TEDxUofSC

Speakers

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• Amit Sheth

  Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina

  The founding director of the university’s new Artificial Intelligence Institute, Amit Sheth, is focusing on the use of AI as it pertains to augmented personal health. His team develops apps and chat bots that keep patients with chronic illness in more regular and robust communication with their health care providers. HIs team's work makes earlier intervention possible when patients are in decline.

• Ann Eisenberg

  Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of South Carolina

  How can the U.S. revive our rural communities? Ann Eisenberg is an expert in rural decline, and she has a vision for building a new, thriving rural America.

• Archie Crowley

  Ph.D. Student, Linguistics, University of South Carolina

  Words have the power to connect us to ourselves and others. Archie Crowley will provide a historical and cultural perspective to help the audience embrace linguistic evolution concerning gender and identity.

• Kailey Mattison

  University of South Carolina Student, College of Pharmacy, and Retired Student-Athlete

  Kailey Mattison, a Pharm.D. candidate who medically retired from soccer while at South Carolina, will share with parents tips for building off-the-field habits with their kids to ensure that success on the field is matched with success throughout life.

• Lorne Hofseth

  Professor, Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina

  Lorne Hofseth researches the link between chronic inflammation and cancer — specifically colon cancer, which is becoming more common in younger adults. He will talk about how a Western diet and lifestyle provides a hospitable environment for carcinogens in the human colon.