RSVP for our upcoming October 30 event when the Nutrition Consortium and MCH Catalyst Program will present "Bridging Food is Medicine & Maternal and Child Health through Community Partnerships" at 2:30pm. https://ow.ly/iby150ZUFH3

USC features communication sciences and disorders clinical professor and Montgomery Clinic professor Angela McLeod, who is the recipient of the 2026 Clinical Practice Teaching Award. https://ow.ly/5Kf850ZVyqe

Brandon Hollingsworth is co-leading a project funded by the U.S. Department of War to create a new surveillance system for identifying and responding to vector-borne disease outbreaks in low-resource settings. Learn more about the project ➡️ ow.ly/n0Cf50ZVR3m

USC’s Fragile X Collaborative has received a national award. Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and the leading known single-gene cause of autism. Led by Jane Roberts, Jessica Klusek and Abigail Hogan, learn more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/47wJuQc #FragileX

Anni Crook first studied public health at the Arnold School and then came back to earn a Master of Public Health degree. Learn how the 2X alumna has been working to improve health in SC with our latest College to Careers Spotlight: https://ow.ly/vFzz50ZOhWy

Save the date for our upcoming Global Health Visiting Scholar Seminar. On November 6, we'll hear from Mark Parascandola at 11am in Discovery 331.

HSPM members will discuss the changing funding landscape for health services research at this week's Friday Seminar. Join us at 1pm in Discovery 331.

Matt Drescher is committed to the holistic development of athletic trainers – both as students and then as professionals throughout their careers. Get to know the exercise science department's new coordinator of experiential learning for the M.S. in Athletic Training program. ow.ly/YBCh50ZUr7c

Save the date for Virtual Prospective Graduate Student Day! October 20 from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm. 🤙

A former freestyler with Gamecocks Swimming and Diving, EXSC alumna MaKayla Ciancanelli is in the first class of the M.S. in Performance Nutrition and Dietetics. She's learning how to help athletes optimize performance, enhance recovery, and support health across the lifespan. ow.ly/9eQs50ZTrbn

Looking for some hands-on experience in the field of maternal and child health? Apply for acceptance into our Experiential Learning Fellowship program 🤰🏽 ➡️ https://ow.ly/zvCo50ZFm5s

"Public Health in South Carolina is very small, so I’ve run into many alumni at various conferences and events. It’s always fun to catch up and hear about the great work that everyone is doing!" — Tamera Gaffney (MPH '24) in this College to Careers Alumni Spotlight ➡️ https://ow.ly/Taww50ZHqwW

New research finds race and income are not linked to adolescents’ mental health after experiencing a sport-related concussion, but symptom severity worsens anxiety and depression. ow.ly/hWje50ZSEgT

Faculty experts will lead a discussion on partnering with the United Nations in our next Global Health Initiative event on October. Meet us in person at Discovery 331 or online at https://ow.ly/3jjB50ZHkSO

Celebrate the arrival of fall with fellow Gamecock alumni and their families at a special outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus on the historic USC Horseshoe! 🎃🍁🪄 🎃👻🍁 October 16, 2026 6:45–8:45 p.m. USC Horseshoe 902 Sumter St Dress: Casual Register here: https://ow.ly/mjEb50ZIQCa

Where can a Master of Public Health take you? For Jessica Seel, MPH ’16, it helped her gain the tools she needed to move from understanding public health to leading it. https://ow.ly/jtXm50ZQKfF

BIG congratulations to Nabil Natafgi! The associate professor has won a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to help advance health policy and systems in the United Arab Emirates. ow.ly/cTYx50ZQyvx

Jie Zhou is a Senior Principal Biostatistician with Novartis Pharma, supporting clinical research and drug development. Want to know how she got there? Zhou shares her journey in this College to Careers Alumni Q&A ➡️https://ow.ly/oCuG50ZGLkm

We've got your Friday figured out! Meet us at 10am in DISC 140 for a discussion with an HPEB panel or at 10:30am to hear from Matt Koslovsky (DISC 331) about Bayesian methods for microbiome data. Come back to 331 at 1pm for a discussion on administrative barriers to safety led by Rebecca Entress.

HPEB's newest faculty member, Valerie Flax, has vast experience leading global nutrition research, studying how environmental conditions such as food systems, water and sanitation, climate, and local healthcare access, influence nutrition and health. ow.ly/PPul50ZPAt4

After a year as interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Sara Wilcox has officially taken on the role. Learn about the exercise science professor's 27-year journey at the Arnold School. ow.ly/Bgk650ZOJ2g

Infectious disease expert Melissa Nolan talks to WIS News 10 about the various diseases carried by ticks and mosquitoes. https://ow.ly/EmG850ZLvF2

INTERVIEW: USC research raises concerns about tick, mosquito-borne diseases

Ticks and mosquitoes are more than a seasonal nuisance in South Carolina. They carry diseases that researchers say may be more widespread than realized.

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Fred Tabung came to USC as a Fulbright Scholar and left with two epidemiology degrees and a passion for cancer prevention. Learn about his journey with this College to Careers Alumni Spotlight ➡️ https://ow.ly/cKKQ50ZGLfN

We've got two options for you this Friday afternoon! HSPM Chair Brad Wright will share his experience turning a personal challenge into a research opportunity (DISC 331), and C-TSAR will host Deborah Levy to discuss functional language maps (DISC 140 or Zoom). Both at 1pm.

Interested in maternal and child health? Apply by November 6 and you could start our MCH Certificate of Graduate Study in January! Learn more ➡️ https://ow.ly/OQ9t50ZFlZ9

"I realized that I could impact the people I worked with directly or I could impact an infinite number of patients and employees by training students to become healthcare leaders." —Zahi Jurdi, HSPM's new Master of Health Administration Director ow.ly/KXXo50ZNlAI

“The human body does make adaptations to hot environments and cold environments and altitude, but it does not make adaptations to withholding hydration.” — Susan Yeargin weighing in on allegations that a hockey player collapsed after denied water during an outdoor workout. https://ow.ly/w3V550ZLt6J

Questions raised over ASU hockey training program, policies after player allegedly denied water

Questions are being raised about Arizona State University’s hockey training program and policies after an attorney said a player was denied water during an outdoor workout before collapsing.

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"I would like to produce research that can be easily accessed and used by clinicians, legislators, and communities to improve the sexual and reproductive outcomes of marginalized populations." —Ph.D. in HPEB student & SREB Award winner Arielle N'Diaye. ow.ly/R7ip50ZMx9X

Congratulations to our September Student Research Poster Winners, Jacob Dagenhart (Undergrad) and Ishan Suthar (Graduate)! 🎉

“Health is the foundation that lets people participate in everything else in life. You can't hold a job, raise a family, learn, or contribute to a community if your health is failing and unaddressed." —HSPM asst prof Jordan Herring on how health is part of public infrastructure. ow.ly/FuOw50ZLUAG