COVID-19 dashboard update: Active cases drop to 34
By Emma Dooling | April 24, 2021There are now 34 active COVID-19 cases at USC, according to an update to the university's COVID-19 dashboard Friday.
There are now 34 active COVID-19 cases at USC, according to an update to the university's COVID-19 dashboard Friday.
The Center for Teaching Excellence is asking faculty members to submit proposals for courses focused on diversity, equity and inclusion to be taught in the spring or fall of 2022.
The Presidential Commission on University History uses subcommittees to research and advise University President Bob Caslen on how he should approach renaming buildings on campus, but the Heritage Act holds it back.
Carolina Online announced a partnership with Major League Soccer that will allow current and former soccer players to earn a USC degree entirely online. Residential USC students will gain research capability and networking opportunities through a MLS speaker series.
Food Not Bombs is a national organization with a local chapter in Columbia that started in 2002. It gathers donated food and distributes it to the people of Columbia while speaking out on the injustices and problems the country faces.
With the development of the Darla Moore School of Business, 650 Lincoln, the new health center and future projects, USC's campus is changing and expanding.
The Graduate Student Association held its first ever graduate student recognition ceremony on Friday afternoon.
There are currently 59 total active COVID-19 cases on campus. Group Four's mandatory COVID-19 testing week will end on Sunday, April 18. This is the last testing week of the semester.
Johnson & Johnson vaccines will no longer be offered by the Student Health Center, though Student Body President Alex Harrell still encourages students to get vaccinated. The debate on Student Government application fees was tabled for next semester, and the senate voted to support the university NAACP's 'Aim to Rename' campaign.
History professor Valinda Littlefield makes many contributions to USC and the Black community through her research and love for history that stem from generations of family stories.
The South Carolina State Fair Spring drive-through fair food took place last week. Attendees were able to order a variety of fair food from the comfort and safety of their cars.
USC graduate student Emma Deloughry explores plastic pollution throughout the Midlands and Lowcountry in her new documentary about macroplastics.
"I cannot live with myself if I don't make a difference," Columbia mom Allen Adkins says. She intends to make Five Points safer after her son was badly beaten in Five Points on St. Patrick's Day.
The university has updated it's online COVID-19 dashboard.
The Presidential Commission on University History hosted a virtual town hall on Monday to discuss what it has done so far. It said its next steps include submitting a final report to President Caslen on July 1 and uploading resources to the commission website.
Law professor Joseph Seiner's article outlines shortcomings in U.S. federal court system when dealing with workplace harassment and discrimination cases.
Monster Jam, a show filled with roaring engines, the smell of diesel and family-oriented fun, began its first Columbia run since the start of the pandemic on Friday and wrapped up on Sunday.
