With a significant number of the students contracting the coronavirus since Aug. 1, there is some level of immunity built up on campus, but health experts say striving for herd immunity would be irresponsible from a public health perspective.
Courtney Lewis, an associate professor and a Cherokee Nation citizen, spends countless hours acting on the ongoing injustices occurring to American Indians today.
The commission trying to solve the Assembly Street train traffic problem looks for public feedback on potential solutions.
President Bob Caslen tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home.
The university has updated it's online COVID dashboard. Read about the new numbers here.
Hands On Prosthetic Engineering is a club at USC dedicated to helping the community while teaching members about the process of 3D-printing. Despite limitations created by the pandemic, the student organization is in the process of making a custom hand for a local worker.
The university announced its plans Monday for mandatory return COVID-19 testing before the Spring 2021 semester and monthly testing throughout.
The Mental Health Ambassadors program uses student-to-student presentations to destigmatize mental health discussions.
Caslen discussed his Halloween visit to Five Points and a plan for mandatory COVID-19 testing for spring 2021 at Friday's Graduate Student Association meeting.
The COVID-19 dashboard has been updated by the university with new numbers.
Twenty-one years ago, the first Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed. This tradition continues today at USC to remember transgender individuals who died because of violence against them.
The student senate voted 27-7 to not pass a recommendation to encourage professors to give their classes anonymous mental health surveys each semester. The student senate also continued its discussion on a pass/fail grading scale option.
Due to societal structures that make it difficult for minorities to receive adequate healthcare, the Black community has long been impacted by illnesses at higher rates than white populations. COVID-19 has followed this trend as the Black community faces higher rates of death and hospitalization after contracting the virus.
COVID-19 has led to a decrease in international students and student visas, and international students are also facing problems with travel and mental health.
The University of South Carolina has updated its COVID-19 dashboard.
IGniTE-CD is a training grant program at USC that aims to train doctoral students in breast cancer disparities research. The program is ending this year after its three-year run.
The student who died in Honors Residence Hall on Sunday has been identified as Breckin Muzzy, according to the Richland County Coroner’s Office.
