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In the film Avatar, director James Cameron creates a futuristic tribal culture complete with its own language, rituals and religion.

Oscar Aparicio’s federal stimulus grant will enable him to accelerate progress on his research on DNA replication aimed at improving the understanding of genetic diseases.

Aravind Asok, assistant professor of mathematics in USC College, is awarded a federal stimulus grant. His research draws together several branches of mathematics — arithmetic, topology and algebraic geometry — illustrating the fundamental unity of the subject.

Mathew D. McCubbins will share appointments at the USC Marshall School of Business, the USC Gould School of Law and USC College.

USC College’s Michelle Arbeitman’s federal stimulus grant for neurobiology research in fruit flies will help scientists get closer to detecting genes that underlie social behavior. The work may lead to better understanding of neural diseases.

The British-born University Professor Emeritus was chosen for the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S. federal government’s highest honor for humanities achievement.

The USC College Board of Councilors member will discuss the new mammogram guidelines for women.