The opportunity to gain real-world experience was what ultimately drew Taryn Senger to the MHA program. The South Dakotan didn't know a single person when she arrived in Columbia, but she quickly became close with the other members of her cohort.
The 2026 Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award winners were chosen for their academic achievements, community service and leadership roles.
Ten of the 41 2025-2026 Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity (SPARC) Graduate Research Grants from the USC Office of the Vice President for Research have been awarded to Arnold School graduate students.
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior is proud to announce the 2026 winners of the department’s student awards program: Bria Singleton, Anna Chupak, and Amber Buckingham.
South Carolina may be part of the stroke belt, but it's poised to pioneer a recovery belt - thanks to the efforts of experts like Julius Fridriksson who has been advancing stroke recovery in the Midlands and beyond.
Rebecca McNair never imagined she would pursue a master's degree more than 20 years after completing her Doctor of Medicine at USC. But two decades as a physician made her want to better understand major health care systems.
The University of South Carolina has appointed Arnold School of Public Health professor Jim Mensch new faculty director of the Galen Health Fellows Living-Learning Community.
20/20 Biolabs Inc. will commercialize a patented technology developed by James Hébert, Health Sciences Distinguished Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, to assess health risks from rising levels of prostate-specific antigen.
Makiyah Lewis (Master of Health Administration) is the Jeffrey Keith Mattison Outstanding Student Achievement Award and Morgan Boncyk (Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior) is the recipient of the Doctoral Achievement Award.
Having grown up in the South, Rachel Gressick is particularly interested in these areas of research within the context of the Southeastern United States due to the cultural and political influences - as well as their consequences - within the region.
Melinda Merrell (Ph.D. in HSPM '19) has been awarded the Gerry Sue Arnold Alumni Award, and Sara Goldsby (MPH in HSPM '15) is the recipient of the Norman J. Arnold Alumni Medal.
Thanks to efforts from the Office for the Study of Aging, Governor Henry McMaster has issued a proclamation declaring May to be Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Awareness Month in SC.