Six new tenure-track faculty members bring expertise in subjects ranging from philosophy to biology and from comparative literature to religion.
Atmospheric rivers have long affected the West Coast
The recent downpours affecting California are just the latest of their kind. In this 2020 story, a USC Dornsife history scholar described one of the state’s most destructive series of winter storms carried in by an atmospheric river, leading to catastrophic flooding more than 150 years ago.
The Energy Issue
As we face the challenges of climate change, the energy choices we make now have never been more crucial. In this issue of USC Dornsife Magazine, we look at energy through the diverse lenses of our scholars’ research — from finding nature-inspired solutions to meet our future energy needs to weighing the pros and cons of nuclear power. We report how ancient technology is shaping advances in cooling technology, we explore natural and esoteric energy, and we delve into the unique demands of our own “body electric.”
News from USC Dornsife
USC English professor Percival Everett didn’t ask for this. But he only has himself to blame for writing a great novel, adapted into a great film. If you see him at the Oscars on Sunday, please remind this true living genius (according to @cordjefferson, but we agree) he’ll be back in the classroom soon enough.
“It’s fairly easy to trace my mother’s side of the family all the way back to the early 1500s,” said Jazlyn Mooney, professor of quantitative and computational biology at USC Dornsife.
Her mother’s family traces to the medieval Jewish expulsion from Spain and is part of a community that came to New Mexico in the 1600s.
“But my father is African American. And in that case, very quickly, we are no longer able to trace anything because of the lack of genealogical records.”
Mooney led a landmark study of African American ancestry to shed light on these gaps, using computational analysis of publicly available genetic data.
🔗 Researchers illuminate centuries of identity lost because of slavery – USC News
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Innovative Research: The Dornsife Difference
USC Dornsife Dean Amber Miller highlights how the groundbreaking research and forward-thinking initiatives developed at USC Dornsife will shape the future and re-shape the public’s view of research universities.
Innovative Research: The Dornsife Difference
USC Dornsife Dean Amber Miller highlights how the groundbreaking research and forward-thinking initiatives developed at USC Dornsife will shape the future and re-shape the public’s view of research universities.