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New epidemiology assistant professor Pengfei Guo studies health impacts of environmental exposures on women and children

Manufactured chemicals and medications can impact maternal and child health well beyond pregnancy, and Pengfei Guo is using environmental and perinatal epidemiology to better understand and mitigate these impacts.

From Performance to Public Health: How One Entomologist Found a Second Career in Tick Surveillance

Entomology Today features the career path of Katherine Brown, a professional dancer who was inspired by the pandemic to pursue an MPH in Epidemiology at the Arnold School. Now she's the tick surveillance manager for the Nolan Lab.

Harris Pastides takes us through five of the most pivotal years in the Arnold School's 50-year history

Harris Pastides is most often associated with his 11-year tenure as USC President, but few keep it top of mind how his five years as dean of the Arnold School were incredibly impactful for both the school and Pastides' own career.

New study aims to protect women from poor short-, long-term heart health caused by high blood pressure during, after pregnancy

The Duke Endowment has awarded $650,000 to epidemiology professor Jihong Liu to continue developing a new program designed to protect the health of pregnant and postpartum women in South Carolina.

I Am Public Health: Lisa Rose

Lisa Rose has lived around the country (and even overseas), but she's made her home in the Midlands, and she plans to stay. It's the perfect place to make an impact in her area of expertise: using environmental health sciences to fight the opioid epidemic.

Researchers warn that GLP-1RA medications may not be the magic bullet we're looking for when it comes to cancer

Researchers caution us not to get ahead of ourselves when it comes to the logical, though still theoretical, possibilities of how these drugs may influence related health conditions such as cancer.

Clinical practice teaching award winner: Zachary Winkelmann

Winkelmann is the 2025 recipient of the University of South Carolina’s clinical practice teaching award, which recognizes a faculty member for outstanding clinical teaching, practice, advising and mentoring of health science students.

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.

 

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