USC breaks research funding record for third consecutive year
By Mary Ramsey | Aug. 27, 2017USC brought in more than $253 million in sponsored research money in fiscal year 2017, setting a new record for the third year in a row.
USC brought in more than $253 million in sponsored research money in fiscal year 2017, setting a new record for the third year in a row.
The Campus Village project, originally proposed in 2015, will replace the existing Bates Towers, Cliff Apartments and Carolina Gardens housing facilities and construct new buildings on the sites of the Bates and Benson Building parking lots.
August's Board of Trustees meeting brought changes to President Harris Pastides' pay and gave student body President Ross Lordo a chance to advocate for one of his campaign promises.
Unveiled in front of the board’s Executive Committee, this year's operating budget calls for a 3.46 percent increase of resident and non-resident undergraduate tuition for the coming academic year.
Although enrollment projections are somewhat unreliable due to a wide variety of factors that he calls the “summer melt,” vice provost Dennis Pruitt estimated the size of USC’s 2017 freshman enrollment at 5,600 to 5,700 students.
According to USC associate director for public relations Jeff Stensland, the change will net USC just under $252 million over the length of a 15-year contract.
Originally arriving at USC as an undergraduate in 1974, Jerry Brewer has been a full-time administrator for USC's Department of Student Life for 37 years.
The Center for Health and Well-Being offers several new services, including massage chairs, an optometry clinic and a revamped physical therapy area.
Three ongoing construction projects have temporarily closed off portions of roads on or immediately outside campus.
Hosted by Progress South Carolina, Columbia Stands with Charlottesville was announced only hours after a man drove his vehicle into a crowd of counterprotesters during the "Unite the Right" rally on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The first of its kind, Saturday's summit brought together representatives from 20 colleges and universities around the state.
USC will have six representatives at the first South Carolina Student Body Presidents' Summit this Saturday.
Teenage suspects have been charged in connection with the kidnappings and robberies at Stadium Suites and The Village at Columbia.
The Village at Columbia released a statement Friday responding to an incident in their community Wednesday morning.
Sheriff Leon Lott addressed the recent string of robberies and kidnappings in the Columbia area, letting the public know that two of the offenders are in custody.
New details have emerged in the case of a USC student who was abducted from outside her apartment early Tuesday morning, according to a report obtained from Richland County Sheriff's Department.
USC students are concerned following reports of a slew of alleged kidnappings near campus over the past week.