Lisa Rose has lived around the country (and even overseas), but she's made her home in the Midlands, and she plans to stay. It's the perfect place to make an impact in her area of expertise: using environmental health sciences to fight the opioid epidemic.
Researchers caution us not to get ahead of ourselves when it comes to the logical, though still theoretical, possibilities of how these drugs may influence related health conditions such as cancer.
Winkelmann is the 2025 recipient of the University of South Carolina’s clinical practice teaching award, which recognizes a faculty member for outstanding clinical teaching, practice, advising and mentoring of health science students.
Muskaan Makkar, a May public health graduate, has receiving funding from Fulbright Fance to study food policy in Paris before returning to the U.S. to earn graduate degrees in public health and dietetics.
Joshua Sellner's work is focused on advancing public health from the ground up. His research spans maternal and child health, the public health impacts of cannabis and alcohol use, and the application of population-level data to improve outcomes.
Her 1983 arrival turned into a 40-year adventure, with Varnedoe leading the clinic for 20 years and contributing to the growth and evolution of the school and the field for more than four decades.
Time and again, Abigail Collins has been told she shares her late grandmother's innate gift: the ability to bring people together. As the Arnold School's first-ever alumni relations and events manager, Collins is looking forward to doing just that.
New research led by health promotion education and behavior associate professor Amanda Rebar and published in Psychology & Health has good news for public health interventionists and the populations they serve.
A lifelong Gamecock, going to USC was a forgone conclusion for Michael Paslawski. Still, the smalltown South Carolinian found the flagship university's size (both its population and sprawling campus) to be a bit of an adjustment his freshman year.
USC features journalism and Master of Health Administration alumnus Patrick Pianezza, who brings paramedic burnout to the big screen.
With experience working with HIV/STIs and LGBTQ+ health and implementing systems-level change to achieve health equity, Ahmer Afroz is passionate about preparing students to make population-level change in their future careers.
Winning an AAUW International Fellowship has been a dream of Grace Owojori's since her father first told her about the program, which supports international women pursuing graduate degrees in the U.S.