Department Highlights

Three CEC students represent USC's Goldwater Scholars honorees
Earlier this month, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation awarded 438 scholarships nationwide. Of that number, the University of South Carolina's three recipients are all from the College of Engineering and Computing.

Sullivan Award winner has passion for serving others
A passion for helping others has led Shannon DePratter to participate in several service organizations while also completing her degree in biomedical engineering in just three years. The Newberry, South Carolina, native is one of two winners of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award — the university’s highest student honor. She also is a member of the South Carolina Honors College.

New center to focus on credibility assessment research and projects
The College of Engineering and Computing is now home to a new center that will focus on high-tech, non-invasive technology for polygraphs and credibility assessment.