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Steely Determination
July 30, 2012When Troy Polamalu left Los Angeles to join the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2003, he vowed to return and complete his college education. On May 13, 2011, he traded in his black and gold Steelers helmet and jersey for a black… more>
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On the Tenure Track
July 30, 2012Vlad Vicol who earned a Ph.D. in mathematics in 2010 and Rosina Lozano who received a Ph.D. in history in 2011, both in USC Dornsife, have been appointed assistant professors at Princeton University. Lozano, who came to USC… more>
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Arnold Wins McKnight Award
July 27, 2012Don Arnold, associate professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife, has received the 2012 McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award. The award supports scientists working on new and unusual approaches to… more>
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July 26, 2012
Seeking Peace in the Middle East
During her sophomore year in high school, Anna Miner read Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi’s autobiography and became fascinated with the complexities of Middle Eastern and South Asian states. “Before… more>
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Vitamin ‘Deserts’ in the Ocean Identified
July 25, 2012Using a newly developed analytical technique, a team led by USC Dornsife scientists was the first to identify long-hypothesized vitamin B deficient zones in the ocean. “This is another twist to what limits life in the… more>
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A Look Behind the Visual History Archive
July 24, 2012Cool air filtered through the videotape processing room of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, housed in USC Dornsife. A group of visitors studied the bulky tape decks that lined the walls as a steady mechanical hum whirred… more>
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Can Iran Achieve Its Nuclear Ambitions?
July 20, 2012Sanctions, sabotage, diplomacy and even the threat of military action — the United Nations Security Council countries seem to be emptying their toolbox when it comes to containing Iranian nuclear ambitions. But nuclear… more>
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Finding One’s Self in L.A.
July 19, 2012As USC Dornsife’s Dana Johnson strolled through Echo Park, taking in the downtown Los Angeles skyline and Palm tree-lined lake, the characters, setting and plot of her first novel took shape. Johnson often hiked several… more>
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USC Dornsife’s Master of Liberal Studies Program Hosts International Symposium
July 16, 2012Under an umbrella in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center courtyard, students from USC Dornsife’s Master of Liberal Studies (MLS) program traded spirited ideas about Friedrich Nietzsche’s “God is Dead”… more>
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Spain Rocks
July 13, 2012For some people, rocks are those pesky objects that sometimes find their way into your shoes. But for aspiring geologists, who study how rocks came to be, the aggregate of minerals provide a looking glass into the past. Was… more>
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