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  Scientist and Filmmaker

  May 17, 2013

  In high school, Howard Wayne Harris had a rough time in academics.  Because he had a difficult time spelling and handwriting one teacher advised him not to go to college.  How would that 9th grade teacher feel… more>

  categories: graduate, graduate research, commencement

  tags: biological science, commencement 2013, howard wayne harris, kenneth nealson

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  Amazing Adventures in Undergrad Research

  May 15, 2013

  Vellore Adithi loves comic books. Growing up, the Missouri native remembers travelling to India during the summer to visit her family and voraciously reading Archie, Tin Tin, Asterix and Batman.   Adithi, a USC Dornsife… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, awards

  tags: anthropology, humanities, linguistics, sciences, undergraduate research symposium, vellore adithi

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  Head of the Class

  May 15, 2013

  Katherine Fu: The Brain of the Matter It’s said that the study of the human brain is the last frontier in science. With that in mind, Katherine Fu, the class of 2013 valedictorian, is ready to chart new… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, diversity, undergraduate diversity

  tags: alexander fullman, class of 2013, human rights, international relations, julia sabo mangione, katherine fu, neuroscience, political science, salutatorians, valedictorian

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  A Big Leg Up

  May 15, 2013

  The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the class of Dornsife Scholars for 2013. The six outstanding graduating USC Dornsife seniors were selected based on their academic achievements… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, diversity, community engagement, awards

  tags: 2013 dornsife scholars, academic achievement, award, marina tolchinsky, michelle bahn, rebecca braun, rebecca wertman, scarlett royston, travis glynn

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  L.A. City Council Honors JEP

  May 15, 2013

  At Los Angeles City Hall, staff, students and alumni of USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project (JEP) filled the council chambers. The mood was light and celebratory. But what they were celebrating was a serious 40-plus… more>

  categories: joint educational project, diversity, community engagement, awards

  tags: award, joint educational project, la city council resolution, paul krekorian, tammara anderson