Sociologist explores inequality in dual-professional relationships

Garnet research provides clues about Earth’s history, future

McCausland Fellow Besim Dragovic has something many of us may not — a favorite mineral. It’s garnet, of course.

• Many people recognize garnet as January’s birthstone or, around USC, as one of the school colors. Less widely known, however, is that garnet is a mineral that carries a wealth of information about unique locations on Earth and their history. 
• Dragovic, a geochronologist and assistant professor in the School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment at the College of Arts and Sciences, collects rock specimens containing garnet from around the world. 

Bottom line: By studying the substances trapped inside the rust-colored rocks, Dragovic can detect if and when past events like mountain building, earthquakes and volcanoes occurred in a region. This information is used to help scientists predict or more closely monitor natural hazards.

Remembering the Days — Mazel tov!

The state of South Carolina has a surprisingly rich history of Jewish presence dating back more than three centuries.

• It's not surprising, then, that the University of South Carolina would have its own history of Jewish life on campus. 

Listen to the Remembering the Days podcast on Jewish history on the USC campus.

Open Book series welcomes NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo, author of We Need New Names and Glory, will speak at the Open Book 2023 on Wednesday (March 29).

• Bulawayo's Glory takes a cue from Orwell’s Animal Farm and was inspired by the unexpected fall by coup of Robert G. Mugabe in Bulawayo’s native Zimbabwe.
• The Open Book is hosted each spring by Elise Blackwell and sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.

If you're going: All events are free and open to the public and take place at 6 p.m. in the Campus Room of Capstone.

Learn more about Open Book 2023.