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As SC's only accredited school of public health, we’re the region’s leader in improving health locally and globally.
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University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social · Apr 17
Already known as a top-ranked school of public health nationally, the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health has once again been ranked the best school of public health in South Carolina. ow.ly/14H050VCkVK
#1 in South Carolina U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Graduate Schools Rankings in Public Health Schools
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Capstone Scholar Arlis Dawsey completes his public health this month with a 4.0 and Graduation with Leadership Distinction. Learn how he plans to use his Arnold School degree to serve the underserved. 🎓 ow.ly/FxhL50XGgJl #ForeverToThee25 @uofscalumni.bsky.social
photo of Arlis Dawsey My experience at USC has been filled with friendship, mentorship and hard work where I have grown and created lifelong memories. I have been fortunate to develop such strong relationships with advisors, professors and other students that have guided me to where I am today. Arlis Dawsey
December 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Keren Herrán graduates this month, and she's ready to change the world. 🌍 The global health researcher gained a breadth and depth of international research experience during her Ph.D. program. ow.ly/ehOT50XFEAX
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photo of Keren Herrán The supportive environment and camaraderie, both from faculty and among doctoral students within the HPEB program, have been critical as I explore next steps in my career. Within the program, we celebrate each other’s accomplishments and milestones as if they are our own and we share interview advice and job leads with one another. Keren Herrán
December 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Journalist Sammy Fretwell interviews environmental health sciences faculty Geoff Scott and Alan Decho for a comprehensive article in The State on the growing threat of Vibrio bacteria in SC waters. 🦠📰ow.ly/jSoA50XBrom #ArnoldSchoolExperts #ResearchThatMatters #ThisIsPublicHealth
December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Jessica Seel graduated from the Arnold School in 2016, and she's been making a widespread impact on SC ever since. Learn all about the long-time Office of Rural Health leader and soon-to-be executive director of SC Public Health Association with this #50CareersFor50Years profile: ow.ly/oTKt50XCMFB
50 Careers for 50 Years "My training at the Arnold School gave me the foundation to design data-driven strategies, build multi-sector coalitions, and advocate for systems-level change. Every day, I apply that degree to create healthier, more resilient communities across the state." Jessica Seel MPH '16, in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior candidate Ally Hucek is the 2025 recipient of the Steven P. Wallace Emerging Advocate Award from APHA's Aging and Public Health Section. Congratulations! 🎉🎉https://ow.ly/FCkM50XBOCL #ArnoldSchoolProud @apha.org
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December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Beniamino Hadj-Amar has won an international award for his contributions to Bayesian statistics! #ArnoldSchoolExperts
Congrats! Beniamino Hadj-Amar, assistant professor of biostatistics, is a recipient of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis ‘ Blackwell–Rosenbluth Award, which recognizes early-career statisticians for their contributions and impact on the Bayesian community. He will present his work at a conference in Japan in 2026. photo of Beniamino Hadj-Amar
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The New York Times asks associate professor Emily Mann whether age 35 is really the "fertility cliff" we've believed it to be for the past five decades. ow.ly/HHuR50XBoGY #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @nytimes.com @emannphd.bsky.social
Pregnancy After 35: The So-Called ‘Fertility Cliff,’ Explained
The idea that the chances of getting pregnant plummet at 35 is widespread. But it’s not totally true.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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"We were addressing issues that were very relevant and significant at the time and are still important today. We identified the needs in SC and southeast and then developed research projects to propose." —Saundra Glover in our final #PioneeringPerspectives story of the year. ow.ly/NxGj50XBhPU
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Big congrats to Nandita Perumal on her selection to present in Senegal through a competitive selection process! #ArnoldSchoolExperts
Congrats! Nandita Perumal, assistant professor of epidemiology, has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2026 U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium hosted by the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in Dakar, Senegal. photo of Nandita Perumal
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Two-time HPEB grad (MPH & PhD) Jean Marie Place says Arnold School faculty made all the difference when she was a student and ever since. Learn all about the Ball State professor's journey with our latest #50CareersFor50Years profile: ow.ly/cUEx50XACMo #ForeverToThee @uofscalumni.bsky.social
"This career is important because we can influence health trajectories, we use a social justice lens, and we work to reduce health disparities ... get curious about why there are injustices in this world, why people are disadvantaged, and our role in helping to address inequities.” Jean Marie Place
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Speech-language pathology student Keandra Warren plans to bring specialized pediatric services to her rural hometown in South Carolina. Learn more about this month's #IAmPublicHealth student. ow.ly/i5Qz50XzXsr
photo of Keandra Warren The COMD program is rigorous, but the faculty and students are warm and welcoming and seeing the science come alive in the clinic and watching my skills grow has made the journey incredibly meaningful. Keandra Warren
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Students! Don't forget to enter your research posters in our monthly competitions! Congratulations to our November winners, Victoria Adebiyi (Graduate) and Kathryn Cushman (Undergraduate)!
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Howard compared the health outcomes of planned hospital births vs planned community births. Which is safer?
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photo of pregnant woman on bed; text: More and more pregnant people are planning births outside of hospitals, but at what risk?
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Rural moms shouldn’t have to risk their lives to give birth. In this @jamanetworkopen.com study, we found not only are rural moms at higher SMMM risk, but that traveling outside one’s local area for childbirth-whether due to clinician referral, choice, or other factors-appears to compound the risk.
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Director of Environmental Services Myra Reece says she uses her Arnold School graduate degree every day – applying course concepts and critical thinking to solve the daily challenges faced by communities in SC. ow.ly/xx5c50XxCOy #50CareersFor50Years #ArnoldSchool50 @uofscalumni.bsky.social
“We work hard every day to make the school proud and make our communities feel confident that there are dedicated professionals in the state who are making a difference in their lives.” Myra Reece MPH '93, Environmental Health Sciences
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Exercise science assistant professor Elizabeth Adams is using her expertise in healthy dietary patterns among children and families to lead a five-year study focused on improving nutrition through SNAP. ow.ly/9tnw50XxtUY
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photo of child and adult collecting tomatoes with text overlay: New study moves beyond food security to advance nutrition security by bolstering SNAP incentive programs “Interventions like these can improve nutrition for children and families – making their SNAP benefits go further while improving health." Elizabeth Adams, assistant professor of exercise science
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Meet Christy Kollath-Cattano! The associate professor of public health & department chair at the College of Charleston relies on her time at the Arnold School to guide her teaching, research & mentorship. ow.ly/ZcMQ50Xx4m9
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“Take full advantage of the opportunities available to you, particularly experiential ones such as assisting with faculty research, participating in community projects, or completing internships with public health organizations,” Kollath-Cattano says.
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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What better time than #NationalRuralHealthMonth to celebrate our rising rural health leaders, like Emma Boswell, who was recently selected to join the 2026 cohort of the National Rural Health Association's Rural Health Fellows Program. You make us proud! ow.ly/FI7g50XwSa3 @ruralhealth.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Remembering the Days podcast host Chris Horn discusses five decades of growth and impact as the Arnold School celebrates 50 years: 1975-2025. Featuring Lill Mood, Russ Pate, Tom Chandler, and Tara Sabo-Attwood.
Remembering the Days — Better health for all: The history of the Arnold School of Public Health
Fifty years ago, USC established what would become known as the Arnold School of Public Health, the state's only accredited public health school. It's mission, then and now, is to improve population health and well-being, promote healthy environments and prevent disease, disability and environmental degradation.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Leanna Ross was drawn to the exercise science department’s welcoming environment and strong academic culture before she knew about its top rankings. Today, she's an assistant professor at Duke with 2 Career awards and is a Fellow in AHA and ACSM. ow.ly/im3w50XvLBv #50CareersFor50Years #ForeverToThee
“My training in the Arnold School’s internationally recognized exercise science program provided the foundation for a career centered on research, education, and service,” Leanna Ross
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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📰New Research Alert: 47% of rural mothers are opting to deliver in urban hospitals over local facilities in SC and end up facing worse outcomes than if they had stayed close to home. ow.ly/qNPq50XvKcm #ResearchThatMatters #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uscresearch.bsky.social @peiyinhung.bsky.social
photo of woman in labor and text: Half of rural SC families bypass local hospitals to deliver their babies in urban settings and experience worse outcomes
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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@scdailygazette.com reports on findings from the SC Center of Excellence in Addiction, which is co-led by HSPM associate professor Christina Andrews and alumna Sara Goldsby. ow.ly/7uLW50XuTYu #ArnoldSchoolExperts #ResearchThatMatters @uofscnewsy.bsky.social
SC anti-addiction partnership aids cities, counties in treating victims of the opioid crisis • SC Daily Gazette
The S.C. Center of Excellence in Addiction aids cities and counties in deciding the best ways to spend opioid settlement money.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Ever heard of Pica? It's the craving and consumption of non-food items (think: ice, soil, paper products), and it's more common than you think — especially during pregnancy.

Dr. Leila Larson is studying this complex condition and how it impacts health. ow.ly/mipO50XuHSM 🤰🏼🤰🏾
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map of SC and text: Leila Larson applies global health expertise to complex condition affecting many South Carolinians during pregnancy
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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It's that time again! Save the date (February 27, 2026) and submit your abstracts by December 19 for the Nutrition Consortium Annual Research Symposium ➡️ ow.ly/91vW50X8fAf
Save the Date Friday, February 27, 2026 Koger Center, Gallery Room Nutrition Consortium Annual Research Symposium
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Think food insecurity only happens overseas? Learn all about food access and insecurity in rural America when Ph.D. student Emma Boswell presents at the HSPM Friday Seminar Series. Friday, December 5 | 1pm-2pm | Discovery Building Rm 331 | 915 Greene St.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM