Garnet Apple Award: Karen Edwards
November 22, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
The University of South Carolina has plenty of good teachers. But some, like senior instructor of retailing Karen Edwards, take their efforts in the classroom to the next level.
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Meet new faculty: John Doering-White
November 04, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
John Doering-White became interested in immigration issues as an undergraduate and followed his research interests to Mexico as a graduate student. Now an associate professor at the University of South Carolina with a joint appointment in social work and anthropology, he hopes his research will contribute to the development of a more humane immigration system in the both the United States and Mexico.
English Programs for Internationals turns 40
October 30, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
English Programs for Internationals celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and has come a long way since 1979, when it was created in response to a growing international presence on campus.
Mungo Teaching Award: Amanda Fairchild
September 13, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
If you think you hate statistics or they make you nervous, you might just be the perfect student for Amanda Fairchild. The associate professor of psychology is out to demystify statistics for University of South Carolina master’s and Ph.D. candidates, who need Fairchild’s courses to complete their degrees but do not always see themselves as numbers people.
Students capture drag racing's seismic activity
August 30, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
This past spring, four students measured the ground acceleration of super-charged dragsters at a Charlotte, N.C. drag strip as part of a special topics course. What they found nearly knocked their socks off.
Mungo Teaching Award: Meir Muller
August 23, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
When Meir Muller calls teaching a “life and death occupation,” the University of South Carolina assistant professor of early childhood education isn’t being dramatic. He’s merely underscoring the fundamental importance of good teachers — and of equity in the classroom.
Ground control to major grants
July 25, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
Ten successful doctoral candidates supervised since 2012, 18 funded research projects, 109 refereed conference papers, more than 70 journal articles — by almost any metric, David Matolak is a leader in his field.
Margaritaville property development officer Jim Wiseman rediscovers paradise
July 01, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
After one great big flop, Jim Wiseman, ’79, flipped his property development career around and is now doing everything but "wasting away" in Margaritaville.
Breakthrough Star: Joshua Ruppel
June 28, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
Teaching at a primarily undergraduate institution doesn’t mean you can’t do important research. And attending one as a student shouldn’t preclude the formative experience of immersing oneself in a lab. Just ask Joshua Ruppel, associate professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina Upstate.
Extra Innings
May 13, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
Baseball writer Bill Madden has enjoyed a remarkable, 50-year career as a reporter, columnist and sports biographer. This spring, he finally finished college.
10 floors up and a mile away
March 19, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
When Mel Wright came to the University of South Carolina in the fall of 1969, he had a choice: Sign up for one of the older dormitories in the heart of campus — near Russell House, near the Horseshoe, near just about everything — or move into a 10-story high rise a mile down the road.
No rotten tomatoes
March 12, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
On the second-to-last Thursday of each month, at Columbia’s War Mouth restaurant and bar, the Carolina Archive of Storytelling hosts an open mic event where amateur storytellers share personal narratives with nothing to lean on but a microphone, their memory and the vocal support of a standing room-only crowd.
Global footprint
March 04, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
The University of South Carolina has been a global player for a long time. But since 2011, when the Focus Carolina strategic plan was announced, the university has significantly increased its internationalization efforts, transforming a healthy overseas presence into a clearly defined global footprint.
The ties that unbind
February 15, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
A new study by sociology assistant professor Caroline Hartnett and a pair of co-investigators from the University of Michigan and the University of Texas at Austin looks at young adults with no parental figures in their lives.
All the news that isn't
February 13, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
In the age of social media, it can be hard to tell truth from fiction. And when it comes to news — particularly if it’s related to a hot button political issue — fake news increasingly gets peddled as real news while real news gets maligned as fake. Enter Mo Jang, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and mass communication Ph.D. student Jo-Yun “Queenie” Li. Jang and Li were part of a research team that looked at the origins and spread of fake news on Twitter.
Return on investment: Education
January 04, 2019, Craig Brandhorst
USC Times had lunch with the university's vice president for finance, the director of the Center for the Education and Equity of African American Students and a graphic design professor to talk about the value of a well balanced college education.
Big man on campus
October 12, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
James Dickey arrived at the University of South Carolina 50 years ago and spent nearly three decades as USC’s writer-in-residence. And while his tenure at Carolina was sometimes tumultuous, the celebrated poet, novelist and teacher left a legacy that still reverberates 20 years after his death.
Then and Now: Campus changes, history remains
October 01, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
From the historic Horseshoe to Gibbes Green to the Thomas Cooper Library reflecting pool, parts of the University of South Carolina campus can sometimes feel timeless, like students have been walking the same pathways forever. But as associate professor of architectural history Lydia Mattice Brandt explains, even the historic campus core has changed over time — and in some very surprising ways.
Catch the bus
September 25, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
In addition to his role as associate professor and director of music entrepreneurship at the School of Music, David Cutler has been tasked by the Office of the Provost with overseeing a yearlong, university-wide effort to promote innovation and embolden the creative spirit at every level of the campus community.
10 and counting
July 27, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
It’s been 10 years since Harris Pastides was named the University of South Carolina’s 28th president, and since Aug. 1, 2008, the university has advanced on myriad fronts. The past decade under his leadership has been characterized by resilience, growth, academic and faculty excellence, diversity leadership, spirit and culture, impact on the state — both economically and advancing health care — and access and affordability.
Brick fix
July 18, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
The three-year campus wall renovation project has entered its final phase, with work scheduled for completion in fall 2018.
Power lunch and poetry
July 17, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
USC Times invited retired English professors Don Greiner and Ben Franklin to discuss the legacy of writer James Dickey over lunch at McCutchen House, where the three dined together twice a week for nearly 13 years.
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.
Ways of being
June 26, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
Assistant professor of photography Lauren Greenwald considered becoming a doctor, pursued a career in architecture, lived on a sailboat for a year and worked as a project manager renovating apartments in Paris – all before finally going to graduate school to study photography. Her work is a reflection of that wanderlust, but the lens through which she examines the world could work for anyone, not just the aspiring artist.
Space to print
May 15, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
Assistant professor of management Joel Wooten researches innovation and entrepreneurship and has considerable experience with innovation contests, including XPRIZE in Los Angeles. Now he wants to take the spirit of creative competition into orbit.
Breakthrough Star: Eli Jelly-Schapiro
May 04, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
From economic insecurity to the seemingly endless War on Terror, we live in unsettling times. But that isn’t necessarily anything new, according to assistant professor of English Eli Jelly-Schapiro.
Table for 175
April 30, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
University of South Carolina English professor and culinary historian David Shields' latest book, "The Culinarians," revives the early history of American fine dining. The book was nominated for a 2018 James Beard Award.
Having a ball!
March 28, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
Harris Pastides has a unique collection of reminders of the wide array of celebrities, dignitaries and scholars who have visited Carolina during his 10 years as president of the state's flagship university.
Breakthrough Leader: Subra Bulusu
March 16, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
Using remote sensing technology, Subra Bulusu and his research team are exploring oceanic and atmospheric dynamics, meteorological processes and climate change. Among their endeavors, Bulusu’s team has worked on the retrieval of sea surface salinity data obtained by NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive and Aquarius and the European Space Agency’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite missions.
Survive to thrive
March 13, 2018, Craig Brandhorst
Solving big problems requires big ideas — and one of the biggest problems facing public education in South Carolina and elsewhere is teacher retention.
Experiments in co-ed responsibility
December 14, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
When Capstone House opened in fall 1967, the new “women’s honor dormitory” was a little behind schedule: Carpets and drapes wouldn’t arrive for another week, the cafeteria wouldn’t open for another month and the grand opening of the revolving restaurant at the top had been bumped to November.
A family affair
November 17, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Maybe you’re familiar with the annual Thanksgiving for Internationals dinner at Columbia restaurant Immaculate Consumption; maybe you’re not. Either way, you can appreciate the spirit of the event.
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.
Crosstown Traffic
November 09, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Life on an urban campus comes with lots of traffic. But it’s not just car traffic, especially these days, and it’s not all bad. With the surge in private and public-private student housing downtown, and improvements to bike lanes and shuttle service, the campus commute doesn’t have to be a headache. In fact, for many students, ditching the drive provides a welcome improvement to quality of life.
Honk if you're not driving
November 01, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Law professor Bryant Walker Smith explores the nexus of law, society and emerging technologies — and how human factors fit into a complex equation.
Garnet Apple winner: Peter Duffy
September 29, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
A recipient of the 2017 Garnet Apple award from the Center for Teaching Excellence, Peter Duffy has developed a reputation for innovation in the undergraduate classroom.
Duffy Excellence in Teaching Award: Jill Castiglia
September 08, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
A University of South Carolina Lancaster chemistry instructor and the Lancaster chemistry department’s lab manager, Jill Castiglia teaches the full complement of introductory chemistry courses at the campus, which sometimes means blowing things up.
Uniquely Ours
September 06, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
The university’s new law school building was designed with today’s law student in mind but with the state’s rich legal heritage on full display.
Brew it yourself
August 15, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Before he finished college, Kevin Varner, ’93, was working in a brewery. By his mid-20s, he had started one himself. Now, a quarter century later, the founder of Columbia’s Hunter-Gatherer Brewery and Ale House is back at it, opening a second brewery, this one so big you could fly a plane through the front door — or at least taxi in.
Age of discovery
August 01, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Study abroad can be a revelatory experience, and the rewards only increase with the passage of time. USC Times tracked down several USC faculty and staff members who studied abroad when they were students and asked them to reflect on what they learned — not just about the world but about themselves.
Close reading
June 05, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
MFA graduate and author Mark Powell, who has a new book out this month, talks about the creative writing process through the lens of his own words.
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.
Breakthrough Star: Gabriel Terejanu
May 19, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Running sophisticated computer models to analyze large sets of data and identify meaningful trends is the world of Gabriel Terejanu, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering. His knowledge of uncertainty is attracting collaborators from the cornfield to the classroom.
Breakthrough Star: Nathan Hancock
May 12, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Nathan Hancock, assistant professor of biochemistry at USC Aiken, studies the biochemical and genetic mechanisms of transposable elements, known “jumping genes.”
'Round the Mulberry
May 02, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
The Hicks mulberry all but vanished more than 100 years ago. English professor David Shields wants to bring it back.
Breakthrough Leader: Roger Dougal
April 21, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Roger Dougal, chair of electrical engineering department in the College of Engineering and Computing, is an expert on power electronics, focusing his research primarily on modeling the dynamic behavior of large, complex electrically driven systems.
Breakthrough Star: Dan Fogerty
April 07, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Dan Fogerty, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders at the Arnold School of Public Health and director of the Speech Perception Laboratory, leads a research team trying to fine tune hearing aid technology by applying a little extra brain power.
Point of Entry
March 14, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Wikipedia is an increasingly trusted reference resource, even among academics, but it’s not without biases, particularly when it comes to gender. “An Entry of Her Own: UofSC’s 2017 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon” is part of a larger effort to correct the imbalance.
Putting the pressure on bullies
February 28, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
Professor Kelly Lynn Mulvey and a team of her College of Education colleagues have embarked on a large-scale study of the relationships between peer group dynamics and intervention by individual students within those groups to a bully.
DC at 25: Heidi Brooks, alumna
January 10, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
The Washington Semester Program celebrates its 25th anniversary of providing full-time, semester-long internships at congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits and other D.C.-based organizations. In the last of our series of stories talking to alumni and current participants in the program, we talk to alumna Heidi Brooks, chief operating offering of the Schott Foundation for Public Education.
Allison Marsh: Public History in 3D
January 06, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
If you want to break down the traditional classroom wall, look no further than public history, a discipline with one foot outside the academy already. Ask Allison Marsh, director of the University of South Carolina’s public history program, whose forays into the virtual world bring an added dimension to online learning and whose real world “classroom” stretches from the Carolina campus to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
DC at 25: Kimberly Medina, senior
January 02, 2017, Craig Brandhorst
The Washington Semester Program celebrates its 25th anniversary of providing full-time, semester-long internships at congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits and other D.C.-based organizations. In our series of stories talking to alumni and current participants in the program, we talk to Kimberly Medina, a senior political science and international studies major.
DC at 25: Katie Schwichtenberg, senior
December 12, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
The Washington Semester Program celebrates its 25th anniversary of providing full-time, semester-long internships at congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits and other D.C.-based organizations. In our series of stories talking to alumni and current participants in the program, we talk to Katie Schwichtenberg, a senior political science and history major.
DC at 25: Meghan Hickman, alumna
December 05, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
The Washington Semester Program celebrates its 25th anniversary of providing full-time, semester-long internships at congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits and other D.C.-based organizations. In the third of our series of stories talking to alumni and current participants in the program, we talk to program alumna Meghan Hickman, executive director of Engenuity SC.
DC at 25: Greg Ferrante, alumnus
November 29, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
The Washington Semester Program celebrates its 25th anniversary of providing full-time, semester-long internships at congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits and other D.C.-based organizations. In the second of our series of stories talking to alumni and current participants in the program, we talk to program alumnus Greg Ferrante, Chief financial officer, Global Policy and Advocacy Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; chair of the audit and finance committee of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Putting on a clinic
November 15, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
School of Medicine alumni not only work at the Columbia Free Medical Clinic, they also are the organizers and musicians behind the clinic's annual fundraising event, the Doctors Lounge concert.
DC at 25: Seth Ismail, junior
November 08, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
The Washington Semester Program celebrates its 25th anniversary of providing full-time, semester-long internships at congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofits and other D.C.-based organizations. In the first of our series of stories talking to alumni and current participants in the program, we talk to Seth Ismail, a junior in economics and global supply chain management.
American Politickers
October 18, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
South Carolina Political Collections, housed at the University of South Carolina’s Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, is home to the papers of 11 governors and more than 25 members of Congress, plus those of notable judges, civil rights activists, state legislators and the League of Women Voters.
PASOs: Step by step
September 20, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Julie Smithwick began laying the groundwork for PASOs as part of a field placement project for her master’s in social work in 2005. Now based at the Arnold School of Public Health, the statewide organization provides health care education and resource navigation to 8,500 Latinos a year and boasts a budget of $1.3 million.
21st century fox hunt
August 23, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Archaeologist Steve Smith is continuing to pursue his lifelong fascination with one of South Carolina’s most famous Revolutionaries, Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox. Smith and colleagues are investigating Fort Motte, the Colonial plantation where Marion and “Light Horse” Harry Lee won a major victory against the British.
Sacred space
August 17, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
As an urban campus, the University of South Carolina intersects with the city at every turn. USC Times invited university architect Derek Gruner and two colleagues to McCutchen House for a lunchtime conversation about historic preservation, campus growth and our place in the larger community.
Brains on the brain
August 03, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Aphasia, a communication disorder caused by damage to the left hemisphere of the brain, robs people of their ability to process language. A team of researchers led by SmartState Endowed Chair of Memory and Brain Function Julius Fridriksson is using state-of-the-art MRI, machine learning and new therapies to help those people find their words again.
Brent Morris: Irons in the Fire
July 20, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Slavery, the Civil War, abolition, Reconstruction — University of South Carolina Beaufort history professor J. Brent Morris spends a lot of time contemplating the 19th century. That doesn’t mean, however, that the 2016 Breakthrough Star recipient is living in the past.
Better leadership through chemistry
May 30, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Dan Reger, a distinguished professor emeritus in the University of South Carolina’s department of chemistry and biochemistry who won a 2016 Breakthrough Leadership Award, says he has learned through his long career that leadership in more than a buzzword.
There's a M.A.P.P. for that
May 16, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Like many new college students, Tamaragail Tarrant, Trevor Prioleau and Kennette Smalls came to the University of South Carolina with few connections and plenty of nervous energy. Navigating a campus the size of UofSC can be intimidating, and all three students describe themselves as shy, whether or not they seem that way when you meet them. Luckily, the three got involved with the university’s Multicultural Assistance Peer Program, a peer-to-peer student mentoring program for students with multicultural backgrounds, and found everything they need to fit in, have fun and get the most from their college experience.
Law professor takes on school discipline policy
May 11, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Maintaining classroom discipline is important, but so is maintaining student civil rights. Carolina law professor Derek Black says in his new book “The End of Zero Tolerance in Schools” that public education’s current hardline approach to the one is a threat to the other.
The Folio's the Thing
April 07, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
William Shakespeare’s First Folio, an anthology of 36 plays compiled by the playwright’s friends seven years after his death, is considered one of the most important books in the English language and is widely credited for preserving Shakespeare’s for the future. From April 14 to April 30, one of the few remaining copies will be on display at University of South Carolina’s Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.
Ballad of Joe McGowan
March 02, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
By day, Joe McGowan is a surgeon with Germain Dermatology in Mount Pleasant, S.C., but by night the UofSC grad is a serious musician and songwriter — with not one but two albums coming out in 2016.
Meet & Three: Save room for failure
March 01, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
Each month, USC Times sits down with three members of the Carolina family to share a meal and discuss a topic of our choosing. For our February issue, we discussed failure and its role in success.
More than meets the ear
February 03, 2016, Craig Brandhorst
The University of South Carolina's Speech and Hearing Research Center sees people of all ages for a variety of communications disorders, benefiting graduate students and the community at large.
Happiness granted
November 30, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Will $2.1 million make you happy? Just ask University of South Carolina philosophy professor Jennifer Frey who has a research grant for just that much from the Templeton Foundation to study happiness.
All rise
November 17, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
One Friday a month the University of South Carolina School of Law welcomes 40 of the youngest law students you’ll ever meet. Welcome to the law school’s Constitutional Scholars Pipeline Program, which pairs seventh and eight graders with USC law students who teach them about the law and coach them for a moot court.
The anti-lecture comes of age
October 12, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
The so-called "large lecture" has been a part of the undergraduate experience for years, but when you're one of 250 students in a packed auditorium it's easy to feel invisible. English professor David Miller is part of a movement to flip the traditional large lecture on its head and reinvent the student experience in the process.
'Carolina 2025': The evolution of higher ed
September 16, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
University President Harris Pastides introduced "Carolina 2025" during his State of the University address. Dean of undergraduate studies Helen Doerpinghaus explains how this 10-year plan will affect the student experience.
McNAIR: Imagination takes flight
August 25, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
The University of South Carolina's McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research boasts state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, a team of highly accomplished researchers and industry partnerships with manufacturers from around the world. The center's primary mission, however, is education.
Mike Devlin's maiden voyage
August 07, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Mike Devlin, who graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2014 with a degree in finance, is the man behind the charter fishing boat booking agency, Lureboats. The startup launched earlier this year and currently serves the New England coast, but Devlin hopes to expand the operation nationwide in the coming years.
Man in transition
July 24, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Paul Bliese, a former researcher at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, spent 22 years designing statistical models to study such issues as PTSD and soldier wellbeing. Now, he's brought his applied statistics expertise to the Darla Moore School of Business.
God Bless You, Mrs. Whitehead
July 10, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Alumna Julie Whitehead is the founder and CEO of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library and Museum in Indianapolis. She has made it her life's mission to excite readers about the work of her favorite author.
Burning questions: the Siege of Fort Motte
July 07, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
University of South Carolina conflict archaeologist Steven Smith has been hot on the trail of Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion for years, but recent discoveries at Fort Motte, the site of an important battle in May 1871, are now fanning the flames.
Raising the mainsail
June 19, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
School of Medicine alumnus Randy Bolton has enjoyed a long career in surgery and hospital administration. Now, the S.C. native has returned home to be the new chief of surgery at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn V.A. Medical Center in Columbia.
Lifetime associate
June 12, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Columbia attorney and University of South Carolina alumnus Luther Battiste has helped shape his alma mater for forty years. Now, as president of University Associates, he is helping guide the conversation between the university and the larger Midlands community.
Checking out Egypt
June 05, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Alumni Amy Coquillard and David Chadwell arrived at their new jobs at Cairo American College in 2013, just weeks after the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Despite nightly curfews and the occasional sound of gunfire in the streets, the couple stuck it out and is now thoroughly enjoying life abroad.
Politics of memory
June 01, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Robert Weyeneth, a professor of public history and preservation, has devoted much of his career at the University of South Carolina to the study of public spaces, particularly those related to race, the Civil Rights movement and segregation. In recognition of his work, Weyeneth has been awarded the 2015 Governor's Award in Historic Preservation.
Goal-oriented student wins President's Award
May 22, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
national women's soccer league, president's award, western new york flash, all-american, strength and conditioning
Keene on India
May 01, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
As a sophomore, history major Alexander Keene participated in a study abroad program at the University of Warwick in Great Britain. Meeting members of the international student community there led to an interest in all things Indian and, later, a decision to further his studies after graduation by attending the American Institute for Indian Studies in Jaipur, where he plans to learn Hindi.
Connecting the dots
April 24, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Graduating senior Connor Bain is a 2015 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award winner. The computer science and math major used his time at Carolina to connect his various interests in science, math, the environment and teaching as he prepares for a career in education.
Landing hard, burning bright
April 14, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Alumna and Hollywood stuntwoman Jennifer Mobley, known professionally as Jasi Lanier, makes her living as a human projectile, punching bag and blowtorch — and she loves every minute of it.
Bajo's intention
April 03, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
David Bajo’s latest novel, “Mercy 6,” is a literary take on a medical thriller set in a California hospital — “I tried to address the tropes of the genre and invert them rather than falling into them,” says Carolina's creative writing MFA director — but that’s only one aspect of what Bajo intends to discuss April 18 at the Open Book series.
Carolinians on the Run
March 20, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Social work alumna Mary Lohman directs Girls on the Run Columbia, a nonprofit that develops self-esteem and other positive attributes in young girls while training them to run a 5k. Social work assistant professor Aidyn Iachini is conducting research that’s helping making the program even better.
Heads up: Something's brewing
March 18, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
University of South Carolina alumni Nick McCormac, Whitney McCormac and April Blake are part of a nonprofit responsible for planning Soda City Suds Week, a weeklong series of events designed to highlight Columbia's growing craft beer industry.
Turn around for justice
March 06, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
In March of 1965, 23-year-old seminary student Carl Evans joined thousands of other civil rights activists in Selma and Montgomery, Ala., in support of voting rights for African-Americans. Fifty years on, the University of South Carolina religious studies professor emeritus looks back at how those events shaped his lifelong commitment to social justice.
Better living through leadership
February 27, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
In recent years, Preston Residential College has become a proving ground for young leaders on the University of South Carolina campus. Through community service programs, group arts projects and other endeavors, residents are learning what it means to take charge and make a difference.
Lyrical ballads 2.0
February 06, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
When the Romantic Era Lyrics Project website launches later this year, people will be able to hear recordings of famous poems set to period music for the first time in 200 years.
Seeing America, 26.2 miles at a time
January 30, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Civil engineering graduate student Sally Bartelmo works full time at the Savannah River Site but spends her weekends on the run. Inspired by her father and a lifelong love of travel, the 23-year-old plans to run 50 marathons in 50 states before the age of 30.
Enter the Ice Dragon
January 22, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Andy Hayes and Dale McCants, two alumni of the University of South Carolina's doctoral program in mechanical engineering, are the masterminds behind the nanofluid coolant Ice Dragon, which is used by online gamers to cool high-end PCs. Now the two hope to use the same coolant on a larger scale to cool everything from motorcycle engines to office buildings.
One vision, many voices
January 14, 2015, Craig Brandhorst
Poet, associate professor of English and director of Women's and Gender Studies Ed Madden has been named the inaugural poet laureate for the City of Columbia. During his four-year term he plans to promote public art and the growth of the city's literary community.
Let there be rock
December 18, 2014, Craig Brandhorst
As a geochemistry professor, Michael Bizimis knows plenty about rock, but his first true love? That was heavy metal.
Identifying with education
December 16, 2014, Craig Brandhorst
University of South Carolina assistant professor of Mexican literature Raul Diego Rivera Hernandez volunteers once a week with Freedom University in Atlanta. Started in 2011 by a group of University of Georgia professors, Freedom University provides free college-level courses for undocumented youth in Georgia who have been denied entry at the state’s top five public universities and denied in-state tuition at all public state universities by the Georgia Board of Regents.
Med school étude
December 16, 2014, Craig Brandhorst
Music major Lonnie Russell came to the University of South Carolina to study piano with Charles Fugo, but ever since his senior year at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, his longterm plan has been to go to medical school following his undergraduate education. Next year, he will embark on the next phase of that journey as a first-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.
Meet new faculty member J.D. Shaw
November 20, 2014, Craig Brandhorst
J.D. Shaw joined UofSC's School of Music this fall. A longtime touring performer, Shaw plays the French horn and hopes to raise the profile of the School of Music's French horn studio in the years to come.