Locally and globally, the need for quality public health professionals has never been
greater. As the only school of public health in South Carolina, the Arnold School
of Public Health is making a vital impact through innovative research, education and
outreach programs.
From our broad range of academic programs to our world-renowned areas of research expertise and far-reaching centers and community programs , the Arnold School of Public Health is preparing future scholars and training the
public health workforce.
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.
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Student Spotlight
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.
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Founded in 1975, the Arnold School is celebrating 50 years in 2025.
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See Dean Sabo-Attwood's summary report from her initial listening sessions conducted
as part of the Pulse: Engagement to Action Tour.
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