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2024 Health Geographic Information Science (GIS) Scholars
The Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) at the University of South Carolina (USC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Health Geographic Information Science (GIS) Scholars Program:
Morgan Boncyk, a PhD candidate in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior at the Arnold School of Public Health, and Bridget Hamilton, a PhD student in the College of Nursing. Eight graduate students have received the Health GIS Scholarship in total since 2021.
T35 Summer Research Training Program Application Deadline Extended to Feb. 29!
It's not too late to apply! The University of South Carolina has extended the application deadline for their third annual T35 Big Data Health Science in Infectious Diseases Summer Research Training program to February 29th, 2024! The NIH-funded program is is open to...
The 5th National Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition Winners Announced!
A team from the University of South Carolina won the $5,000 first place prize in the 5th National Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition, which focused on developing an efficient method to classify unlabeled electroencephalogram (EEG) sleep data and deploying a machine learning model to address chronic sleep disorders.
USC’s Affiliation with the Atlanta Research Data Center
Membership to the center provides USC faculty and students with access to restricted U.S. Census data and data from other restricted government-sponsored agencies. Among other benefits, this membership allows USC affiliates access to fine resolution data (e.g., on individuals, specific businesses or firms, and high geographical resolution), otherwise unavailable complete datasets and additional variables, and longitudinal data to track individuals over time (e.g., to examine how policies at birth affect adult outcomes).
Continuous Contribution of the BDHSC to Workforce Development with its Big Data Health Science in Infectious Diseases Summer Research Training Program
The University of South Carolina (USC) Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) continues to contribute to workforce development through its National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional...
The Recipients of the 2023 Health Geographic Information Science (GIS) Scholars Program
The University of South Carolina (USC) Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) is excited to announce the recipients of the 2023 Health Geographic Information Science (GIS) Scholars Program: Erin Looney, MPH Student, Department of Health Promotion, Education and...
The BDHSC held its fourth annual Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition.
The University of South Carolina (USC) Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) held the fourth Annual Big Data Health Science Case Competition virtually on February 3-5, 2023. In its fourth year, the competition attracted 37 teams from 15 prestigious universities in...
BDHSC Research Data Repositories
The University of South Carolina Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) is pleased to announce that it will help facilitate access for USC faculty to a wide range of BDHSC research data repositories (RDR) for big data health science research. The current BDHSC RDR...
Applications Now Open for 2023: Second Annual Big Data Health Science Center T35 Summer Research Training Program
The University of South Carolina is now accepting applications for their second annual T35 Big Data Health Science in Infectious Diseases Summer Research Training program! The NIH-funded T35 Research Traineeship Program is designed specifically for pre-doctoral...
SEC Mini-Conference on Artificial Intelligence in the Curriculum April 8 -1-4 p.m
Faculty from all disciplines are invited to register for the upcoming 3-hr mini-conference (virtual) on the teaching of artificial intelligence across the curriculum. The conference will occur on April 8 from 1-4pm, Eastern time, via Zoom. Artificial Intelligence is a...