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Deep Down, Life Thrives
May 1, 2008Once considered a barren plain with an odd hydrothermal vent, the seafloor appears to be teeming with microbial life, according to a paper to be published in Nature. “A 60,000-kilometer seam of basalt is exposed along… more>
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Digging for Peace in the Middle East
May 1, 2008Israelis and Palestinians may not be able to agree right now on their present or future, but if a pair of Los Angeles archaeologists have their way, they soon will see eye to eye on their past. Working tirelessly for the past… more>
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In Memoriam: Dagmar Barnouw, 72
May 1, 2008Dagmar Barnouw, a pre-eminent scholar of the intellectual and cultural history of modern Germany, has died. She was 72. A professor of German and comparative literature in USC College since 1988, Barnouw suffered a stroke… more>
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International Relations Expert to Direct Public Diplomacy Center
May 1, 2008Following a national search, noted diplomat and international relations expert Geoffrey Wiseman has been appointed to serve as director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. Housed at the USC Annenberg School for… more>
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Fight On for Darfur
May 1, 2008During a recent Darfur awareness event, USC College student Kathy Schmidt turned the tables on speaker Mia Farrow, enlightening the actor-activist about an aspect of the atrocities in Africa. Taking the microphone at Bovard… more>
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Commencement 2008
May 1, 2008Head of the Class Julianne Yulan Gale is living proof that trying to cubbyhole people is a waste of time. She defies categorization. An academic superstar in computer science, she is also an experienced actress. ... For… more>
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Against the Grain
May 1, 2008As a graduate student at Stanford University, Ricardo Ramírez was warned against studying California politics. Local politics was passé, he was counseled. He would be better served focusing on Congress or the… more>
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Creating Miracles: Down to a Science
May 1, 2008The world’s first implantable retinal prosthesis — a wee intraocular camera tinier than a Tic-Tac — has become Noelle Stiles’ dedicated focus. Each day, Stiles is eager to work on developing the device… more>
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Science Stars
May 1, 2008When April 1 rolled around, USC College undergraduates Dallas Shi and Sonya Hanson both knew that Goldwater Scholarship announcements were just around the corner. Shi anxiously checked the honorable mention list first. Not… more>
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Cosmic Seeker
May 1, 2008When she was growing up in Milan, Italy, science was something of a family business for Elena Pierpaoli. Her mother and aunt were physicists, her sister a mathematician and her father an economist. So it seems fitting that… more>
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