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May graduate awarded Fulbright grant to study food policy in France

Muskaan Makkar, a May public health graduate, has receiving funding from Fulbright Fance to study food policy in Paris before returning to the U.S. to earn graduate degrees in public health and dietetics.

Public health practitioner returns to alma mater to help students make their impact

Joshua Sellner's work is focused on advancing public health from the ground up. His research spans maternal and child health, the public health impacts of cannabis and alcohol use, and the application of population-level data to improve outcomes.

Danielle Varnedoe takes us through the history of the Arnold School's oldest and newest department

Her 1983 arrival turned into a 40-year adventure, with Varnedoe leading the clinic for 20 years and contributing to the growth and evolution of the school and the field for more than four decades.

Staff Spotlight: Abigail Collins

Time and again, Abigail Collins has been told she shares her late grandmother's innate gift: the ability to bring people together. As the Arnold School's first-ever alumni relations and events manager, Collins is looking forward to doing just that.

Most of our daily behaviors are habits, according to new research

New research led by health promotion education and behavior associate professor Amanda Rebar and published in Psychology & Health has good news for public health interventionists and the populations they serve.

Exercise science graduate joins Doctor of Physical Therapy program

A lifelong Gamecock, going to USC was a forgone conclusion for Michael Paslawski. Still, the smalltown South Carolinian found the flagship university's size (both its population and sprawling campus) to be a bit of an adjustment his freshman year.

Changing the script

USC features journalism and Master of Health Administration alumnus Patrick Pianezza, who brings paramedic burnout to the big screen.

Ahmer Afroz brings HIV/STI expertise, passion for systems-level change to new role at the Arnold School

With experience working with HIV/STIs and LGBTQ+ health and implementing systems-level change to achieve health equity, Ahmer Afroz is passionate about preparing students to make population-level change in their future careers.

Doctoral student awarded AAUW's International Fellowship to support antimicrobial resistance research

Winning an AAUW International Fellowship has been a dream of Grace Owojori's since her father first told her about the program, which supports international women pursuing graduate degrees in the U.S.

Are measles outbreaks just the beginning? Widespread presence of threadworm suggests other forgotten diseases may be making a comeback

USC researchers have found evidence of threadworm SC in two different studies. In a state-wide sample, they found that five percent of study participants were either recently or currently infected with threadworm.

Individuals with these two genetic conditions are seeing increased, but unequal, life expectancies

New research from the Arnold School's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has found disparities in mortality rates and life expectancy for Americans living with sickle cell disease or cystic fibrosis.

Peiyin Hung selected as Health Equity Honoree

Health services policy and management associate professor and Rural Health Research Center co-director Peiyin Hung has been chosen by the Fierce 50 program as one of their Health Equity Honorees for 2025.

 

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