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 Next outlines bold vision for Columbia campus

USC's Board of Trustees approved USC Columbia's master plan, which will help meet the needs of students, faculty and staff for decades to come.

From the classroom to the field, USC students carve their own Carolina paths

For a lot of University of South Carolina students, the realization that this is a special place comes quickly. One walk around the Horseshoe, one time cheering in the stands at Williams-Brice Stadium, and that’s all it takes. But those signature experiences are only a tiny part of what it means to be a Gamecock. Life-altering experiences can be found all over campus and beyond.

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

  

  Education professor helping prepare teachers of Syrian refugees in Turkey

  As refugee children struggle to assimilate, University of South Carolina College of Education Associate Professor Elif Karsli-Calamak has been leading grant-funded support for educators in Turkey who — without adequate resources and specialized training — face crushing disadvantages teaching them.

• Faculty Spotlight

  

  Carolina Trustees Professorship winner: Sanjay Ahire

  Sanjay Ahire, an operations and supply chain professor teaching in the Darla Moore School of Business, is the recipient of the Carolina Trustees Professorship in Humanities, Social Sciences, Business and Law teaching award.