This week, we’re looking back at some of 2024’s biggest USC Research moments. Follow us as we review a year of major research successes! 🏆 📈 🎉
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Five interdisciplinary USC Research Institutes made moves this year, working to solve real-world problems affecting the Palmetto State. Institute researchers collaborated to host a health fair for middle schoolers, forged new partnerships to monitor SC water quality and more.
The USC Research Institutes are making a real difference in South Carolina. Check out recent stories on their activities for the latest! https://lnkd.in/ej49FWuR
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New programs USC Research started back in 2023 began bearing fruit in 2024. The first cohort of Excel-funded faculty in the arts, humanities and social sciences are now sharing their work with the world.
Faculty in the liberal arts, humanities and social sciences enjoy fewer funding opportunities than their colleagues in STEM fields. The Excel funding program aims to narrow that gap. https://lnkd.in/eGm4fPQi
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In 2024, USC Research began offering new programs through Research Training and Education Services, a unit of the Carolina Grants and Innovation Hub. Keep your eyes on this space in 2025 for more exciting news and offerings from the “CGI Hub,” as we call it.
We are so excited to share this new, comprehensive training resource for our outstanding faculty and student researchers, research administrators and others who support research at USC! https://lnkd.in/eEznJKJQ
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Artificial Intelligence became a major priority for USC Research in 2024. We launched a new program, Propel AI, to help USC faculty grow skills in cutting-edge AI technology and connect across disciplinary lines to inspire new collaborative partnerships. https://lnkd.in/dApsnEU9
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The University of South Carolina Brain Health team had so many milestones in 2024 it’s hard to keep up, but they aren’t stopping anytime soon. In September, they unveiled the first renderings of the Brain Health Center, scheduled to open in 2026.
More outstanding USC research news! We’re thrilled to share a sneak peek at the future Brain Health Center, which will feature cutting-edge equipment including a 7-Tesla MRI scanner, the first of its kind in South Carolina. https://lnkd.in/eTjN_3rU
First renderings of USC's Brain Health Center unveiled
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The University of South Carolina Brain Health Network screened their first patient for dementia in January 2024. 🧠 💜 Since then, the network has expanded to five locations and seen hundreds of patients. The Sumter clinic ribbon-cutting ceremony was a major highlight in a busy spring!
The USC Brain Health Network just opened its first clinic in Sumter, SC positioning it to achieve its goal of early detection and streamlined care for South Carolinians diagnosed with #alzheimers, #dementia and other cognitive issues. 🧠 https://uof.sc/4btkmdm
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In June 2024, USC received a major investment from the Molinaroli family, whose generosity will power innovation and discovery in the USC Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing for generations to come.
Welcome to the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing! In Episode 24 of Inside Carolina, we sat down with Alex and Kristin Molinaroli to talk about their vision for driving the college forward and powering South Carolina’s economic growth.
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USC is a core member of the #SCNexus consortium, which received $45 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration in 2024 to develop advanced energy technologies right here in the Palmetto State. ⚡️ USC received $10.2 million of that funding to found the Carolina Institute for Battery Innovation. 🔋
In a new round of funding announced by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, University of South Carolina will receive $10.2 million to advance battery research and develop the energy solutions of the future. ⚡️ Read more about the #SCNexus Tech Hub funding. https://lnkd.in/eUTKfbTX
USC energy efforts boosted with new federal funding
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By smashing our previous funding record, USC Research earned a big shout-out from President Amiridis in the 2024 State of the University address. 📢 Revisit his rousing speech here: https://lnkd.in/eYharxC5
“We are confident this is a trend, not an outlier.” –USC President Michael Amiridis 💪
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