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Press Releases

man and woman embrace while looking at flooded buildings

How Hurricane Helene became a deadly disaster across 6 states

October 07, 2024, Cary Mock

Some hurricanes are remembered for their wind damage or rainfall. Others for their coastal flooding. Hurricane Helene was a stew of all of that and more. Its near-record-breaking size, storm surge, winds and rainfall together turned Helene into an almost unimaginable disaster that stretched more than 500 miles inland from the Florida coast. Geography professor Cary Mock writes about the hurricane for The Conversation.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, University Leadership, University President, Academics, Research, Safety, Economic Engagement, Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences, The Conversation

COVID-19: Restaurant Industry Outlook

August 06, 2020, Allen Wallace

COVID-19 has hit the restaurant industry hard as businesses work to find safe and sustainable ways to keep serving. School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Director Robin DiPietro shares her expertise on the challenges facing owners, employees and customers in South Carolina and beyond.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Safety, Economic Engagement, Leadership, Careers, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

One of the two black labs that make up the new K9 unit at UofSC in front of a UofSC Police vehicle

New K-9 unit arrives at UofSC

March 20, 2019, Koby Padgett

The Division of Law Enforcement and Safety has enlisted two K-9s to help keep university events safe for visitors and the campus community.

Topics: Safety

Talking through thin air

August 14, 2017, Mike Ettlemyer

David W. Matolak, electrical engineering professor and researcher in the College of Engineering and Computing, is the principal investigator in a new NASA-funded $4.4 million research project to address limitations in aircraft communication networks to improve operations and increase safety.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Safety, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

UofSC researcher leads team to improve aeronautical communications with $4.4 million in NASA funding

July 10, 2017, Mike Ettlemyer

A researcher in the College of Engineering and Computing is the principal investigator for a new NASA-funded $4.4 million research project to address limitations in aircraft communication networks to improve operations and increase safety.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Initiatives, Safety, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

UofSC research means better roads coming to South Carolina

June 12, 2017, Mike Ettlemyer

The research team will receive $1.76 million in funding from the SC Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration to collect new data on the state’s roadways over the next four years. The research will determine how roads can better be constructed, fixed and maintained so that new pavement lasts longer.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Safety, Partnerships, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

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