer prevention and treatment services with a goal of reducing health disparities.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Health Sciences, Leadership, Arnold School of Public Health