Congratulations to Zachary Winkelmann! The athletic training/exercise science clinical associate professor is the winner of USC's Clinical Practice Teaching Award! 🎉 ow.ly/EHcR50X32yN #ArnoldSchoolProud

She got it! Last time we checked in with the Outstanding Public Health BA Award winner, she was a semi-finalist for Fulbright France. Have a great time studying food policy in Paris, Muskaan Makkar!

Meet Dr. Jilling and her research lab in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences! 🌱 From the air we breathe to the water we drink, a healthier environment leads to healthier people. Why does environmental health matter to you? 🌎 #WorldEnvironmentalHealthDay

"The Arnold School played a pivotal role in shaping my professional journey, and I am excited to give back to the institution and state that invested in me." —Joshua Sellner, clinical assistant professor of health services policy and management ow.ly/KwKc50X2PZ8 @uscresearch.bsky.social

Danielle Varnedoe takes us through the history of the Arnold School’s oldest and newest department. Join us for the journey with our latest #PioneeringPerspectives story. #ArnoldSchool50 ow.ly/B37k50X2cbq

Dean Sabo-Attwood delivered a keynote talk at the 2025 Women Leaders in Higher Education Summit, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa! 📍🇿🇦 September 24 was Heritage Day and participants were dressed in heritage garments. Dr. Sabo-Attwood was able to wear Zulu beads for the event! #ASPHisGlobal

Meet Abigail Collins! Abby is the Arnold School's first-ever alumni relations and events manager, and she's excited to build connections among our current community and vast alumni network (17K and counting!). #ForeverToThee #StaffSpotlight ow.ly/pOWS50X1tRh @uofscalumni.bsky.social

New research has found that 65% of our daily actions are triggered by habit, not conscious choice. https://bit.ly/42LBadk #HabitFormation #Psychology #Wellness #GoalSetting #PublicHealth #Habits #Health #Goals @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social#HabitFormation

Two-thirds of our daily behaviors are #habits, according to new research, and this is (mostly) good news. 🚶🏾‍♀️ 🏋🏼‍♀️ 🥗https://ow.ly/KW1c50X0J3k @uscnews.bsky.social @uscresearch.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social @amandarebar.bsky.social @profbengardner.bsky.social @phdsleepy.bsky.social

Brain health enthusiasts won't want to miss our next C-STAR Lecture when Georgetown University's Peter Turkeltaub discusses aphasia recovery in the context of right hemisphere plasticity 🧠. cstar.sc.edu/lecture...

“Learn how to study and manage your time. The main thing obtaining my bachelor's here taught me was to do those very things, and I hope that they will help me succeed in the future.” —Michael Paslawski, B.S. in Exercise Science and current physical therapy student ow.ly/tZc450X09sE #ForeverToThee25

Let's get our flu shots together! We'll be waiting for you in Room 107 of the PHRC building (note the location change) on October 3. Sign up here ➡️ ow.ly/rKtE50WJa3I

Arnold School faculty recently published a study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports confirming the association between carriers of the APOE4 allele and cognitive decline/Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more about this new research ➡️ ow.ly/hqFA50WZzkE #ResearchThatMatters

MedPage Today takes a closer look at recent research from Arnold School scientists into mortality and longevity trends of two genetic conditions ➡️ ow.ly/HpxV50WZAxe #ArnoldSchoolExperts @medpagetoday.com @uofscnewsy.bsky.social

Interested in a career in performance nutrition and dietetics? Check out our new master's program open house dates this fall!

Yesterday was a fun-filled day of meet and greets and collaboration ideas at our new faculty orientation! We're so excited to welcome these talented individuals to the Arnold School!

Wherever we go, we carry Arnold School pride with us... 🌎 Featuring our dean, Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood! #ArnoldSchool50

Meet Ahmer Afroz! The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior's newest faculty member brings HIV/STI expertise and a passion for systems-level change to the Arnold School. ow.ly/yYTq50WYHKv #ArnoldSchoolExperts #ResearchThatMatters @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @uscresearch.bsky.social

The Arnold Healthy Kids Initiative is working to better understand and combat childhood obesity. Our team studies key factors—like physical activity, sedentary behaviors, sleep, and diet—to help create healthier futures for children everywhere. #ChildhoodObesityAwareness #HealthyKids #AHKI

Since graduating with his Ph.D., Jeff Woods has led a three-decade career in research and administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn more with our latest #50CareersFor50Years profile: ow.ly/MB0y50WY42P #ArnoldSchool50 @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @uofscalumni.bsky.social

Curious about AI? Amanda Rebar will discuss Embracing AI for Habit-Based Interventions at the next HPEB Colloquium Series on Friday, September 26 at 10am. Discovery Building Room 331 (915 Greene St).

Environmental health sciences doctoral student Grace Owojori has been awarded AAUW’s International Fellowship to support her antimicrobial resistance research using wastewater-based epidemiology. Congratulations! 🎉 ow.ly/hubW50WXtyz #ArnoldSchoolProud #ResearchThatMatters @uscresearch.bsky.social

Romel Lacson is the very first US CDC Country Director of the Philippines. Learn all about his journey, including his vast amount of global health work. 🌎 ow.ly/u0US50WWOfT #50CareersFor50Years #ArnoldSchool50 @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @uofscalumni.bsky.social

Save the date for the Integrating Perspectives Panel on October 20! We'll see you at the Pastides Alumni Center at 1:45pm to hear from panelists on the topic of Building Common Ground to Advance Population Health. 📅 ow.ly/ZpBl50WVx5s

Family vibes all around today! Thanks for being part of the public health family. ❤️ #FamilyWeekend2025

ICYMI: Exercise science associate professor Bridget Armstrong and her research team have developed an open-source wearable device specifically designed to measure children's health behaviors. Learn all about it when she discusses the PATCH on Monday, September 15 at 1pm.

Are measles outbreaks just the beginning? USC researchers have found evidence of threadworm in SC, despite its typical association with impoverished nations. ow.ly/pP1k50WVJhm #ResearchThatMatters @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @uscresearch.bsky.social

A new Undergraduate Student-Faculty Research Matching Survey, news about the monthly Student Research Poster Contest, funding opportunities and more. Read it all with the latest Arnold School Office of Research Newsletter. ow.ly/qAqW50WTzaG #ResearchThatMatters

We're so proud to call Sara Goldsby an Arnold School alum! The MPH in Health Services Policy and Management grad and close collaborator is leading the state's efforts to fight addiction in SC. ow.ly/Bl6y50WV7XY #50CareersFor50Years #ArnoldShcool50 @uofscalumni.bsky.social @uofscnewsy.bsky.social

Individuals with these two genetic conditions are seeing increased, but unequal, life expectancies, according to new research published in @jamapediatrics.com 🧬 ow.ly/uiux50WUrRz #ResearchThatMatters @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @uscresearch.bsky.social

Cassie Odahowski will discuss Rural-Urban Differences in Emergency Department Utilization For Dental Conditions at the HSPM Friday Seminar Series on September 26. We'll see you at 1pm in the Discovery Building (Rm 331) at 915 Greene St.

We'd love to see you this Friday!!

@newsweek.com turns to Melissa Nolan for expert input on one of her specialty areas, Chagas disease -- a chronic illness that currently impacts 300K Americans, is transmittable by more than 130 insects, and can cause heart issues ow.ly/OOU850WSkvO #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uofscnewsy.bsky.social

We're #ArnoldSchoolProud of Peiyin Hung's selection as a 2025 Health Equity Honoree for her contributions to maternal health and rural health care! 🎉 ⚖️ ow.ly/gyCJ50WT2TJ @uscresearch.bsky.social @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @peiyinhung.bsky.social

Greenville Business Magazine asks environmental health sciences chair Geoff Scott about the risk of exposure to microplastics. His answer? They're in oysters, shrimp, and even the air we breathe. ow.ly/jbzw50WSkbj #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uofscnewsy.bsky.social

Tailgating this weekend? Exercise science/athletic training associate professor Susan Yeargin shares tips for staying safe in the heat. ow.ly/M5Bs50WSk7A #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uofscnewsy.bsky.social

Join us for your annual flu shot! We'll be waiting for you in the 2nd floor lobby of the PHRC building on October 3. Sign up here ➡️ ow.ly/rKtE50WJa3I

The Arnold School Office of Research has selected the inaugural recipients of their new Postdoctoral Fellows Research Grant Program. Congrats to Shiba Bailey and Huixuan Li! ow.ly/ZW3c50WRQIW #ResearchThatMatters @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @uscresearch.bsky.social

Meet Elise Matthews! The 2X exercise science alum says she uses her Arnold School degrees every day in her functional fitness facility, KORE Wellness, which specializes in reducing/eliminating chronic pain issues. ow.ly/ifLf50WRsqw #50CareersFor50Years #ArnoldSchool50 @uofscalumni.bsky.social

Today, we welcomed distinguished alumnus David Boucher, who gave a special seminar for our MHA students. Mr. Boucher, a 1982 graduate of the Department of Health Services Policy and Management’s MPH program...

August graduate Trystan Ruiz shares how Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty, staff, and students helped him balance school and family throughout his program. 🎓 #ForeverToThee25 ow.ly/NPPA50WRayl

Save the date! Join us for an international student and global health potluck on September 19 at 11am. Click here to let us know what you're bringing ➡️ ow.ly/mcci50WOnhN

📢 Attention Arnold School students! Enter your current or recent research into our monthly poster contest ➡️ tinyurl.com/3fnars5d

📢 Call for abstracts! Submit your abstracts for the 7th National Big Data Health Science Conference in Columbia, SC, Feb 12-13, 2026. Deadline: November14, 2025. ow.ly/JPmK50WOkNu

Last chance to get your special hotel rate for the 2025 Statewide Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Symposium on October 9-10. Book by September 9➡️ ow.ly/1f7m50WaKbI

Join the First-Gen Center & the Living and Learning Community for a free family weekend brunch: 10am-nooon Location: First-Gen Center located in Maxcy College (1332 Pendleton Street). Students RSVP via Garnet Gate and include the number of guests you will bring with you. ow.ly/t5lL50WPIHP

Peter Olejua began his career assessing indicators for money laundering & terrorism financing. Now he's using his biostatistics expertise to evaluate new medical technologies to ensure their efficacy, safety and impact on patient outcomes. ow.ly/lLSB50WPznI #IAmPublicHealth @uofscnewsy.bsky.social

I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly #HealthPolicy #AcademicSky uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/194...

AFP Fact Check asks infectious disease expert Dr. Kyndall Braumuller to weigh in on claims that rubbing ants on skin can prevent bites from mosquitoes carrying a fast-spreading virus. ow.ly/Zteq50WOk3V #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @factcheck.afp.com

Physical therapy graduate Makenzie Anderson shares passion for her profession and love of living in the Soda City ➡️ ow.ly/B0qT50WNxZ6 @uofscalumni.bsky.social #ForeverToThee25 #ArnoldSchoolProud