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Most memorable USC Dornsife Instagram posts of 2018

Most memorable USC Dornsife Instagram posts of 2018

ByUSC Dornsife Communication Staff December 26, 2018

Instagram is the perfect place to look back at some of the most memorable moments of the year. From the exhilaration of move-in day to studying around the world, here’s a snapshot of some of our favorite ’grams.

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Happy #FacultyFriday! Meet David Ginsburg, associate professor (teaching) of @uscenvironmentalstudies #uscenst. He is a marine biologist and is interested in the organization, dynamics and management of the ocean’s coastal zone. Ginsburg teaches courses that include hands-on learning and research experiences in the classroom, as well as in remote locations such as Micronesia and the Bahamas. He has experience working in different environments from coral reefs and kelp forests, to below the ice in Antarctica. 📷1️⃣: Me trying to photograph a very friendly Napolean Wrasse in Palau. . 🌊Hobbies and interests? I’m a Los Angeles native, and I love the ocean. On the weekends, I’m either surfing, prone paddleboarding, scuba diving, or enjoying the coast with my family. 📷2️⃣: Paddleboarding 📷3️⃣: With my daughter fishing near Zihuatanejo, Mexico. . 📚Last book you read? “Sea Power” by Admiral James Stavridis, which outlines the history and geopolitics of the world’s oceans. 📷4️⃣: In Antarctica on Observation Hill with McMurdo Station in the background. The cross is a memorial for explorer Robert Falcon Scott and members of his 1912 expedition who died while exploring the continent. . 🐠Favorite classes to teach? ENST 298 “Intro to Scientific Diving” and ENST 499 “Field Studies in the Caribbean.” I teach students how to conduct field research to better understand environmental issues in the Los Angeles region and tropical ecosystems. The best part is that I get to share my passion for the ocean with my students. 📷5️⃣: Conducting an eelgrass survey off of Catalina Island. 📷6️⃣: Preparing to dive in 28F degree water in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

A post shared by USC Dornsife (@uscdornsife) on Mar 9, 2018 at 9:39am PST

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These boots were made for walking – and that’s just what they did! Students trekked 230 miles in Spain and Portugal along the Camino de Santiago, a medieval pilgrimage route, as part of a medical anthropology #Maymester course led by Professor Erin Moore. The lore of the Camino is filled with stories of miraculous gifts of sight, fertility and virility. Students examined the role of pilgrimage in health and healing through historical and modern lenses. . Read more about their travels at ‪dornsife.usc.edu/pwp-brazil‬ #DornsifeLife . 1️⃣ The Camino is open to all pilgrims 2️⃣ Lunching on a Roman Bridge in Portugal 3️⃣ Making friends on the Camino 4️⃣ Jenny getting her feet washed by a fellow pilgrim 5️⃣ Doing the limbo 6️⃣ Muxia, Galicia, Spain 7️⃣ Resting their soles at the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, the end of the journey for most pilgrims on the Camino.

A post shared by USC Dornsife (@uscdornsife) on Aug 7, 2018 at 8:58am PDT

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#TBT Jan. 31, 2018, the super blue blood moon as it soared over VKC. Spatial sciences professor Steven Fleming woke up ‪at 3:30 a.m.‬ to drive from his home near Temecula to capture the rare, and beautiful, lunar phenomenon. 🌕 A few things make this photograph extra special. First, the anomaly wasn’t visible from just anywhere. Fleming points out that a big part of spatial sciences is understanding where and when things take place. And by chance, the super blue blood moon was best viewed in the Western sky at around ‪5:30 a.m.‬ making it possible for him to capture it from the top of the McCarthy Way Parking Structure. 🌕 Then there was the trifecta of lunar episodes taking place at the same time: a super moon, when a full moon occurs at the same time the moon reaches its closest orbit to earth; a blue moon, when there is a second full moon in a calendar month; and a blood moon, when the Earth’s shadow on the moon’s surface gives it a coppery, red tint. 🌕 Fleming said the early wake up and commute was worth it to be in the right place at the right time. A bit of good fortune — clear skies — didn’t hurt either. Photo by COL [R] Steven D. Fleming, PhD. #ThrowbackThursday #BloodMoon

A post shared by USC Dornsife (@uscdornsife) on Feb 8, 2018 at 1:49pm PST

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The view from here. #USCGrad #DornsifeLife

A post shared by USC Dornsife (@uscdornsife) on May 11, 2018 at 9:10am PDT

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