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November 30, 2011
JEP Fights Childhood Obesity
When a fifth grader told Nadine Afari that pepperoni grows from the ground, the USC Young Scientists Program director decided her next event would teach children the differences between processed and natural foods. Afari had… more>
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Behind the Mask
November 30, 2011When remembering Shakespeare’s words in Hamlet, “This above all: to thine own self be true,” most don’t consider that the play’s buffoon Polonius delivers the line. “In the context of the… more>
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From Deep Sea to Dry Dock
November 23, 2011This week a USC scientist who spent 65 days at sea in search of life hidden beneath the seafloor returns from a successful expedition, which she chronicled in regular blog posts from her ship. Katrina Edwards of USC Dornsife… more>
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Is the 'Dead Planet' Full of Life?
November 22, 2011David Bowie asked it best in his 1971 song “Life on Mars?” But when it comes to the question of whether there’s currently life on the Red Planet, USC Dornsife professor Kenneth Nealson is fairly confident… more>
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Running Toward Greatness
November 17, 2011Let’s Talk About Cancer. This is a recent post title from 25-year-old Danielle McLaughlin’s blog, Cancer Ate My Foot. “Cancer put me through the ringer,” McLaughlin blogs. “I came out of it… more>
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Saga of the Southland
November 17, 2011There may be few clashes in Los Angeles history that cut as deep as the rivalry between the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins. But this Fall, members of both sides are putting aside any contentions to study the city they call… more>
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Twin Study Offers Insight into Antisocial Behavior
November 16, 2011There is good reason students and faculty walking the halls of the Seeley G. Mudd building think they are seeing double — they are. For the past 11 years, hundreds of sets of twins have visited the lab of Laura Baker,… more>
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Enlightening the West
November 16, 2011Born in Tokyo to a Japanese Buddhist mother and a British Christian father, Duncan Ryûken Williams believes it is his destiny to serve as a bridge between the religions and cultures of his upbringing. “I’ve… more>
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November 14, 2011 An Uplifting Tale
Is there a general fatigue from an oversaturation of American dream stories? I can’t say (because I don’t know), but I do think we take our parents’ sacrifices and uniquely American opportunities and… more>
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U.S. Air Force Vet Turned Trojan Honors Fallen Soldiers
November 14, 2011Monica Valencia’s parents divorced when she was 12, forcing her mother to raise her and two younger brothers as a single parent. With limited resources and eviction notices following the family from Los Angeles to… more>
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