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USC's College of Arts and Sciences renamed following transformational gift
USC's largest college has a new name honoring the vision and generosity of a prominent alumnus and his family: the University of South Carolina McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
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We're proud to introduce you to the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
More on this historic day and the transformative gift from Bonnie and Peter McCausland and The McCausland Foundation.
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More on this historic day and the transformative gift from Bonnie and Peter McCausland and The McCausland Foundation.
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Art, design and performance – all in one unforgettable trip.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Art, design and performance – all in one unforgettable trip.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
Set design students from USC recently enjoyed a whirlwind 36-hour trip, led by Professor Erik Flatmo, to NYC to see their professor's set design in motion, meet choreographer Trajal Harrell and find inspiration at the MoMA.
We’re looking for our next dean.
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We’re looking for our next dean.
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
If you know a visionary, collaborative, and student-centered leader — or if that describes you — please learn more about the opportunity and the process for nominations and applications. ⤵️
www.sc.edu/about/office...
Kicking off the 2025 McCausland ConnectED Symposium – a day focused on organizational culture, well-being and success.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kicking off the 2025 McCausland ConnectED Symposium – a day focused on organizational culture, well-being and success.
This summer, McCausland Fellow Rebecca Janzen began her Humboldt Fellowship at the German Mining Museum Bochum 🇩🇪 exploring how faith shapes mining life across the Americas and Europe.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This summer, McCausland Fellow Rebecca Janzen began her Humboldt Fellowship at the German Mining Museum Bochum 🇩🇪 exploring how faith shapes mining life across the Americas and Europe.
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Math prof Yi Sun is laser-focused on computational models of movement, applying his method to better understand tissue dynamics, disease spread & even pedestrian flow. His goal? Revolutionize how scholars use simulations to answer big questions. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/ksd46fda
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November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Math prof Yi Sun is laser-focused on computational models of movement, applying his method to better understand tissue dynamics, disease spread & even pedestrian flow. His goal? Revolutionize how scholars use simulations to answer big questions. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/ksd46fda
@uofsccas.bsky.social
@uofsccas.bsky.social
“Hurricane Melissa left meteorologists stunned and worried” (feat. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, earth, ocean and environment)
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Hurricane Melissa left meteorologists stunned and worried
Melissa’s terrifying trip through the Caribbean also piled on evidence of the influence of a warming ocean on an evolving hurricane landscape.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Hurricane Melissa left meteorologists stunned and worried” (feat. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, earth, ocean and environment)
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
"In 1953, the Ford X-100 concept car had it all" (feat. Allison Marsh, women’s and gender studies)
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What Made the Ford X-100 a Star of Its Time?
The Ford X-100 was more than just a car. It was a glimpse into a future where heated seats, power windows, and in-car phones would become the norm.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"In 1953, the Ford X-100 concept car had it all" (feat. Allison Marsh, women’s and gender studies)
spectrum.ieee.org/ford-x-100-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/ford-x-100-c...
"Leveraging social networks to prevent mass public shootings" (feat. Brent Klein, criminology and criminal justice)
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Leveraging Social Networks to Prevent Mass Public Shootings | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Rising numbers of mass public shootings have renewed urgency among policymakers and the public to identify effective prevention strategies, as 2025 is on pace to reach a post-pandemic high in such inc...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Leveraging social networks to prevent mass public shootings" (feat. Brent Klein, criminology and criminal justice)
www.rockinst.org/blog/leverag...
www.rockinst.org/blog/leverag...
Millions of Americans — including many right here in South Carolina — are exercising their democratic right to vote today.
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Millions of Americans — including many right here in South Carolina — are exercising their democratic right to vote today.
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
USC's @samuel-bagg.bsky.social explores how democracy empowers people in "Dispersion of Power," runner-up for the @ecpr.bsky.social Political Theory Prize.
📖 bit.ly/3JK1caD
Watch as the McCauslands celebrate what it means to be a Gamecock. #MeantToBe #ForSC
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Watch as the McCauslands celebrate what it means to be a Gamecock. #MeantToBe #ForSC
Now a political science professor at USC, Karra McCray Gibson grew up in Dunbar, SC, a small town with big dreams. 📚
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Now a political science professor at USC, Karra McCray Gibson grew up in Dunbar, SC, a small town with big dreams. 📚
This #SpookySeason, let USC faculty possess your playlist.
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen
October 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This #SpookySeason, let USC faculty possess your playlist.
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen
💀 Possessed – Andrew Berns, Matt Kisner and Mary Nickel
🧙♀️ History Harpies – Lauren Sklaroff and Christine Ames
🏛️ Historically Complex – Lydia Brandt
📜 Our Story Matters – Bobby Donaldson
🌾 Take on the South – Mark Smith and Emily Allen
Brandi Byers, a McCausland College advisor and math instructor pursuing her Ph.D. in educational psychology, earned a $10K USC grant to study how high-achieving STEM students cope with perfectionism and fear of failure. “I hope this research helps colleges better support honors STEM students.”
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Brandi Byers, a McCausland College advisor and math instructor pursuing her Ph.D. in educational psychology, earned a $10K USC grant to study how high-achieving STEM students cope with perfectionism and fear of failure. “I hope this research helps colleges better support honors STEM students.”
USC biologist and McCausland Fellow, Alissa Armstrong, has earned an NSF CAREER Award. Her lab studies how fat tissue and ovaries “talk” to control fertility, linking diet, reproduction and outreach in SC.
September 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
USC biologist and McCausland Fellow, Alissa Armstrong, has earned an NSF CAREER Award. Her lab studies how fat tissue and ovaries “talk” to control fertility, linking diet, reproduction and outreach in SC.
Congrats to geography professor Greg Carbone, USC's Distinguished Professor of the Year! 🏆
His secret? Inspiring students to follow their curiosity.
https://bit.ly/4nR0uH4
His secret? Inspiring students to follow their curiosity.
https://bit.ly/4nR0uH4
Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year: Greg Carbone
Greg Carbone is USC's 2025 Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year, but lecturing and leading classroom discussions didn't always come easy for the veteran geography professor. His secret is to remind himself that good teaching comes from a...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Congrats to geography professor Greg Carbone, USC's Distinguished Professor of the Year! 🏆
His secret? Inspiring students to follow their curiosity.
https://bit.ly/4nR0uH4
His secret? Inspiring students to follow their curiosity.
https://bit.ly/4nR0uH4
USC researchers, like psychologist Jessica Bradshaw, are studying links between premature birth and autism.
Their early detection work, recently featured on SC Public Radio, is helping families today and shaping care tomorrow. #McCauslandFellows
Tune in 🎙️ : https://bit.ly/46tmguR
Their early detection work, recently featured on SC Public Radio, is helping families today and shaping care tomorrow. #McCauslandFellows
Tune in 🎙️ : https://bit.ly/46tmguR
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
USC researchers, like psychologist Jessica Bradshaw, are studying links between premature birth and autism.
Their early detection work, recently featured on SC Public Radio, is helping families today and shaping care tomorrow. #McCauslandFellows
Tune in 🎙️ : https://bit.ly/46tmguR
Their early detection work, recently featured on SC Public Radio, is helping families today and shaping care tomorrow. #McCauslandFellows
Tune in 🎙️ : https://bit.ly/46tmguR
USC's Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latinx Studies Program will host a book talk with Cecilia Márquez, author of "Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation."
📌 TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
4:30-6:00 PM
GAMBRELL 429
📌 TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
4:30-6:00 PM
GAMBRELL 429
September 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
USC's Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latinx Studies Program will host a book talk with Cecilia Márquez, author of "Making the Latino South: A History of Racial Formation."
📌 TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
4:30-6:00 PM
GAMBRELL 429
📌 TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
4:30-6:00 PM
GAMBRELL 429
It's not just a field trip, it's a passion project.
Behind our geology students' epic field camp adventures are dedicated faculty and staff who make it happen. Geology Field Camp Director David Barbeau and his team help turn the American West into a classroom.
Read more: https://bit.ly/41TKXOf
Behind our geology students' epic field camp adventures are dedicated faculty and staff who make it happen. Geology Field Camp Director David Barbeau and his team help turn the American West into a classroom.
Read more: https://bit.ly/41TKXOf
September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It's not just a field trip, it's a passion project.
Behind our geology students' epic field camp adventures are dedicated faculty and staff who make it happen. Geology Field Camp Director David Barbeau and his team help turn the American West into a classroom.
Read more: https://bit.ly/41TKXOf
Behind our geology students' epic field camp adventures are dedicated faculty and staff who make it happen. Geology Field Camp Director David Barbeau and his team help turn the American West into a classroom.
Read more: https://bit.ly/41TKXOf
Over the summer, Annie Bourbonnais led a six-week expedition in the Bay of Bengal, studying nitrous oxide dynamics in one of the world's largest oxygen-deficient zones. Her work, along with student research in the Gulf of Mexico, is deepening our understanding of climate change. #McCauslandFellows
September 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Over the summer, Annie Bourbonnais led a six-week expedition in the Bay of Bengal, studying nitrous oxide dynamics in one of the world's largest oxygen-deficient zones. Her work, along with student research in the Gulf of Mexico, is deepening our understanding of climate change. #McCauslandFellows
How can we ensure justice for all, even in jail?
Criminology Ph.D. candidate Christina Plakas is working to close a constitutional gap, advocating for "meaningful access to the courts" for thousands of incarcerated individuals.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4m7nVuw
Criminology Ph.D. candidate Christina Plakas is working to close a constitutional gap, advocating for "meaningful access to the courts" for thousands of incarcerated individuals.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4m7nVuw
September 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
How can we ensure justice for all, even in jail?
Criminology Ph.D. candidate Christina Plakas is working to close a constitutional gap, advocating for "meaningful access to the courts" for thousands of incarcerated individuals.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4m7nVuw
Criminology Ph.D. candidate Christina Plakas is working to close a constitutional gap, advocating for "meaningful access to the courts" for thousands of incarcerated individuals.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4m7nVuw
How do our identities fuel misinformation? 🤔
USC sociology graduate Matthew Facciani breaks it down in "Misguided: Where Misinformation Starts, How It Spreads, and What to Do About It."
🔗: https://bit.ly/4njXd2O
USC sociology graduate Matthew Facciani breaks it down in "Misguided: Where Misinformation Starts, How It Spreads, and What to Do About It."
🔗: https://bit.ly/4njXd2O
September 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
How do our identities fuel misinformation? 🤔
USC sociology graduate Matthew Facciani breaks it down in "Misguided: Where Misinformation Starts, How It Spreads, and What to Do About It."
🔗: https://bit.ly/4njXd2O
USC sociology graduate Matthew Facciani breaks it down in "Misguided: Where Misinformation Starts, How It Spreads, and What to Do About It."
🔗: https://bit.ly/4njXd2O
History professor Joseph November joined SC Public Radio's "Who What When" gameshow to teach listeners about technology developments during World War II.
Give it a listen to test your knowledge bit.ly/460kOzO
#McCauslandFellows
Give it a listen to test your knowledge bit.ly/460kOzO
#McCauslandFellows
September 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
History professor Joseph November joined SC Public Radio's "Who What When" gameshow to teach listeners about technology developments during World War II.
Give it a listen to test your knowledge bit.ly/460kOzO
#McCauslandFellows
Give it a listen to test your knowledge bit.ly/460kOzO
#McCauslandFellows
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An interview of our alumnus Dr. Taeho Kim (PhD 19) about his work with Dr. Edsel Pena.
phys.org/news/2025-09...
The paper is now on arXiv arxiv.org/abs/2304.04221!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
The paper is now on arXiv arxiv.org/abs/2304.04221!
New statistical tool enhances prediction accuracy
An international team of mathematicians, led by Lehigh University statistician Taeho Kim, has introduced an innovative method that could significantly improve how scientists make predictions, especial...
phys.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
An interview of our alumnus Dr. Taeho Kim (PhD 19) about his work with Dr. Edsel Pena.
phys.org/news/2025-09...
The paper is now on arXiv arxiv.org/abs/2304.04221!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
The paper is now on arXiv arxiv.org/abs/2304.04221!
Studio art professor Meena Khalili shared her paper and workshop “Play the Algorithm” at a conference in Charlotte this summer, presenting insights from her AI and Design course supported by a McCausland Innovation Grant.
#McCauslandFellows
#McCauslandFellows
September 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Studio art professor Meena Khalili shared her paper and workshop “Play the Algorithm” at a conference in Charlotte this summer, presenting insights from her AI and Design course supported by a McCausland Innovation Grant.
#McCauslandFellows
#McCauslandFellows
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Dr. Anru_Zhang will give a colloquium talk on 9/4 (Thursday) at 2:50 p.m. All are welcome!
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Dr. Anru_Zhang will give a colloquium talk on 9/4 (Thursday) at 2:50 p.m. All are welcome!