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USC's College of Arts and Sciences renamed following transformational gift
USC's largest college has a new name honoring the vision and generosity of a prominent alumnus and his family: the University of South Carolina McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
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We're proud to introduce you to the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
More on this historic day and the transformative gift from Bonnie and Peter McCausland and The McCausland Foundation.
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More on this historic day and the transformative gift from Bonnie and Peter McCausland and The McCausland Foundation.
www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/...
USC faculty prepare students to step into high-level research.
In Ashley Kalinski’s lab, students help investigate how SARM1 functions in both nerve degeneration and repair.
Hands-on training with faculty researchers builds the skills needed for careers in neuroscience.
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In Ashley Kalinski’s lab, students help investigate how SARM1 functions in both nerve degeneration and repair.
Hands-on training with faculty researchers builds the skills needed for careers in neuroscience.
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Double duty: USC scientists discover that SARM1 protein helps rebuild nerve cells after breaking them down
USC neuroscientists reveal that SARM1, known for nerve degeneration, also aids nerve repair--offering new insight into healing and neurotherapeutic research.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
USC faculty prepare students to step into high-level research.
In Ashley Kalinski’s lab, students help investigate how SARM1 functions in both nerve degeneration and repair.
Hands-on training with faculty researchers builds the skills needed for careers in neuroscience.
sc.edu/study/colleg...
In Ashley Kalinski’s lab, students help investigate how SARM1 functions in both nerve degeneration and repair.
Hands-on training with faculty researchers builds the skills needed for careers in neuroscience.
sc.edu/study/colleg...
“Civil War wrecks vanish, then drone finds buried ‘anomalies’ on land, SC data shows” (feat. James Spirek, archaeology and anthropology)
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Civil War wrecks vanish, then drone finds buried ‘anomalies’ on land, SC data shows
Imagine a ship buried 5 feet deep on an island.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“Civil War wrecks vanish, then drone finds buried ‘anomalies’ on land, SC data shows” (feat. James Spirek, archaeology and anthropology)
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We are thankful for the curiosity that drives our students and the dedication of our faculty to teaching them how to use it. ✨
For the unfailing support of our staff and community partners.
And for the Gamecock 🤙 spirit that brings us all together. 🍂💛
For the unfailing support of our staff and community partners.
And for the Gamecock 🤙 spirit that brings us all together. 🍂💛
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We are thankful for the curiosity that drives our students and the dedication of our faculty to teaching them how to use it. ✨
For the unfailing support of our staff and community partners.
And for the Gamecock 🤙 spirit that brings us all together. 🍂💛
For the unfailing support of our staff and community partners.
And for the Gamecock 🤙 spirit that brings us all together. 🍂💛
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🪸 Tiny but mighty: Microscopic ocean fungi play a massive role in keeping marine ecosystems healthy.
USC's Nick Peng studies how these unseen recyclers power the ocean’s carbon and nitrogen cycles, supporting life both in the ocean and out.
Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/47SqbSC
USC's Nick Peng studies how these unseen recyclers power the ocean’s carbon and nitrogen cycles, supporting life both in the ocean and out.
Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/47SqbSC
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🪸 Tiny but mighty: Microscopic ocean fungi play a massive role in keeping marine ecosystems healthy.
USC's Nick Peng studies how these unseen recyclers power the ocean’s carbon and nitrogen cycles, supporting life both in the ocean and out.
Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/47SqbSC
USC's Nick Peng studies how these unseen recyclers power the ocean’s carbon and nitrogen cycles, supporting life both in the ocean and out.
Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/47SqbSC
“Climate derisking as a decarbonization strategy” (feat. Conor Harrison, school of the earth, ocean and environment)
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Climate Derisking as a Decarbonization Strategy | The Regulatory Review
Scholars argue that failed nuclear projects reveal flaws in strategies to promote renewable energy today.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Climate derisking as a decarbonization strategy” (feat. Conor Harrison, school of the earth, ocean and environment)
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www.theregreview.org/2025/11/19/b...
Commentary: If you don’t get technology, blame it on the people who designed it” (feat. Meena Khalili, visual art and design)
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Commentary: If you don’t get technology, blame it on the people who designed it
"I'm not good with technology." This common refrain reveals a critical failure — not of users, but of designers who've abandoned human- and planet-centered thinking.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Commentary: If you don’t get technology, blame it on the people who designed it” (feat. Meena Khalili, visual art and design)
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www.postandcourier.com/opinion/comm...
“Your life is full of traps to make you forget your body,” says Sarah Barker, USC theatre professor emerita.
She teaches how awareness and movement can reduce stress and reconnect the mind and body.
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She teaches how awareness and movement can reduce stress and reconnect the mind and body.
https://bit.ly/4oIdyPH
Mindful movement
Theater Professor Emeritus Sarah Barker learned a new way of thinking about the mind-body connection early in her career. She has been spreading the word ever since.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“Your life is full of traps to make you forget your body,” says Sarah Barker, USC theatre professor emerita.
She teaches how awareness and movement can reduce stress and reconnect the mind and body.
https://bit.ly/4oIdyPH
She teaches how awareness and movement can reduce stress and reconnect the mind and body.
https://bit.ly/4oIdyPH
Our researchers are driving discovery globally.
Jill Stewart is investigating safe water for all while Hyunji Kwon is exploring links between art + childhood emotional growth.
Behind every discovery, the Grants Operations Team ensures great ideas have the support to thrive. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48jD7Rq
Jill Stewart is investigating safe water for all while Hyunji Kwon is exploring links between art + childhood emotional growth.
Behind every discovery, the Grants Operations Team ensures great ideas have the support to thrive. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48jD7Rq
Across arts and sciences, McCausland faculty tackle challenges from empathy to ecology
Researchers in the McCausland College are tackling global challenges -- from waterborne disease affecting 400 million people to children's emotional development through art -- with support from fundin...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our researchers are driving discovery globally.
Jill Stewart is investigating safe water for all while Hyunji Kwon is exploring links between art + childhood emotional growth.
Behind every discovery, the Grants Operations Team ensures great ideas have the support to thrive. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48jD7Rq
Jill Stewart is investigating safe water for all while Hyunji Kwon is exploring links between art + childhood emotional growth.
Behind every discovery, the Grants Operations Team ensures great ideas have the support to thrive. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48jD7Rq
“Narrative: The famous speech that almost wasn’t” (feat. Bobby Donaldson, history)
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Narrative: The famous speech that almost wasn’t
On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people made their way to Washington, D.C. to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans. In attendance at the March on Washington was Gloria Dreher...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Narrative: The famous speech that almost wasn’t” (feat. Bobby Donaldson, history)
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www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/show/narrati...
"Hurricane season winds down, and SC had a lucky year. Here’s what happened" (feat. Cary Mock, geography)
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Hurricane season winds down, and SC had a lucky year. Here’s what happened.
There were a number of major hurricanes that formed in the Atlantic Ocean this season. Only Hurricane Melissa made landfall, devastating Jamaica.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Hurricane season winds down, and SC had a lucky year. Here’s what happened" (feat. Cary Mock, geography)
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Join us on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. to hear Yuval Levin present his lecture, “Can the Constitution Unify Americans?”, in the Karen J. Williams Courtroom at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law.
Levin is an Israeli-American political analyst, academic and journalist.
Reserve your seat https://bit.ly/4p0svfP
Levin is an Israeli-American political analyst, academic and journalist.
Reserve your seat https://bit.ly/4p0svfP
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Join us on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. to hear Yuval Levin present his lecture, “Can the Constitution Unify Americans?”, in the Karen J. Williams Courtroom at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law.
Levin is an Israeli-American political analyst, academic and journalist.
Reserve your seat https://bit.ly/4p0svfP
Levin is an Israeli-American political analyst, academic and journalist.
Reserve your seat https://bit.ly/4p0svfP
🥶 It’s a cold snap — and a reminder that 1 in 4 Americans struggle to pay their energy bills, often keeping homes at unsafe temperatures.
Geography professor Conor Harrison writes about the ripple effects of the government shutdown on energy assistance.
https://bit.ly/4qSADAP
Geography professor Conor Harrison writes about the ripple effects of the government shutdown on energy assistance.
https://bit.ly/4qSADAP
Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives
Nearly a quarter of US households struggle to pay their energy bills at the same time as America’s social safety nets, including home heat aid, are disappearing.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🥶 It’s a cold snap — and a reminder that 1 in 4 Americans struggle to pay their energy bills, often keeping homes at unsafe temperatures.
Geography professor Conor Harrison writes about the ripple effects of the government shutdown on energy assistance.
https://bit.ly/4qSADAP
Geography professor Conor Harrison writes about the ripple effects of the government shutdown on energy assistance.
https://bit.ly/4qSADAP
Art, design and performance – all in one unforgettable trip.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Art, design and performance – all in one unforgettable trip.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
We’re looking for our next dean.
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We’re looking for our next dean.
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
Kicking off the 2025 McCausland ConnectED Symposium – a day focused on organizational culture, well-being and success.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kicking off the 2025 McCausland ConnectED Symposium – a day focused on organizational culture, well-being and success.
This summer, McCausland Fellow Rebecca Janzen began her Humboldt Fellowship at the German Mining Museum Bochum 🇩🇪 exploring how faith shapes mining life across the Americas and Europe.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This summer, McCausland Fellow Rebecca Janzen began her Humboldt Fellowship at the German Mining Museum Bochum 🇩🇪 exploring how faith shapes mining life across the Americas and Europe.
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Math prof Yi Sun is laser-focused on computational models of movement, applying his method to better understand tissue dynamics, disease spread & even pedestrian flow. His goal? Revolutionize how scholars use simulations to answer big questions. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/ksd46fda
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November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Math prof Yi Sun is laser-focused on computational models of movement, applying his method to better understand tissue dynamics, disease spread & even pedestrian flow. His goal? Revolutionize how scholars use simulations to answer big questions. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/ksd46fda
@uofsccas.bsky.social
@uofsccas.bsky.social
“Hurricane Melissa left meteorologists stunned and worried” (feat. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, earth, ocean and environment)
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Hurricane Melissa left meteorologists stunned and worried
Melissa’s terrifying trip through the Caribbean also piled on evidence of the influence of a warming ocean on an evolving hurricane landscape.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Hurricane Melissa left meteorologists stunned and worried” (feat. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, earth, ocean and environment)
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
"In 1953, the Ford X-100 concept car had it all" (feat. Allison Marsh, women’s and gender studies)
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What Made the Ford X-100 a Star of Its Time?
The Ford X-100 was more than just a car. It was a glimpse into a future where heated seats, power windows, and in-car phones would become the norm.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"In 1953, the Ford X-100 concept car had it all" (feat. Allison Marsh, women’s and gender studies)
spectrum.ieee.org/ford-x-100-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/ford-x-100-c...
"Leveraging social networks to prevent mass public shootings" (feat. Brent Klein, criminology and criminal justice)
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Leveraging Social Networks to Prevent Mass Public Shootings | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Rising numbers of mass public shootings have renewed urgency among policymakers and the public to identify effective prevention strategies, as 2025 is on pace to reach a post-pandemic high in such inc...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Leveraging social networks to prevent mass public shootings" (feat. Brent Klein, criminology and criminal justice)
www.rockinst.org/blog/leverag...
www.rockinst.org/blog/leverag...
Millions of Americans — including many right here in South Carolina — are exercising their democratic right to vote today.
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Millions of Americans — including many right here in South Carolina — are exercising their democratic right to vote today.
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
Watch as the McCauslands celebrate what it means to be a Gamecock. #MeantToBe #ForSC
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Watch as the McCauslands celebrate what it means to be a Gamecock. #MeantToBe #ForSC
Now a political science professor at USC, Karra McCray Gibson grew up in Dunbar, SC, a small town with big dreams. 📚
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Now a political science professor at USC, Karra McCray Gibson grew up in Dunbar, SC, a small town with big dreams. 📚
This #SpookySeason, let USC faculty possess your playlist.
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen
October 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This #SpookySeason, let USC faculty possess your playlist.
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen