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After winning state championships in high school, Kaden Briggs was excited to earn a spot on the University of South Carolina’s track and field team. But he was shocked when he faced an unexpected hurdle — some skepticism about his chosen career path.

UPCOMING @UofSC

Oct. 15: Botany Walk on the Historic Horseshoe

Oct. 16: Open Educational Resources workshop

Oct. 17: Spirit Day

Oct. 18: Artificial Intelligence Institute Distinguished Speaker Series: AI-Enabled Learning. Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.

Oct. 21: Stuttering in the Classroom: Considerations for Students and Faculty

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

“Workplace sex discrimination claims are common — but they're not making it into court” (feat. Joseph Seiner, law)
—Houston Chronicle (via The Conversation)

"The backlash over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s haircut shows women can’t win when it comes to their appearance, experts say" (feat. Jaclyn Wong, sociology)
—Boston.com (Boston Globe) (via The Washington Post)

“Vaping lawsuits spark memories of Big Tobacco” (feat. Anthony Alberg, epidemiology and biostatistics)
—Legal News

“Auto Insurance: Driving distribution” (feat. Robert Hartwig, finance)
—Best's Review

GETTING SOCIAL

uofscnursing It's flu season 🤢! usc_sna members administered flu shots at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital 💉

JOBS @UOFSC

Program Manager II-PASOs Executive Director-STA00579PO19 Arnold School of Public Health

Trades Specialist IV-PM HVAC Trades Specialist IV–STA00659PO19 DAF Facilities and Maintenance

Building/Grounds Specialist II–Landscape Technician-STA00840PO19 USC Upstate Facilities Grounds and Housekeeping

NEWS & EVENTS

C. Dayton Riddle IV, ’14 law, was born into a family of lawyers, so practicing law was almost a foregone conclusion. However, it was where he chose to practice that has set him apart. Riddle is now an associate in the Hong Kong office of Harney Westwood & Riegels, a leading offshore law firm with more than 180 lawyers in offices across 12 countries.

AVP for student success hired

Silvia Patricia Rios Husain has been named assistant vice president for student success in the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support. Rios Husain will start Jan. 13 and will partner with university and external stakeholders to advance the retention, timely graduation, career readiness and lifelong employability of students.

Boost your emotional intelligence

Human Resources is offering a workshop to help you raise your emotional intelligence — the ability to understand and manage your own emotions and those of the people around you. People with a high degree of emotional intelligence know what they're feeling, what their emotions mean and how these emotions can affect other people. This free workshop is 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 24 in Suite 101, 1600 Hampton St.

FACULTY & STAFF NOTES

Laura Cardinal, business, co-authored “Organizational control” for Oxford Bibliographies in Management.

Yingzheng Wang, Sarah Johnson, Alana Arriba, Maria Zubizarreta, Saurabh Chatterjee, Shuo Xiao, environmental health sciences, Mitzi Nagarkatti and Prakash Nagarkatti, microbiology and immunology, authored “Doxorubicin obliterates mouse ovarian reserve through both primordial follicle atresia and overactivation” in Toxicology and Pharmacology.

Amir Karami, library and information science, presented “Political Popularity Analysis in Social Media” at iConference 2019 in Washington, D.C.

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