Already known as a top-ranked school of public health nationally, the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health has once again been ranked the best school of public health in South Carolina.
A Gamecock at heart, Cole knew that studying at South Carolina's flagship university would cement her ties to the state, and she chose the Arnold School's B.S. in Exercise Science program as her major due to its strong scientific foundation.
Graduate students from across the Arnold School have earned 2024-2025 SPARC Graduate Research Grants from the USC Office of the Vice President for Research to fund individual scholarship initiatives.
USC features the research of communication sciences and disorders professor/chair Jean Neils-Strunjas, who is working to prevent the onset of dementia by testing simple techniques for older adults.
In February, USC hosted the National Big Data Health Science Conference, which is supported in part by NIH and centers on the critical questions and emerging methods in big data health science.
Her various leadership roles and volunteer activities - along with a strong foundation from the only accredited school of public health in the state - cemented Bethany Cotton's commitment to a career in health care.
The Office of the Vice President for Research has selected exercise science associate professor Xuewen Wang as one of the 2025 recipients of the Distinguished Research Service Awards.
As a student in the Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management program, Maushmi Patel has developed research interests in patient engagement and evaluation, particularly the assessment of digital health technologies.
Beloved by his work family at CARE, Dave Murday passed away unexpectedly in January. The researcher leaves behind a loss of expertise, but more profoundly, a legacy in the rich organizational culture he helped cultivate over the past 30 years.
Martha Selmon's experiences providing and receiving health care services with the U.S. Army are what led her to pursue an MHA. She is particularly interested in health disparities, provider burnout and the health of military veteran populations.
Honors College student Courtney Tkacs, who is majoring in public health and political science, has been elected as the USC Student Body President for 2025-2026.
The department and other close colleagues and friends will share their stories of Al, who passed away in February at the age of 86, at a Celebration of Life lunch on April 11, 2025.