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(11/14/22 1:45am)
USC researchers and partners have recently engaged in multiple projects to learn the effects of Columbians' surroundings on their overall well-being. These efforts include bus tours around Columbia and environmental research.
(10/03/22 2:00am)
Sexuality and the environment may seem unrelated at first, but Alex Anderson, a member of USC’s gardening club, relates both to cultural inequalities.
(08/29/22 1:09am)
For a few weeks every summer, one million purple birds descend on Lake Murray's Bomb Island. The birds only stick around long enough to feast on insects, forming clouds so thick they're often called a "haze," before migrating south for the winter.
(09/14/22 1:52am)
Downtown Columbia may seem biologically barren at first glance. The hot asphalt and innumerable train tracks don’t paint a picture of a hospitable city to wild animals — outside of those the insects, small birds and, of course, USC’s squirrels that we associate with urban life.
(04/12/21 12:31am)
The air is thick with sand, mud and the scent of diesel. It’s loud, too — even through your headphones, roaring engines make your head ring.
(04/08/21 3:19am)
The Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine will be available for use at USC’s Student Health Center, Student Body President Alex Harrell said at Wednesday’s student senate meeting.
(04/11/21 11:10pm)
From the beginning, the Caslen presidency was beset by crisis. Yet, those who’ve worked closely with USC’s president say his abilities as a leader have led to smooth sailing.
(03/08/21 4:41am)
Every spring, a group called Women LEAD holds discussions on topics including the history of feminism and professionalism in the workplace relating to women.
(02/18/21 4:38am)
A resolution to remove an on-campus memorial for Confederate general Robert E. Lee faced contention before passing in Wednesday’s student senate meeting.
(02/24/21 3:19am)
Environmentally-conscious USC students are joining ranks to encourage the university to freeze and remove its investments in the fossil-fuel industry, a financial move known as divestment.
(02/11/21 4:53am)
The student senate voted Wednesday to include a referendum to allow the student body to vote on removing the position of treasurer in the upcoming student government election.
(01/21/21 3:54am)
USC became home to the state's only undergraduate program in aerospace engineering when the McNair Aerospace Center expanded in 2019.
(01/12/21 9:57pm)
State Rep. Seth Rose and Historic Columbia joined protesters Tuesday to call for the removal of former South Carolina Gov. Benjamin Tillman’s statue from the Statehouse grounds.
(11/23/20 7:55pm)
Students who are registered for face-to-face or hybrid classes or plan to use on-campus resources will be required to take a coronavirus test prior to returning to campus and once every 30 days during the semester, according to an email from university President Bob Caslen on Monday.
(11/21/20 6:14pm)
University president Bob Caslen, during a Graduate Student Association meeting Friday night, said a plan is in development for required monthly COVID-19 testing of students during the spring 2021 semester.
(11/23/20 2:55am)
USC’s Healthy Carolina initiative started the Mental Health Ambassadors program to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health by having students talk to each other about it.
(11/14/20 1:19am)
Friday’s COVID-19 dashboard update saw 97 total active COVID-19 cases on campus, up from Tuesday’s 88.
(11/12/20 4:22am)
The student senate passed a recommendation at its meeting Wednesday that commencement for Spring 2021 be held in Williams-Brice Stadium.
(11/05/20 3:51am)
The student senate passed a recommendation to adopt a pass/fail grading scale for this semester during its meeting on Wednesday.
(10/31/20 6:17pm)
Friday’s COVID-19 dashboard update saw USC facing 58 total active COVID-19 cases.