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USC Dornsife Launches the Dornsife Scholars Program
February 8, 2012
This Spring, the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences introduces the Dornsife Scholars Program to recognize its outstanding graduating seniors whose academic achievements across all spheres of… more>

categories: undergraduate, research, undergraduate research
tags: dana and david dornsife, dornsife scholars program, humanities, natural sciences, prize, scholarship, social sciences
President Nikias Visits a Young Scientists Program Lab
February 8, 2012
During USC President C. L. Max Nikias’s recent visit to USC Family of Schools site Norwood Street Elementary, one highlight was a stop at a classroom that houses the Young Scientists Program (YSP). Under the auspices of… more>

categories: undergraduate, research, joint educational project
tags: c. l. max nikias, community, event, jep, joint educational project, natural sciences, young scientists program, ysp
Behind Those Violet Eyes
February 3, 2012
Just for a hoot, M. G. Lord and a group of friends rented a mid-century modern house in Palm Springs, Calif., for Memorial Day weekend. Lord had brought a box of Elizabeth Taylor movies, and popped in a DVD. “We were… more>

categories: research, faculty research
tags: author, book, elizabeth taylor, film, m. g. lord, master of professional writing, movies, mpw, writing
USC Shoah Foundation Institute Launches IWitness
January 30, 2012
More than 350 New York high school students had watched parts of Holocaust survivor Roman Kent’s video testimony about living in Lodz, Poland, when the Germans invaded during World War II. The young Roman, his parents,… more>

categories: research
tags: computer, event, holocaust, iwitness, new york, testimony, united nations, usc shoah foundation institute, usc shoah foundation institute for visual history and education
Life Discovered on Dead Hydrothermal Vents
January 27, 2012
Scientists at USC have uncovered evidence that even when hydrothermal sea vents go dormant and their blistering warmth turns to frigid cold, life goes on. Or rather, it is replaced. A team led by USC Dornsife microbiologist… more>

categories: research, faculty research
tags: biological sciences, katrina edwards, microbes, natural sciences, ocean
Nod to the Nanoscale
January 26, 2012
Richard Brutchey, assistant professor of chemistry, was recently lauded for his work as a researcher by ChemComm, a leading chemical sciences journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. ChemComm named Brutchey a 2012… more>

categories: research, faculty research
tags: award, chemistry, natural sciences, publication, raubenheimer junior faculty award, richard brutchey, royal society of chemistry
What Lies Beneath the Asbestos Crisis
January 23, 2012
When thousands of workers filed lawsuits against employers in search of asbestos injury compensation, Congress planned to create a national social insurance program for asbestos claims but failed. A new book written by USC… more>

categories: research, faculty research
tags: alison dundes renteln, ann crigler, asbestos, jeb barnes, political science, social sciences
From the Bottom of My Heart
January 20, 2012
Put yourself in the position of a Jew during World War II who escapes to France penniless and is forced to beg on the streets. A passerby gives you roasted peanuts — your first morsel of food in several days. You are… more>

categories: graduate, research, graduate research
tags: brain and creativity institute, glenn fox, history, holocaust, natural sciences, neuroscience, oskar schindler, psychology, social sciences, usc shoah foundation institute
Mexico Program Targets Care for Mentally Ill
January 19, 2012
In a neighborhood in Puebla, Mexico, a dozen promotoras — health care workers who screen ill people to determine what level of doctor care they need — gathered at a private home for a platica — or chat… more>

categories: undergraduate, graduate, undergraduate research, graduate research
tags: health, health care, medicine, mental illness, mexico, psychology, social sciences, social work, travel
A Fantastical Take on Reality
January 17, 2012
Watching the film Godzilla with his classmates, USC senior Elton Keung initially saw the scaly creature as nothing more than a monster stomping through the streets of Tokyo, Japan. Keung was surprised to learn that the… more>

categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research
tags: asia, class, east asian languages and cultures, entertainment, film, godzilla, humanities, literature, movie

Event Calendar

Taking Stock of the Arab Uprisings
February 9, 2012: 12pm - 1pm
A Middle East Studies Faculty Panel Discussion
University Park Campus Taper Hall of Humanities (THH) 114
Becoming a Saint, Twice: The Two Canonizations of a 13th Century Porter
February 9, 2012: 4pm - 6pm

University Park Campus Social Sciences Building (SOS) 250
Media Images of North Korea
February 10, 2012: 2pm - 4pm
Panel Discussion with Choe Sang-hun, Bob Carlin and Sandra Fahy. Moderated by David Kang.
University Park Campus Doheny Memorial Library (DML) Intellectual Commons (Room 233)
An Evening with Denis Johnson
February 15, 2012: 7pm - 9pm

University Park Campus University Club (FAC) Banquet Room
Melting the Ice: Global Governance in the New Arctic
February 16, 2012: 12pm - 2pm
A Talk with Lassi Heininen, University of Lapland
University Park Campus Social Sciences Building (SOS) Room B40
Symposium: Fortune is a Woman
February 16, 2012: 4pm - 6pm
Early Modern Studies Institute
University Park Campus Social Sciences Building (SOS) 250