COVID-19 dashboard update: Total active cases now at 179
By Tyler Fedor | Feb. 2, 2021USC updated it's online COVID-19 dashboard to show 179 active COVID-19 cases. Almost 1,000 cases have been reported to the university since Jan. 1.
USC updated it's online COVID-19 dashboard to show 179 active COVID-19 cases. Almost 1,000 cases have been reported to the university since Jan. 1.
The first cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 were reported in South Carolina on Thursday.
Recycling has become a central focus at USC as the university pushes to become more sustainable, and the Residence Hall Association is working to introduce more recycling options to off-campus housing.
The student senate believes better utilizing EAB Navigate for advising services will create a better advising process. Student Body President Issy Rushton is continuing to work towards an in-person commencement ceremony, though her term will end in the middle of the semester.
"What is the vision of the world we should be working towards?" This was one of several questions participants discussed during "Ed Talks on Race: From Just Talk to Justice," a workshop on race and racism within the context of current events.
USC has been working to improve campus safety since March. They have implemented a number of COVID-19 safety initiatives across campus, which has led to an increased demand for cleaning supplies and other COVID-19 personal protective equipment.
The total number of active COVID-19 cases has fallen from 181 to 112. Additionally, the percent positive rate of the tests administered and the occupation rate of the quarantine dorms are down from the last reporting period.
Several organizations worked in coalition to protest legislation that would make the requirements for abortion stricter in South Carolina. Protesters drove around the Statehouse honking in opposition to the bill being debated on the Senate floor.
After losing both of her parents within two months of each other, USC honors college student Antonia Adams found herself surrounded by bills and paperwork. Now, she hopes to study public policy and human rights law so she can help people experiencing similar tragedies navigate the fallout.
The university will begin to use the new Transloc app on Jan. 29 to track bus routes.
After working as a professor at the USC School of Law for 17 years, Joel Samuels is now the new interim dean for the College of Arts and Sciences.
A leaking pipe in the basement of the apartment building Cornell Arms caused an electrical fire on Jan. 16, displacing its residents for up to two nights without any prior communication from the building's management.
The university updated its COVID-19 dashboard for Jan. 21.
The McNair Aerospace Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Learn more about the state of South Carolina's only degree-granting aerospace engineering program.
Residence Hall Association's new diversity initiative, COVID-19 vaccination transparency and a student government newsletter were all topics of discussion at student senate's Wednesday meeting.
Distinguished professor Ali Brian is expanding USC's Department of Physical Education and working toward a better future in doing so.
USC updated its COVID-19 dashboard on Jan. 18 to reveal 151 total active cases, which is down from the last reported amount of 303 cases.
