March 2008

Weis named Health Professional of the Year
(Mar 24, 2008)
Arnold School doctoral candidate cited for her work in DHEC’s injury and violence data reporting program.

Students launch public health campaign
(Mar. 20, 2008)
Dr. Daniela Friedman's communication class to promote environmental and public health awareness.

USC Experts make major contributions
(Mar. 20, 2008)
James Hebert and Tom Hurley were statistical coordinators for The Journal of Nutrition special supplement

Clyburn lecture to feature cancer expert
(Mar. 19, 2008)
Dr. Lovell A. Jones of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to deliver first lecture honoring Sixth District Rep. James A. Clyburn.

Study about food for the body and soul
(Mar. 19, 2008)
Program headed by Arnold School’s Sara Wilcox helping AME churches set eating, exercise guidelines and practices.

Ph.D. candidate heads housing effort
(Mar. 19, 2008)
Epidemiology student David Parker will assist homeless residents find permanent housing in City of Columbia.

Oh! The sweet sound of success
(Mar. 11, 2008)
Meet the 2008 South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association Ambassador, a USC Cochlear Implant user.

Doctoral candidate to don USPHS uniform
(Mar. 5, 2008)
Tracy Rene Powell will spend summer tour of duty working with STD team on Native American reservation in Arizona.

Women's group honors former Arnold dean
(Mar. 4, 2008)
Donna Richter recognized for her role in advancing and supporting women in higher education in South Carolina.

February 2008

Crisis expert warns against complacency
(Feb. 27, 2008)
Citizens need to take on greater share of responsibility in protecting themselves in health care emergencies, says Dr. Jane Richter.

Brunch raises $400+ toward Relay goal
(Feb. 27, 2008)
DSAC-sponsored event kicks off campaign to raise more than $1,000 in Relay for Life fundraiser for American Cancer Society.

Aerobic fitness regimen cuts risk of stroke
(Feb. 21, 2008)
Arnold School researchers say even minimum efforts reap rewards by significantly reducing threat to men and women alike.

USC, NOAA sign research, education pact
(Feb. 11, 2008)
Arnold School is among USC departments that will have access to federal laboratory at Fort Johnson near Charleston.

Revised master's degree program debuts
(Feb. 7, 2008)
Strengthened standards to meet needs of motivated students and public health practitioners already on the job.

Study to test effectiveness of antioxidant
(Feb. 5, 2008)
USC researchers want to know if Juice Plus+, an over-the-counter product, can decrease chronic inflammation.

Sorensen to present program on PH practice
(Feb. 4, 2008)
USC's retiring president, and professor in EPI/BIO, will help mark the one-year anniversary of the Office of Public Health Practice.

Study to identify best parts of breast milk
(Feb. 1, 2008)
Outcome may suggest diet and lifestyle changes that wou
ld enhance milk's composition, says researcher Dr.Wilfred Karmaus.

January 2008

Vitamin E linked to physical decline in seniors
(Jan. 30, 2008)
Low blood levels of Vitamin E are linked to physical decline in seniors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

MHA studies helped spawn new business
(Jan. 29, 2008)
Arnold grad Heather Liafsha says program gave her the confidence to switch from a nursing career to award-winning home care entrepreneur.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships Awarded
(Jan. 18, 2008)
Kimberly Vinci, an Exercise Science Major, received one of the prestigious Cultural Scholarships.

Funds released to recruit, support new Ph.D.s
(Jan. 17, 2008)
$300,000 from the Norman J. Arnold Endowment released to help recruit and support Ph.D. students in the School’s funded research activities.

Expert in study of obesity joins EPID/BIOS
(Jan. 17, 2008)
Dr. Anwar T. Merchant has joined the Arnold School as an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Religious faith and well-being
(Jan. 11, 2008)
Arnold School researchers are beginning a two-year study to better understand the relationship between religious faith and well-being.

Blair at S.C. Aging Research Conference
(Jan. 11, 2008)
Dr. Steven Blair will deliver the keynote speech at the 2008 South Carolina Aging Research Conference.

Get Healthy for Life
(Jan. 11, 2008)
Activate Greater Columbia, a spin-off of the Greater Columbia Shrinkdown, launches at YMCA locations throughout the Greater Columbia area.

Graniteville residents continue to be affected
(Jan. 7, 2008)
Breathing problems and longtime emotional issues continue to worry survivors of the 2005 Graniteville train crash and chlorine spill.

Arnold School researcher helping Estonia
develop system for HIV/AIDS
(Jan. 7, 2008)
An Arnold School of Public Health researcher has received a grant from the Republic of Estonia to develop a program to understand its burgeoning number of HIV/AIDS cases.

December 2007

November 2007

School continues holiday giving tradition
(Nov. 22, 2007)
Arnold School students, staff and faculty are continuing the school’s long tradition of helping a family in need this holiday season.

Book has guidelines for ethical conduct
(Nov. 16, 2007)
The Center for Public Health Preparedness has released an electronic book to prepare public health workers for disaster. Ethics and Public Health in an Age of Terrorism is a professionally crafted curriculum on the role of public health in addressing the ethical, emotional and legal dilemmas facing those who plan for and respond to hazards of all types.

Credentialing exam open to students, grads

Service held for Allison Walden in Ohio
(Nov. 14, 2007)
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – More than 600 people crowded Federated Church here to remember Allison Christine Walden who died in an Oct. 28 North Carolina beach house fire.

Research support organization debuts
(Nov. 7, 2007) By Chris Horn
Health sciences faculty who need biostatistical support or other related help with their research have a new toolbox standing by. 

Steven Blair weighs in on new CDC study
(Nov. 7, 2007)
Article from the Washing Post.

Study aimed at obese/overweight women
(Nov. 5, 2007)
Columbians living in low-income neighborhoods are the focus of an ambitious study by the Prevention Research Center to help overweight/obese women learn to exercise more, lose weight and eat healthier.

Healthy food scarce in some rural areas
(Nov. 5, 2007)
A study examined the "nutritional environment" of a rural county to determine the number and types of food stores, the availability of stores and the price of a specific list of staple foods representing the main food groups.

Tests find mercury in human food chain
(Oct. 28, 2007)
Some people who eat fish from South Carolina's rivers and lakes have potentially dangerous levels of mercury, new lab tests for The Post and Courier reveal. Subscription required.

Svendsen laying groundwork for study
(Oct. 24, 2007)
Dr. Erik Svendsen is laying the groundwork for a potential long-term health study of the 2005 environmental disaster resulting from the Graniteville chlorine spill and a related program to identify communities where environmental factors are increasing the risks of environmental disease.

More seniors sought for balance, mobility classes
(Oct. 15, 2007)
University of South Carolina researchers are seeking adults 65 and older for the second round of a study on improving balance and mobility.

School helping town plan for the future
(Oct. 12 2007)
Seventeenth Century settlers once had a dark name for the Bluffton area, calling it Devil’s Elbow, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the USC’s Arnold School of Public Health has an interest in the town’s health and holds classes in the Beaufort County community.

Cutting edge lab to focus on gene research
(Oct. 5, 2007)
The University's newest research lab—the Environmental Genomics Core Facility—is now open for business, its gleaming array of DNA-analyzing instruments second to none in the Southeast.

September 2007

Report: Cancer death rate decline doubling
(Sept. 15, 2007)
ATLANTA -- Death rates from cancer have been dropping by an average of 2.1 percent a year recently in the United States, a near doubling of decreases that began in 1993, researchers say.

Arnold researchers win prestigious grants
(Sept. 10, 2007)
Ten scientists at USC’s Arnold School of Public Health are currently conducting noteworthy studies supported by prestigious RO1 research grants from the National Institutes of Health. sp;

Chris Rorden: Drawing a roadmap of the brain
(Sept. 7, 2007)
Did President Woodrow Wilson’s crippling stroke plant the seeds of World War Two’s bloody harvest? Arnold School brain researcher Dr. Chris Rorden is among those who believe it did.

Arnold researchers part of cancer project
(Sept. 7, 2007)
Four scientists from the Arnold School of Public Health are part of a USC team that has received a $10.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue building a comprehensive research center for colorectal cancer.

Research funds continue to flatten as health costs climb
(Sept. 7, 2007)
Total U.S. investment in health-related research grew by a modest 4.2 percent from 2005 to 2006, significantly slower than the 6.8 percent increase in U.S. health costs, according to a report recently released by Research!America.

Students get head start on public health
(Sept. 7, 2007)
Minority students interested in public health are getting a head start thanks to a program operated by the Arnold School of Public Health and five of the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Experts assess Hispanic impact on state
(Aug. 31, 2007)
University of South Carolina researchers Dr. Douglas Woodward and Dr. Elaine Lacy discussed findings from their latest research on the implications of South Carolina's growing Latino population on Thursday.

Dr. Tom Chandler named interim dean
(Aug. 21, 2007)
Dr. Tom Chandler, chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has been named interim dean of Arnold School of Public Health.

Dwayne Porter named interim head of ENHS
(Aug. 20, 2007)
Dr. Dwayne E. Porter, an expert in using technology such as Geographic Information Processing (GIP) to study and manage the environment, has been named interim chair of the Arnold School’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences.

Dr. Richter to lead new public health institute
(Aug. 17, 2007)
Dr. Donna L. Richter, dean of the Arnold School of Public Health, will be leaving her current role at the beginning of the Fall 2007 semester.  Richter, who has served as dean of the Arnold School since December 2003, will now lead a broader venture to promote public health priorities statewide.

Public health adventures on the Mexican border
(Aug. 8, 2007)
Edena Meetze had expectations when she signed up for a July program in U.S.-Mexican border health.  Finding the U.S. side of the Rio Grande strewn with shoes, socks and underwear wasn’t among them. 

Williams joins faculty under Centenary Plan
(Aug. 8. 2007)
Dr. Edith M. Williams, a research assistant professor from the State University of New York at Buffalo, is the newest faculty member to join the Arnold School of Public Health under the USC Centenary Plan.

Adult exercise guidelines updated
(Aug. 2, 2007)
Adults need moderately intense exercise for at least 30 minutes five days a week or vigorous exercise at least 20 minutes three days each week, according to updated physical fitness guidelines from two leading health groups.

SeniorSMART Center approved for state
(Aug. 1, 2007)
The review board that oversees the state's Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Program has approved state funding for a new Center of Economic Excellence that will be a collaboration between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University with Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) contributing as a major non-state matching partner.

Many would ignore storm evacuation orders
(July 25, 2007)
About one in three people living in southern coastal areas said they would ignore hurricane evacuation orders if a storm threatened their community, up from about one in four last year, according to a new poll.

Sean Norman probing bacteria in 'real world'
(July 24, 2007)
The island of San Salvador was the key that unlocked the gate to the New World when Columbus arrived there in 1492. Dr. Sean Norman of the Arnold School of Public Health expects San Salvador – and its island neighbor, Highborne Cay -- similarly will be keys to the discovery of how bacteria communicate in natural ecosystems.

Carmona urges political candidates to battle chronic diseases
(July 22, 2007)
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona calls on political candidates to make the prevention of chronic diseases a major part of their health platforms in the 2008 elections. 

Deliyski is powerful voice in study of voice
(July 18, 2007)
A ten-year detour through the corporate world didn’t diminish the research acumen of USC researcher Dr. Dimitar Deliyski. Truth is, he is the first to admit he is a better scientist for the experience.

Eight tenure-track faculty join Arnold team
(July 17, 2006)
Eight persons will join the faculty of the Arnold School of Public Health as tenure-track faculty members this fall.

Nationally ranked researcher to lead HSSC
(July 12, 2007)
Health Sciences South Carolina, a collaborative that links the state's research universities and largest health systems to advance the state's economy and improve public health through research, has selected Dr. Jay Moskowitz to be its first president.

APHA opposes surgeon general nominee
(July 12, 2007)
The American Public Health Association, along with 35 members of the U.S. House and gay rights groups, is opposed to President Bush's surgeon general nominee Dr. James W. Holsinger because of his views on homosexuality.

Frongillo joins prestigious health panel
(July 11, 2007)
Dr. Edward A. Frongillo, a professor at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health, has been named to a group of leading health experts supporting greater U.S. public and private investment in global health research.

Can copper make indoor air cleaner, safer?
(July 7, 2007)
University of South Carolina researchers are conducting experiments to see if copper components can control disease-causing bacteria in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems.

White youth in U.S. more prone to diabetes
(June 26, 2007)
White youths have the highest rate of diabetes among all racial/ethnic groups in the United States, and type 1 is the most common form of diabetes among youth, according to a study in the June 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USC gets $2.7 million to aid under-served areas
(June 26, 2007)
A research team at the University of South Carolina has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve the general health of residents in three under-served communities in South Carolina.

SDSU welcomes former HSPM chair Carleen Stoskopf
(June 23, 2007)
Dr. Carleen Stoskopf, former chair of the Department of Health Services Policy and Management at USC’s Arnold School of Public Health, became director of the San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health on June 25.

International scientists, policymakers visit ENHS lab
(June 19, 2007)

Arnold School alumna Dr. Wanda Smith dies at 53
(June 12, 2007)
Dr. Wanda Bethune Taylor, 53, an assistant professor of health education at South Carolina State University, died Sunday, June 10 of a heart attack.

Breast exam guidelines revisited
(June 7, 2007)
Some health experts, including cancer researchers at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health, wonder whether current guidelines calling for annual mammograms are a blanket approach that doesn’t allow for individual and racial differences. 

Eric Healy awarded $1.5 million NIH grant
(June 5, 2007)
Arnold School of Public Health researcher Dr. Eric Healy has a new $1.5 million, five-year NIH grant to continue work aimed at better understanding how humans process speech and how hearing problems influence that process. 

Meat increases cancer risk in older women
(June 5, 2007)
A longtime diet of grilled, barbecued and smoked meat puts older women at increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study led by a researcher at USC’s Arnold School of Public Health.

May 2007

S.C. leaders honor healthy eating program
(May 24, 2007)
“Dash of Faith,” a healthy eating program sponsored by the South Carolina Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program and the S.C. Cancer Disparities Community Network, is the winner of a 2007 community award presented by the Healthy South Carolina Challenge.

Asthmatics should heed pollution warnings
(May 18, 2007)
Breathing air containing coarse particulate matter causes adverse heart effects for asthma sufferers, according to a new joint study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Banky Olatosi wins Trustee Fellowship
(May 18, 2007)
Banky Olatosi, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Services Policy and Management, has been selected for a 2007 Trustee Fellowship award from the USC Graduate School

Ogoussan organizing cancer survivor group
(May 17, 2007)
After battling cancer for the past six years, Olga Ogoussan says God’s not through with her yet. 

Cancer Alliance honors Hebert and Brandt
(May 17. 2007)
Dr. James Hebert and Dr. Heather Brandt are among four professionals and one organization honored recently for their work in cancer control by the South Carolina Cancer Alliance.

Study reveals even small amounts of physical activity improve fitness levels for many women
(May 15, 2007)
Even small amounts of physical activity - as little as 75 minutes a week - can improve heart and respiratory fitness levels for many women, according to a study in the May 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

2007 Arnold School Hooding ceremony in photos

Graduates to have world of opportunity
(May 10, 2007)
Newly minted public health graduates will have an unprecedented opportunity to make a difference, according to Dr. Lonnie King, keynote speaker at the Arnold School's 2007 Hooding Ceremony.

Full text of Dr. Lonnie King's Hooding Day address
(May 10, 2007)

Webster, Irwin win Arnold alumni awards
(May 10, 2007)
A University of South Carolina graduate who has spent his career in the battle against heart disease and another who has focused on cancer prevention are the recipients of the 2007 Norman J. and Gerry Sue Arnold alumni awards. 

Students, faculty, alumni win wide array of honors
(May 10, 2007)
The Arnold School of Public Health recognized exceptional achievements by students and faculty during the 2007 Hooding Ceremony on May 10 at the Koger Center for the Arts.

Commission honors Deborah M. Parra-Medina
(May 8, 2007)
Dr. Deborah M. Parra-Medina, associate professor in the Arnold School’s Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, has been honored with a 2007 South Carolina Women of Achievement Award for promoting the health and well-being of women.

Russ Pate named to HHS committee on exercise
(May 8, 2007)
Dr. Russell Pate, USC associate vice president for health sciences, has been named to the U.S. Health and Human Services advisory committee helping develop the first federal guidelines on physical activity

Probst to be HSPM interim chair
(May 3, 2007)
Dr. Jan Probst has been named interim chair of the Department of Health Services and Policy Management, succeeding Dr. Carleen Stoskopf who is leaving to become director of the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University.

April 2007

Department honored for national ranking
(April 23, 2007)
Top USC officials and special guests gathered Monday to honor the Arnold School of Public Health Department of Exercise Science for having the top-ranked program in kinesiology and exercise science in the United States.

Study to look at stroke recovery potential
(April 20, 2007)
Why do some people recover nearly completely following a stroke while others remain impaired for the rest of their lives?  That is something that has nagged Dr. Julius Fridriksson for years.

Lead poisoning linked to misbehavior
(April 20, 2007)
Decades after lead was banned from paint and gasoline, a new five-year study of children from four U.S. cities shows that lead poisoning results not only in lower IQ scores but also learning and behavioral problems in school age urban children.

USC, Claflin open laboratory in Orangeburg
(April 16, 2007)
The University of South Carolina and Claflin University have opened a new molecular virology laboratory created to reduce HIV/AIDS and HPV/cervical cancer rates in the Orangeburg community and elsewhere

Fellowship offered to help prevent suffering
(April 16, 2007)
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” might be the mantra for Mary Elizabeth Newton, the Arnold School’s latest fellowship donor.  

Student documentary looks at health care in S.C.
(April 7, 2007)
A collaborative research project between a media arts class and a public health class has yielded a new documentary about health care in South Carolina.

Why didn't residents evacuate New Orleans?
(April 5, 2007)
Confusing directions from authorities, perceived racism and faith they could ride out the storm were cited by many African Americans as reasons for not evacuating New Orleans in the face of Hurricane Katrina, according to a study by the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health.

March 2007

Arnold team raises $603 for 2007 Midlands Heart Walk
(March 26, 2007)
A team of 21 participants from the Arnold School of Public Health raised $603 during the  2007 Midlands Heart Walk on  March 24.

From tragedy to mission of hope
(March 23, 2007)
Romel Lacson has turned his despair over the death of his wife from tuberculosis into a mission to share her battle against the disease, and he’s doing it via photographs taken by people with TB.

Stopping tuberculosis is possible . . .
(March 23, 2007)
. . . provided we  act now to increase awareness and enact an effective, well-funded plan, says Dr. Ana Lòpez-DeFede, an adjunct faculty member in the department of pediatrics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Healthcare access is nation's biggest crisis
(March 23, 2007)
Access to healthcare is the biggest crisis facing America and particularly South Carolina’s many poor, rural residents, a Richland County legislator said Thursday. 

Do Wophs take spring exercise program in stride
(Mar. 15, 2007)
Caroline Meyer recalls how easy it was to make a midday walk a part of her daily exercise routine. “We were surprised that about all it took was a pair of tennis shoes,” she said.

Study aimed at increasing physical activity
(March 14, 2007)
University of South Carolina researchers are working on a two-year project aimed at increasing physical activity among African American men over the age of 45.

SCANA, USC in partnerships on health
(Mar. 12, 2007)
Columbia-based SCANA Corporation and the University of South Carolina are part of an innovative effort to enhance the well-being of SCANA’s 5,600 employees and their dependents while continuing to manage rising health care costs.

February 2007

Glover named to new associate dean position
(Feb. 19. 2007)
Dr. Saundra Glover says her new role at the Arnold School of Public Health will allow her to enhance her longtime efforts to address South Carolina’s multitude of health disparities in minority communities. 

Grad finds array of early-career challenges
(Feb. 14, 2007)
Arnold School graduate Michael Dickey’s resume reads like a public health recruiting poster that promises rewarding work and opportunities to improve people’s lives.

Smith to lead school's new OPHP team
(Feb. 6, 2007)
With a new staff and quarters, the Arnold School’s Office of Public Health Practice is ready to develop and fine-tune an array of programs that will touch the lives of nearly all students, faculty and alumni.

Family violence more likely in urban homes
(Feb. 5, 2007)
Violent disagreements occur in 10.3 percent of American homes – with urban children more at risk than those living in rural areas – according to a study by University of South Carolina researchers.

Speech, hearing therapy goes long distance
(Jan. 31, 2007)
House calls, which had gone the way of rotary phones and black-and-white TVs, are making a comeback – but with a very modern twist.

Moser, Wright awarded Graduate School Centennial Fellowships
(Jan. 31, 2007)
Dana Moser of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Marcie Wright of the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior have been awarded Graduate School Centennial Fellowships.

Dean Richter announces faculty changes
(Jan. 25, 2007)
Dr. Greg Hand has been named associate dean for academic affairs at the Arnold School.  Dr. Carleen Stoskopf will become director of the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University.

Expert panel nixes risk assessment proposal
(Jan. 19, 2007)
A plan by the Bush administration to rewrite the way federal agencies conduct risk assessments was too broad and failed to consider the costs, says an Arnold School scientist who served on an expert panel that nixed the proposal.

State's emergency preparedness score drops
(Dec. 20, 2006)
The nonprofit Trust for America’s Health ranks South Carolina among among the bottom half of states in how well it can protect citizens from major health emergencies.

South Carolina is 48th in annual state health rankings for 2006
(Dec. 14, 2006)
South Carolina ranks 48^th in state health rankings for 2006, coming in ahead of only Mississippi and Louisiana in an annual report released earlier this month. 

Biofilms are the focus of scientists at the Decho laboratory
(Dec. 12, 2006)
Relatively new to scientific inquiry, biofilms are a common microbial process that has been around about as long as the earliest life forms on earth, says Arnold School researcher Dr. Alan Decho.

Webbers helping students find careers in speech-language pathology
(Dec. 7, 2006)
Arnold School alumna Sharon G. Webber (MS, 1981) is a recognized speech-language pathologist and a creative entrepreneur who has parlayed her considerable talents into building, along with her husband, Thomas, a highly successful company serving the needs of her field.

Alumna co-founds new academic journal
(Dec. 4, 2006)
USC alumna Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson has added a new title to her list of academic credentials. She is the co-founding editor of the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice.

November 2006

USC research helps build better cochlear implants
(Nov. 15, 2006)
Bionics is no longer merely the stuff of science fiction. Like the fictional Six Million Dollar Man of 1970s television, real people today are using bionic devices to replace non-working body parts.

Study dispels myths about Latino immigrants
(Nov. 15, 2006)
Most are law abiding, gainfully employed, interested in learning English. A majority say they plan eventually to return to their homeland

APHA delegates call for withdrawal from Iraq
(Nov. 8, 2006)
BOSTON -- The American Public Health Association on Wednesday called for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. armed forces from Iraq along with action on a list of other policies including sex education, obesity, trans fats and alcohol consumption.

USC cancer survivor joins "Livestrong Army"
(Nov. 7, 2006)
Olga Ogoussan reports on the Livestrong Survivor Summit, an effort to organize, inspire and direct the efforts of U.S. cancer survivors.

Steven Blair, exercise guru, welcomed back
(Nov. 7, 2006)
Blair is a former faculty member and an internationally recognized authority on exercise
and its health benefits.

October 2006

Pate named associate VP for health sciences
(Oct. 31, 2006)
Dr. Russ Pate, Arnold School professor of exercise science, has been named associate vice president for health sciences by Dr. Harris Pastides, USC vice president for research and health sciences.

Arnold School building is the first for Innovista
(Oct. 27, 2006)
With a colorful show of flags from 49 counties, the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health dedicated its $22 million, 104,860-square-foot research center. 

Video of opening ceremonies for Arnold School's new Research Center
(Oct 27, 2006)

APHA chief says public health has communication problem
(Oct. 27, 2006)
Public health practitioners have a serious communications problem because they want to talk among themselves and are unwilling to engage stakeholders who can support their cause, says Dr. Georges S. Benjamin, head of the American Public Health Association.

Rainey honors true love and close friend
(Oct. 27, 2006)
Columbia attorney John S. Rainey on Friday dedicated a garden and a bronze statue to the “love of my life,” Anne Edens Rainey, and his close friend and mentor, Norman J. Arnold.

University sets record $173.3 million for research
(Oct 26, 2006)
As the University of South Carolina prepares to dedicate the first building of its research campus, officials announced that faculty had garnered a record $173.3 million in federal, state and private funding for research, outreach and training programs in 2005 - 06

Public health plays important role in our lives
(Oct. 25, 2006)
The Arnold School of Public Health’s new state-of-the-art research building signals a growth in the public health capacity of our state’s flagship university and also reflects the important role of public health in the lives of South Carolinians.

Health Coalition honors priest, children's ministry
(Oct. 14, 2006)
A Catholic priest and a children’s ministry have been recognized for their efforts in serving the health care needs of the Hispanic/Latino communities in South Carolina  

New building is engineering masterpiece
(Oct. 13, 2006)
The Arnold School’s brand new Public Health Research Center has broken glass in the lobby and concrete rubble in the parking lot.  But don’t worry, those aren’t signs of any problems, they’re signs of solutions.

Arnold School helps raise more than $400,000 for breast cancer research
(Oct. 10, 2006)
A team from the Arnold School of Public Health is celebrating its role in helping raise more than $400,000 in support of the Palmetto Health South Carolina Comprehensive Breast Center

One-third of U.S. youth do not meet standards for physical fitness, USC researcher leads study
(Oct. 2, 2006)
Approximately one-third of boys and girls age 12 to 19 in the United States do not meet standards for physical fitness, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Report reveals that one in 523 U.S. children, teens has diabetes
(Oct. 2, 2006)
In the nation's first study to examine the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youth of all major ethnic groups, researchers have found that about one in every 523 children and adolescents in the United States has diabetes.

Researchers study how brain functions when half is removed
(Sept. 30, 2006)
Megan Howell, 5, is more than ready for kindergarten this fall. She can write her name, count to 50, and recite her ABCs – pretty impressive for a child who only has half of her brain.

U.S. suicide rates are down, but the reason is a mystery
(Sept. 28, 2006)
First, the good news: Suicide rates among younger and older Americans have been declining since the early 1990s. Now, the puzzling news: No one really knows why.

Study indicates breastfed babies less likely to become obese children
(Sept. 28, 2006)
Babies who are breastfed during the first year are less likely than others to become obese during childhood, even if their mothers are obese or diabetic, according to a study published in the October issue of Diabetes Care.

Battling breast cancer: One woman's story of survival
(Sept. 24, 2006)
An uphill struggle with cancer has defined Olga Ogoussan’s life for most of the past five years, uniquely qualifying her to talk about what it means to be a survivor.