January 12, 2023, Megan Sexton
From policy-making surrounding cleaner energy technologies to researching better ways to make and store electricity to studying advanced nuclear materials for interplanetary space travel, University of South Carolina researchers are advancing the transition to a changing energy landscape.
August 25, 2021, Megan Sexton
USC Upstate is home to about 6,000 students and graduates about 1,300 each year. Studies estimate it has a half-billion-dollar economic impact on the region. As chancellor, Bennie L. Harris hopes the university can lead the way in increasing the number or residents in Spartanburg and Greenville counties who hold a four-year degree, while attracting more companies to a region that already is home to BMW and Michelin.
May 11, 2016, Megan Sexton
According to researchers from the Arnold School of Public Health, entrées at fast casual restaurants -- a category that includes restaurants such as Chipotle and Panera Bread -- have a higher average calorie count than fast food establishments, such as a McDonald’s or Bojangles.
April 14, 2016, Megan Sexton
The past president of the American Bar Association, the chairman and CEO of Fluor Corp. and the chief public policy officer for the Boeing Co. will deliver the commencement addresses May 6-7 at the University of South Carolina.
April 11, 2016, Megan Sexton
The University of South Carolina will welcome the traveling exhibit of William Shakespeare’s First Folio on April 14, when the first collected edition of his works published in 1623 opens to the public.
March 23, 2016, Megan Sexton
University of South Carolina professor Julius Fridriksson has been awarded an $11.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research stroke recovery and work to improve the lives and communication skills of patients after they suffer strokes. Fridriksson, a professor in the Arnold School of Public Health, studies how a person’s brain recovers from a stroke.
November 23, 2015, Megan Sexton
The University of South Carolina will establish a Center for Civil Rights History and Research to chronicle the contributions of the Palmetto State to the American civil rights movement.
November 18, 2015, Megan Sexton
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, who is retiring this year after leading the city since 1975, will speak at the University of South Carolina’s winter commencement exercises Dec. 14.
April 23, 2015, Megan Sexton
The University of South Carolina, recently named as South Carolina’s site for the “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare” national tour, will host the exhibition April 11-May 1, 2016.
April 08, 2015, Megan Sexton
Gov. Nikki Haley, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, and Gamecocks Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley will deliver the commencement addresses at the May 8-9 ceremonies at the University of South Carolina.
February 26, 2015, Megan Sexton
The University of South Carolina will host a traveling exhibit of William Shakespeare’s First Folio – the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s works published in 1623 that includes 36 of his plays including “The Tempest,” “Macbeth” and “As You Like It.” “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare” is a national traveling exhibition of the Shakespeare First Folio, one of the world’s most treasured books. In 2016, the Folger Shakespeare Library, in partnership with Cincinnati Museum Center and the American Library Association, will tour a First Folio of Shakespeare to all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.