For University-wide events, check out the University of South Carolina calendar of events. For community and Arnold School events, see the My Source for Public Health (MySPH) calendar.
The Department of Environmental Health Sciences will host three speakers on October 5 at noon to discuss public health laboratories. Join them to hear from Dana Powell Baker, Emika Aroh, and Beth Bair.
Join the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics for the seminar series on October 10 when Health Sciences Distinguished Professor Donald Mattison discusses drug safety and effectiveness.
Apply by February 15, 2023 to spend the summer researching infectious diseases using big data. The 10-week, full-time training program is open to pre-dissertation master's and doctoral students and includes accommodation as well as $2K+/month stipend.
Join the UofSC Big Data Health Research Center has they host the 2023 national conference, where they focus on unlocking the power of big data in health: translating data science into program development and implementation.
Join the Arnold School and the Research Center for Child Well-Being as they host NYU Global Public Health Dean Debra Furr-Holden on October 7, when she will discuss social determinants of behavioral health.
Are you interested in diversity, equity and inclusion? Apply by September 19 to become a Diversity Fellow. Up to 2 undergraduate, 2 master's, and 2 doctoral students will be selected.
Grab a brown bag lunch and join the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as they host a Student Diversity Dialogue on September 16 at 2pm (Blatt PE Center 107b) to explore implicit bias, cultural humility, competence and proficiency.
University of San Martin's Fernan Aguero will discuss the development a Chagas disease antigen and more at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics' Seminar Series on October 27 at 2pm.
Learn about health systems in Iran and South Korea during the next International Student and Global Health Forum on 9/23. Online or in-person (Discovery 331) at noon.
The Department of Environmental Health Sciences will host Virginia Tech's Leigh-Anne Krometis on Wednesday, September 14 at noon. Don't miss this discussion on drinking water challenges on Appalachian coalfields.
The Prisma Health Children’s Hospital is experiencing record number admissions, and their child life supplies are critically low. New, wrapped kids toys, games, and recreational items are requested to give out during pediatric hospital stays.
Experts from across UofSC will discuss Artificial Intelligence: Game Changer or Game Over on October 6 (6-7:30pm) during a special event hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The panel will be moderated by Arnold School COMD Professor and VPR Julius Fridriksson.
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Seminar Series will feature Florida State University assistant professor of statistics Indrabati Bhattacharya at 1pm on September 19.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Stephen Wilson will discuss Neural Correlates of Recovery From Aphasia After Stroke at the C-STAR Lecture on September 9 at noon.
Communication sciences and disorders assistant professor William Matchin will discuss the Wernicke Conundrum at the next C-STAR Lecture on September 30 at noon.
Are you interested in aging-related research? Apply by October 14 for the Office for the Study of Aging's Graduate Student Scholarship in Aging. Up to two students will receive $1,000 to support their research or professional development in the field.
The Office for the Study of Aging invites applications for a Research Fellowship in Aging. The $5,000 award can be used to support aging-related research, in areas such as caregiving, social gerontology, healthy aging and Alzheimer's/related dementias. Apply by October 14.
The Department of Environmental Health Sciences will host their seminar series at noon on August 31, when SC DHEC's Beth Bair will discuss optimizing cell preparation and transport.
On behalf of the Global Health Initiative, epidemiology assistant professor Melissa Nolan will present "American Vector-Borne Diseases: Parallels between the American South and the Global South" on September 9 at 2pm.
Join the Big Data Health Science Center as they host Lori Scott-Sheldon for their seminar series on September 28 at 11am. Scott-Sheldon, who is the chief of data science and emerging methodologies in HIV at the National Institute of Mental Health, will present on AIDS research funding and priorities.
UofSC students, faculty and staff on the State Health Plan are invited to attend a Flu Shot Clinic on Friday, October 7. First floor lobby of the PHRC Building (921 Assembly Street) from 11am - 2pm.
The Big Data Health Science Center will host their annual retreat on Friday, September 30. Join affiliates and stakeholders for expert panels and networking opportunities in person from 9am - 1pm.
Don't miss the chance to learn all about the SC Alzheimer's Disease Registry (housed in the Arnold School's Office for the Study of Aging) on August 26. Register to attend and receive a boxed lunch.
Register now for one or more of the workshops offered by the Big Data Health Science Center in July. Bioinformatics Analysis in R (July 11-22); Bioinformatics Analysis in Python3 (July 18-22); Data Analytics and ML in Python3 (July 25-29).
Join the Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery as they host Roy Hamilton on May 5 at noon to discuss Stimulating Conversations: Employing Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Technologies to Characterize and Enhance Language Processing in Persons with Aphasia.