Nitin Ravikanthachari receives an American Society of Naturalists Student Research Award
Funding will support research on plant-insect interactions, genomics, and maladaptation.
Congratulations to our new ASPIRE Award winners
The ASPIRE program gives UofSC faculty the opportunity to compete for funding to start a promising new research avenue, build up a collaborative, interdisciplinary research project and/or invest in research infrastructure.
Our undergraduate students won multiple awards at Discover UofSC!
Congrats to all 2022 undergraduate awardees.
The Poulain lab published a new study in Frontiers in Neuroscience
Discover how cell adhesion molecules wire brain circuits
Dr. Jeff Twiss featured in UofSC Today
Jeff was recognized by the SEC for the impact he has had across research, teaching and mentorship at UofSC.
Congratulations to our new Magellan scholars!
The Magellan Scholar program was created by the UofSC to enrich the academic experience of our undergraduates through research opportunities in all disciplines.
The Smith lab published a new study in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Discover how mitochondria travel in mature axons
Dr. Jay Pinckney awarded the 2022 Carolina Trustee Professorship Award
This award recognizes faculty members for their commitment to teaching excellence
Dr. Nathan Senner featured in the State
Learn more about horseshoe crabs and their (over)exploitation for detecting toxins
Dr. Andy Schumpert receives the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award
This award recognizes innovative faculty committed to quality instruction.
Drs. Carol Boggs and Jason Stewart receive a Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Awardees have an outstanding record in guiding undergraduate students through the research process.
Dr. Tammi Richardson receives the Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of Year award
The Mungo award is the highest recognition given by UofSC to outstanding teachers
Kirsten Fisher and Amanda Manea awarded a Goldwater Scholarship
The scholarship recognizes sophomores and juniors for their exceptional work and commitment to research careers.
Dr. Jeff Twiss named winner of the 2022 SEC Faculty Achievement Award for UofSC
The SEC Achievement Award recognizes a full professor with outstanding records in both teaching and research
The Lizarraga lab featured in Spectrum News
Discover how to boost neurons lacking ASH1L, an autism-linked protein
Nayan Mallick and Levi McKercher awarded a Vernberg Fellowship
Funding will support research at the Baruch Institute
The W. Gordon Belser Harboretum featured in the State
Discover this hidden gem in Columbia
Dr. Deanna Smith awarded another R21 grant from the NIH
Funding will support studies on the role of Lis1 in the adult nervous system.
Jenny Linscott and her collaborators published a new article in Movement Ecology
Discover how migratory birds adjust to wind conditions
Dr. Sofia Lizarraga awarded an R01 grant from the NIH
Funding will support studies on the role of counteracting epigenetic mechanisms in the development of neuronal circuits
The Lizarraga lab published a new study in Molecular Psychiatry
Discover how mutations in Ash1l, a major genetic risk factor for autism, affects brain development
Dr. Rekha Patel awarded a grant from the Collaborative Center for X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Funding will support research on the role of PKR activation in the neurodegeneration observed in X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism.
The Patel and Dudycha labs published a new study in Scientific Reports
Learn more about oxidative stress and lifespan in Daphnia
The Ely lab published a new study in Current Microbiology
Discover S2B, a newly isolated podovirus.
The Fu lab published a new Spotlight article in Molecular Plant
Discover how some pathogens degrade the plant cell wall to facilitate infection.