October 29, 2026, Rebekah Friedman
Henrie Monteith Treadwell, a public health champion whose enrollment more than 60 years ago marked the University of South Carolina’s desegregation, died Tuesday, Oct. 27.
October 29, 2026, Delaney Freistuhler
The University ranks No. 11 nationally and No. 6 among public universities for artificial intelligence readiness, according to AIREDEX, an independent research organization that evaluates how well colleges and universities are preparing students for an AI-driven world.
October 28, 2026, Rebekah Friedman
School of Medicine Greenville researchers use sea urchins to study human fertility, giving medical students hands-on experience with techniques that could inform future IVF procedures.
October 28, 2026, Craig Brandhorst
Before heated rivalries and the SEC, the Gamecocks kicked off their very first football game in 1892 — at a baseball park in Charleston.
October 28, 2026, Chris Horn
Nearly 60 years after NASA tested a nuclear thermal rocket engine, USC doctoral student Robert Demuth has developed a high-fidelity model that could advance future deep-space exploration and train the next generation of engineers.
October 23, 2026, Andy Shain
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved a number of USC Next-related projects and other construction work as well as a new public policy institute.
October 23, 2026, Andy Shain
New College of Pharmacy building can move ahead with design, final approval granted to construct a new STEM building and a new institute created to analyze crucial state data
October 20, 2026, Laura Erskine
Violence against women is a significant public health and human rights issue worldwide. Many have turned to social media to make their voices heard. Sociologist Zhaodi Chen studies how social media brings attention to the issue. Her research shows that despite the huge awareness raised by movements like #MeToo, many stories shared online still face relative silence.
October 16, 2026, Rebekah Friedman
Ghostly lore and historic places go hand in hand. And with a history that dates back to 1801, USC has spooky stories aplenty. In search of Halloween hair-raisers, we asked the USC community to share their scariest campus paranormal encounters.
October 15, 2026, Téa Smith
Fostering a comfortable environment for students to participate in discussions and engage with the sensitive topics like hate crimes and sexual violence is paramount to Sarah Rogers’ teaching philosophy. Her student-centered approach was shaped by her experience as a first-generation college student and is informed by the concept of intersectionality and a feminist pedagogy. For her work in the classroom, Rogers has earned a Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation.
October 15, 2026, Roger Drouin
When the University of South Carolina established a new medical school at its Greenville campus in 2012, it made the innovative decision to integrate aspects of nutrition, exercise, sleep and other lifestyle behaviors extensively throughout its curriculum.
October 13, 2026, Nikki R. Wooten
Students from military families have specific experiences and needs that require support from their schools. Nikki R. Wooten, an associate professor of social work, writes for The Conversation about how some educators may not understand the experiences of military children and the challenges of military life.
October 12, 2026, Kristine Hartvigsen
Billboard Magazine on Oct. 6 named USC’s Music Industry Studies Program among the very best in the world. MIS Program students and alumni reflect on their compelling experiences and the immersive opportunities that helped fine-tune the music careers they ultimately would pursue.
October 09, 2026, Sophya Garashchuk
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger developed the wave equation that allowed him to calculate the probability that a particle exhibited a certain property from its wave functions. Even though the human eye can’t parse what’s happening at the quantum scale, the way particles behave influences how you experience the world. Sophya Garashchuk, associate chair and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, writes for The Conversation about how scientists are leveraging Schrodinger's theory at the quantum level.
October 09, 2026, Marketing and Communications
Each year, USC celebrates exemplary alumni and friends with awards bestowed by the Alumni Association. Honorees include Walter Edgar, winner of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, and E. Scott Moïse, winner of the biannual Bethea Volunteer Service Award. All seven award winners reflect the values that define the Gamecock community: service, integrity, character and leadership.
October 09, 2026, Zoe Nicholson
To address the healthcare needs of South Carolinians, USC hosted its inaugural Brain Health Symposium, where national experts gathered to discuss research and medical innovations.
October 05, 2026, Zoe Nicholson
For alumnae Laura Ashley Thomas and Aisha Haynes, support they received at USC inspired a commitment to open doors for the next generation of students.
October 02, 2026, Hannah Magner
In a world where political discussion can quickly turn unhealthy, students at USC are working to create a space with healthy, student-centered discourse.
September 29, 2026, Rebekah Friedman and Craig Brandhorst
USC has been home to countless highly successful women since the university opened its doors to them in the 1890s. These seven changed the institution from within.
September 28, 2026, Megan Sexton
As the senior talent relations and events manager for the Disney Company, alumna Morgan Epperson introduces television casts from the U.S. to markets in the UK and across Europe.
September 28, 2026, Chris Horn
A trip to the Middle East set Ken Perkins on the road to a career as a historian and teacher
September 24, 2026, Craig Brandhorst
Wormy greens, raw meat and silverware tossed down a well: Students had plenty to complain about at dinner in the early days of South Carolina College.
September 24, 2026, Laura Erskine
USC’s Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Science is a natural wonder. It’s also a frontline lab in the fight against environmental plastics.
September 24, 2026, Andy Shain
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees met Thursday (Sept. 24), and trustees met two new deans and amended the campuswide Open AI contract.
September 24, 2026, Thom Harman
Danny Dorsel stayed in state for college and came back for his career. As president of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, he helps others chart their own course. And now, a new scholarship at USC offers GSSM students a better opportunity to continue their studies in Columbia.
September 23, 2026, Craig Brandhorst
USC's longest-serving board member, Eddie Floyd, passed in 2026. He and his wife’s posthumous gift to the newly rechristened Kay and C. Edward Floyd M.D. School of Medicine heralds a new chapter at USC.
September 22, 2026, Delaney Freistuhler
The University of South Carolina continues its ranking as one the No. 1 public institution for first-year experience and as one of the best business schools in the nation with a top-ranked international business undergraduate program, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings.
September 22, 2026, Craig Brandhorst
Makeshift infirmaries, dubious remedies and one overwhelmed doctor reveal how much campus medicine has changed since the 1880s.
September 21, 2026, Bryan Gentry
For most people, the exciting part of peering through a telescope is what you see — the Moon’s craters, Saturn’s rings or distant star clusters. Thanks to a telescope that scans the sky with the eyes of a dragonfly, astronomy professor Mehrnoosh Tahani is excited about something less obvious: polarized light.
September 21, 2026, Dan Cook
A one-of-a-kind database and specialized testing are making USC a destination for an emerging nuclear technology.
September 18, 2026, Zoe Nicholson
A middle school experience changed Sam Livoti’s life. Now the Anne Frank Center staff member is helping young people nationwide find their voices.
September 17, 2026, Hunter Mutherspaw
While campus sleeps, USC employees work behind the scenes to keep it safe, clean, stocked and ready for the day ahead. From police officers and custodial crews to bakers, shuttle staff, postal workers and locksmiths, their overnight and early-morning efforts support thousands of Gamecocks each day.
September 17, 2026, Thom Harman
Professor of mathematics Wei-Kai Lai accepted a teaching position at USC Salkehatchie after completing his Ph.D. in 2008 and has been there ever since. Over the course of those 18 years, he’s helped countless students get excited about math by meeting them where they are. It’s proven to be a winning formula.
September 15, 2026, Craig Brandhorst
On-campus living has been a rite of passage at the University of South Carolina since before it was actually a university. But the campus housing experience has changed pretty dramatically since the first nine students arrived at South Carolina College in 1805.
September 15, 2026, Megan Sexton
Qian Wang, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, was chosen as the recipient of the 2026 Michael J. Mungo Graduate Teaching Award.
September 14, 2026, Zoe Nicholson
What if the key to discovery is imperfection? Led by USC chemist Morgan Stefik, a team of researchers has found that flaws in crystal anodes could help lithium-ion batteries charge faster and last longer. The practical uses of the discovery offer enticing applications in energy storage.
September 11, 2026, Téa Smith
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences professor Agnes Mueller aims to develop a deep curiosity and encourages true intellectual diversity in her students. She has found the best way to do that is by sticking to basics and keeping her classroom a tech-free zone.
September 11, 2026, Dan Cook
Arnold School Clinical Professor Angela McLeod prepares future speech-language pathologists through hands-on training with patients of all ages. As director of the Montgomery Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic, she also oversees a far-reaching clinical effort that reflects the university’s broad expertise in communication disorders.
September 09, 2026, Collyn Taylor
Two University of South Carolina faculty were recently awarded significant grants as part of the first wave projects selected for the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission. Designed to bring together a national consortium of researchers and pair them with Department of Energy resources, the Genesis Mission will help build AI-enabled workflows to expedite discoveries in energy, national security and more.
September 08, 2026, Collyn Taylor
Led by Student Government, leaders from across campus came together to honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11 by providing meals to veterans and the homeless communities around Columbia.
September 08, 2026, Margaret Gregory
After Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, College of Pharmacy alumna Allison Serdah Williams led an emergency mobile pharmacy that provided medication refills, vaccines and care to thousands of patients.
September 01, 2026, Jeff Stensland
The University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus is welcoming thousands of new college students from across South Carolina, the nation and the world. With an increase of overall enrollment, now approaching 42,000, USC is serving more students today than at other time in its 225-year history.
August 26, 2026, Gregory Hardy
Nuclear energy is drawing renewed attention as the nation considers reliable power, advanced reactors, safety and its energy future. This list connects journalists with faculty experts from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing who study how nuclear reactors work, how to make them safer and how new technologies are shaping the field’s future.
August 26, 2026, Dan Cook
The Darla Moore school of Business marketing professor meets the moment by integrating AI into the classroom.
August 24, 2026, Gregory Hardy
University of South Carolina researchers explore how artificial intelligence can be used for advancements in health care, education, manufacturing, energy, disaster management and transportation. They are also helping shape and inform the ethics and policies surrounding these emergent solutions.
August 24, 2026, Craig Brandhorst
Professor Betsy Blake scaffolds complex material so, by graduation, students are ready to tackle the complex formula of a pharmacy career.
August 21, 2026, Andy Shain
Rose Buyck Newton, a third-generation banker who chairs the board at the Bank of Clarendon, was elected chairwoman of the USC Board of Trustees
August 21, 2026, Andy Shain
With Newton’s election as chair, USC joins a small but growing number of South Carolina college boards led by women.
August 20, 2026, Thom Harman
Amy Gerald, an assistant professor of English at USC Lancaster, uses community-connected projects and experiential learning to prepare her students for whatever career they choose. Whether it’s partnering with local nonprofits to solve real-world business problems or assigning observational writing assignments at USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center, Gerald’s innovative approaches to teaching stand out both in and beyond the classroom.
August 18, 2026, Collyn Taylor
Founded just 25 years after the signing of the Declaration, USC will celebrate its 225th anniversary throughout the 2026-27 academic year — beginning today (Aug. 18) with the start of the fall 2026 semester.