COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Looking ahead to the new year, economic forecasters say South Carolina’s economy is expected to be strong in 2018. Economists at the University of South Carolina have released their annual outlook for the state. Nearly 250 business and community leaders were on hand for the 37th annual Economic Outlook Conference. The economists say, looking ahead, they don’t see…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – As medical marijuana clears its first hurdles inside the State House, the debate over research into its effects on health has reignited. It turns out, that one lab at the University of South Carolina has been leading the field for years. Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti, Vice President for Research at the University, led one of the first teams in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s that time of year when the parking lots start to fill up and the traffic becomes a little more congested downtown. We’re talking about the start of a new school year and move in time at the University of South Carolina. According to USC, 31,000 is the estimated student population on the Columbia campus. Move in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Students from a laboratory school located on the University of South Carolina’s campus are celebrating a 50th reunion of its graduating class of 1966. The University High School operated from 1932 until 1966 and was run by the Columbia City Schools. Its teaching staff was composed of university faculty, but students from the School of Education…
Courtesy of USCPD COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Officers with the University of South Carolina Police Department need assistance in identifying a person of interest in a motor vehicle theft at the School of Dance. Officials say the theft occurred on Friday, March 18 between 10:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m in the 300 Block of Sumter Street. The suspect allegedly took the victim’s keys…
Sigma Chi/Twitter COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina says the Sigma Chi fraternity has been suspended temporarily from the Columbia campus. It’s the fifth chapter closed or suspended since fall 2014. The reason for the suspension has not been released. USC spokesman Wes Hickman told local media that the school has been told by the Sigma Chi…
A stroke researcher at the University of South has received a $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance his research.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -A Bluffton couple tied the note Monday night, thanks to the efforts of a wedding hospitality class at the University of South Carolina. Henry Simmons, 30, married his girlfriend of a year-and-a-half, Lea Scavo, 24, in front of family, friends and some anxious USC students at the River Roads and Jasmine House and Gardens. The 45 students,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina has reached agreement with the Kappa Sigma fraternity to shorten its suspension for alcohol violations. Kappa Sigma was placed on suspension until 2019 for alcohol violations. The school did not say what the fraternity did to shorten the suspension. The agreement allows the chapter limited use of its house in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides are announcing a state-wide effort to fight cybercrime. The officials announced Tuesday in Columbia the formation of “SC Cyber,” composed of partners in state government, academia, and the state’s leading industries. The goal is to help train people from those organizations about security…
