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Researchers illuminate challenges facing older South Carolinians living with HIV

An expert on HIV prevention and interventions, epidemiology associate professor Monique Brown is unveiling new insights into the challenges facing an understudied, yet growing, segment of the HIV population: older adults.

Eric Vejerano receives National Science Foundation award to investigate how sunscreens form persistent free radicals

The NSF has awarded environmental health sciences associate professor Eric Vejerano a grant of nearly $620,000 to determine how and why common sunscreen ingredients form persistent free radicals when they are exposed to light.

MPH graduate brings systems thinking to community health across South Carolina

Dom Francis has built a public health career around one central idea: improving health requires looking beyond the individual.

Physical therapy graduate returns to Lancaster to provide home health services

David James' clinical rotations gave him experience in hospital, rehabilitation and private practice settings. One of them -- Vertex PT Specialists - offered him a position in home health following his graduation.

Speech-language pathology graduate turns love of working with older adults into career helping them thrive

Letizia Tamburini was working at a retirement community when she realized that a career in speech-language pathology would combine her passions for language, science, rehabilitation, and helping people communicate in ways that support their independence and quality of life.

Q&A with the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior's new chair, Brie Turner-McGrievy

Brie Turner-McGrievy marks 15 years this month at the Arnold School, and now she's officially stepping into a new role leading the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior after serving as interim chair for the past year.

New faculty member Fanghui Shi awarded NIH grant to protect at-risk populations from contracting HIV

Fanghui Shi's faculty career is just beginning, but she's already been awarded more than $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health's Director's New Innovator Award to advance understanding and treatment of HIV.

Melissa Nolan receives Governor's Young Scientist Award

Melissa Nolan, associate professor of epidemiology and director of USC’s Institute for Infectious Disease Translational Research, has received the 2026 South Carolina Governor's Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Scientific Research.

Edward Frongillo named Distinguished Fellow by American Society for Nutrition Foundation

As the Society's highest honor, Fellowship recognizes individuals for their significant contributions and outstanding lifetime achievements in the field of nutrition.

I Am Public Health: Farnaz Hesam Shariati

Farnaz Hesam Shariati is entering the third year of her Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior program, where she is researching how the built environment influences physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Andi Jilling leads USDA-funded projects to protect America's soil health

The environmental health sciences assistant professor is focused on identifying threats to healthy soil and protecting it on behalf of farms and consumers across the country.

Angela Liese selected by American Society for Nutrition as an inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellow

The American Society for Nutrition has launched an Excellence in Nutrition Fellows program, and epidemiology professor Angela Liese has been chosen as one of the inaugural recipients.

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