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Special Election Day Tram Route
October 31, 2012Housed in USC Dornsife, the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics is taking measures to ensure that students, faculty and the public can reach the polls with ease on Election Day. On Nov. 6, the institute, in partnership with… more>
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Supporting Diversity in Science
October 31, 2012As a first-generation college student pursuing a degree in geological sciences, Yadira Ibarra felt like the proverbial stranger in a strange land. At Brown University, there were few women studying earth sciences. And even… more>
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Europe Eyes U.S. Election
October 30, 2012As Nov. 6 draws nearer, more than just Americans are paying close attention to the presidential race. In Europe, scholars are following the campaign with keen interest, curious how the next president’s administration… more>
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October 30, 2012
High Priorities
Johnny Strange’s life is anything but ordinary. At the tender age of 17, when most high school juniors are busy preparing for their SATs, Strange was embarking on a journey to climb the world’s highest… more>
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Dean Kay Appoints New Advancement Leader
October 29, 2012USC Dornsife Dean Steve Kay has announced the appointment of Neil Macready as senior associate dean for advancement. Macready will begin his new leadership role on Dec. 10. USC is in the midst of the most ambitious… more>
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Jumping Off the Page
October 29, 2012Candy Hwang, a second-year doctoral candidate in chemistry and National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow, has swapped the written page for animation. Hwang of USC Dornsife entered “Creating the… more>
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Living Power Cables Discovered
October 25, 2012A multinational research team has discovered filamentous bacteria that function as living power cables in order to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away. The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few… more>
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Chicken Necks and Chili Queens
October 24, 2012USC Dornsife Spanish major Daniel Arellano picks morsels of sizzling meat from the delicate bones of a fried chicken neck and stuffs them into a warm tortilla, garnishing the resulting taco with freshly chopped onion and… more>
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Gadgets Galore
October 23, 2012Lugging a weightlifting bar, a woman in a white summer dress walked in, her expression a mix of relief and exhaustion. Known as the “demo lady” for her demonstrations at physics lectures, she had trekked across… more>
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An Influential Woman
October 23, 2012Deborah Harkness remembers the “ah-ha” moment that set her off on her intellectual journey. She was an undergraduate Renaissance studies major at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., when one day in class… more>
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