Going Places

Emir Estrada opened an envelope she had just picked up from her campus mailbox. The return address said the University of Connecticut. “Let’s read this together,” said Estrada, who on May 11 earned her Ph.D.… more>

categories: undergraduate, graduate, research, undergraduate research, graduate research, commencement

Eye-Opening Science

Fourth-grader Zakar Martin cut a lemon in half. He pushed a nail into the squishy side of one half and a penny into the other half of the fruit’s pulpy side. Then he clamped one end of a wire to the copper penny and the… more>

categories: undergraduate, research, joint educational project, undergraduate research

tags: community, event, jep, joint educational project, natural sciences, wise, women in science and engineering, young scientists program

It's An Ad World

When you look at an advertisement, how does it make you feel? Don Draper of AMC’s Mad Men could be five cocktails in and still wax eloquently on advertising’s myriad abilities. But Draper’s reactions to… more>

categories: undergraduate, research, undergraduate research

tags: advertisements, ann crigler, china, environmental studies, natural sciences, political science, social sciences, travel

Something in the Air

John Seinfeld researches air pollution from the top down. The Louis E. Nohl Professor and professor of chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology studies the tiny particles in the atmosphere for a broader… more>

categories: faculty research

tags: award, environment, event, john seinfeld, kirk smith tyler prize for environmental achievement, natural sciences

Introducing the 2012 Dornsife Scholars

The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is delighted to recognize its first class of Dornsife Scholars for 2012. The 10 outstanding graduating USC Dornsife seniors were selected based on their academic… more>

categories: undergraduate, graduate, undergraduate research, graduate research

tags: award, dana and david dornsife, dornsife scholars program, humanities, natural sciences, prize, scholarship, social sciences

Remarkable Research

For USC Dornsife undergraduates Ellen Park and Kevin Le, the idea of engineering a synthetic version of the E. coli immune system to learn how to defeat antibiotic resistance sparked a passion for research and two years of… more>

categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research

tags: award, event, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, symposium, usc undergraduate symposium for scholarly and creative work

All-Star Students

Genevieve Hoffman: Woman of International Mastery by Diane Krieger Condi Rice, look out. Here comes Genevieve P. Hoffman. The Class of 2012 valedictorian has what it takes to make tidal waves in Washington, D.C., according… more>

categories: undergraduate, joint educational project, undergraduate research

tags: biological sciences, commencement, economics, event, humanities, international relations, jep, joint educational project, kinesiology, natural science, social sciences

Kay Named New Dean of USC Dornsife

Steve A. Kay has been appointed the 21st dean of USC Dornsife, the university announced today. He will lead USC Dornsife starting this Fall. Kay, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), currently serves as… more>

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tags: appointment, biological sciences, dean, natural sciences, steve kay

USC Dornsife's Brighde Mullins Named Guggenheim Fellow

Brighde Mullins, director of USC Dornsife’s Master of Professional Writing program, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her work as a playwright. Mullins will use the fellowship to spend the Fall 2012 semester… more>

categories: research, faculty research

tags: author, award, brighde mullins, creative writing, master of professional writing, mpw, play, writing