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2021 Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition Winners Announced!
A team from Georgia Institute of Technology won the $3,000 first place prize in the 2021 Big Data Health Science Virtual Student Case Competition that focused on solving inappropriate hospitalizations using a data analytics approach. As part of the University of South...
Inaugural Health GIS Scholars Announced — Congratulations to Doctoral Students Kelsey Day and Qian Huang
We are pleased to announce the BDHSC Geospatial Core has selected the recipients of its inaugural Health GIS Scholars Program. The Program is intended to enhance students' research and professional development in the area of GIS and health research, cultivate...
2021 BDHSC Pilot Project RFP Now Available
University of South Carolina Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) is seeking proposals for the conduct and uptake of pilot research projects focusing on the Big Data analytics in addressing critical issues related to health behavior, healthcare, and population...
Big Data Health Science Virtual Student Case Competition 2021
The 2nd Annual Big Data Health Science Case Competition will be held virtually between January 29– 31, 2021 before the University of South Carolina’s National Big Data Health Science Conference, scheduled for February 5– 6, 2021. Last year’s winner was Duke...
Registration now Open for 2021 Virtual Big Data Health Science Conference
We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2021 Big Data Health Science Conference is now open! This two day event will feature keynote and panel speakers from diverse areas of the health sciences, government and academia, and will offer various breakout...
BDHSC October Seminar and Workshop Recordings Available
The video recordings of our webinar “Quantifying Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health and Risk Landscapes” and workshop “Multivariate Spatial Data Analysis in GeoDa” are now available for viewing and downloading. The October webinar and workshop featured...
BDHSC Geospatial Core Accepting Applications for Health GIS Scholars Program
The BDHSC Geospatial Core is now accepting applications for its GIS Scholars Program. The Program is intended to enhance students' research and professional development in the area of GIS and health research, cultivate students' interest in GIS and spatial...
Columbia VA Health Care System and BDHSC Hold Collaborative Data Conference
As a show of their dedication to future and ongoing collaboration with one another, the Columbia VA Health Care System, and the University of South Carolina (UofSC) Big Data Health Science Center (BDHSC) held a Collaborative Data Conference on Tuesday, August 18,...
UofSC Faculty Receive Nearly $500,000 in Funding from BDHSC Pilot Project Program
The purpose of the Pilot Project Program is to stimulate and promote interdisciplinary research in Big Data health sciences by supporting meritorious applications that utilize existing data sources in order to address critical issues related to health behavior,...
COVID-19 Seminar Recording and Slides Available
The video recording and presentation slides for our webinar "Leveraging the Science of Where for COVID-19 Response and Recovery" are now available for viewing and download. The June 23rd webinar featured representatives from GIS software service provider,...