USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

May 2012 News Archives

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  All-Star Students

  May 3, 2012

  Genevieve Hoffman: Woman of International Mastery by Diane Krieger Condi Rice, look out. Here comes Genevieve P. Hoffman. The Class of 2012 valedictorian has what it takes to make tidal waves in Washington, D.C., according… more>

  categories: undergraduate, joint educational project, undergraduate research

  tags: biological sciences, commencement, economics, event, humanities, international relations, jep, joint educational project, kinesiology, natural science, social sciences

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  The Long Way Home

  May 2, 2012

  Late one night in 2006, Kwasi Connor entered a dark, empty laboratory at California State University, Los Angeles. Connor, now a Ph.D. candidate in USC Dornsife, had worked at the lab for two years under the tutelage of… more>

  categories: graduate, graduate research

  tags: award, biological sciences, biology, kwasi connor, marine environmental biology, mussels, natural sciences, ocean

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  Kay Named New Dean of USC Dornsife

  May 1, 2012

  Steve A. Kay has been appointed the 21st dean of USC Dornsife, the university announced today. He will lead USC Dornsife starting this Fall. Kay, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), currently serves as… more>

  categories: faculty research

  tags: appointment, biological sciences, dean, natural sciences, steve kay