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Researchers testing virtual reality to teach med students empathy »

Gaining insight into a patient’s concerns and feelings is essential for positive clinical interactions between patients and physicians and better health outcomes. To help foster empathy in medical students, researchers at the School of Medicine Greenville are testing virtual reality videos.

UPCOMING @UofSC

Oct. 8: TCoop Talk: Comics and Censorship

Oct. 10: Historic USC Horseshoe Walking Tour

Oct. 10: UofSC Libraries Fall Dinner with James Ellroy

Oct. 10-11 Fall break. No classes.

Oct. 14: Lunch & Learn: Quilts and the Stories of My Life with Peggie Hartwell

Oct. 15: Botany Walk on the Historic Horseshoe

Find more on-campus events in our public calendar, Gamecocks Athletics, our calendar for students and the My Carolina Alumni Association calendar. Also, follow the latest event updates on Twitter @UofSCEvents.

IN THE NEWS

“Kids First: Whistleblowers are in the air” (feat. Xuhong Su, political science)
—The Island Now (Long Island, NY)

“SC school districts update policies to address vaping, e-cigarette use on campus” (feat. Anthony Alberg, epidemiology and biostatistics)
—The Post and Courier

“An alternative school is opening for kids with behavior issues — some as young as 5” (feat. Derek Black, law)
—The Washington Post

“Did NC skip a step? New voting machines questioned again” (feat. Duncan Buell, computer science and engineering)
—WRAL

GETTING SOCIAL

sodacitysc Talking to @wuscfm (Nate Terracio) was...wuuhoo! // What station(s) do you listen to?

JOBS @UOFSC

Research Associate-Web/Dashboard Developer-STA00872PO19 College of Social Work Institute for Families in Society

Project Coordinator-Interior Designer-STA00826PO19 SAAS Construction and Renovations

Alumni/Development Manager II–Director of Development-STA00810PO19 ADV Corp and Foundation Relations

NEWS & EVENTS

Susanna Auf der Maur-Quinn ‘97 was born in Lugoff, S.C., but just one year after she graduated from law school, she made the jump to Europe and has spent the past 20 years building her career in Germany and Switzerland. She says it was the fulfillment of a childhood dream.

Social Justice Award nominations open

The Social Justice Awards recognize individuals who exemplify the philosophies of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through acts of community service, social justice or racial reconciliation. The MLK Celebration Committee is accepting nominations for the awards through Oct. 29.

Time to check your benefit choices

As you consider any changes in your employee benefits this year, note that under the Express Scripts’ Patient Assurance Program, standard and savings plan members pay a $25 copay for a 30-day supply of insulin. Review all your options on the Human Resources website.

FACULTY & STAFF NOTES

Krishna Mandal, electrical engineering, gave an invited plenary talk at the Nuclear Science Symposium Medical Imaging Conference and 25th International Symposium on "Room Temperature Semiconductor X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors" at the International Convention Center, Sydney, Australia.

Sherry M.B. Thatcher and Lynn McFarland, business, presented “An examination of the prevalence and consequences of identity disclosures among job seekers” at the Academy of Management Meeting in Boston.

Mēgan Oliver, University Libraries, delivered a research paper, "Optical Mechanics: The Ocularcentric Implications of Digital Collections" at the ‘ACCESS Canada’ library conference in Edmonton, Alberta.

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