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Scholar, Citizen, Scientist
July 1, 2006The Gerontological Society of America has selected USC College psychologist Margaret Gatz as the 2006 recipient of the Donald P. Kent Award.The annual honor is given to GSA members who display the highest standards for… more>
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Helping L.A. Teens Think Globally
July 1, 2006Twins Matias and Alejandro Sueldo were high school students living in Buenos Aires when deadly riots broke out in the streets.The then-15-year-olds watched as demonstrators turned the Argentine capital into chaos. “They… more>
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The Heart and Soul of Medicine
July 1, 2006Fabric-shop seamstress Maricela Parra developed throbbing neck pains working long hours hunched over a sewing machine. When she tried to tell her doctor about it, she hit a barrier. “Tengo mucho dolor,” Parra, 33,… more>
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Painting Words on a Canvas
July 1, 2006It was a morning graced with that October light that loves proximity to water, and the high sky over the Tennessee bounced the river’s shimmer back through every cranny in the city. So writes Professor Marianne Wiggins… more>
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Heirs to Wisdom
July 1, 2006This June USC College launched a new program dedicated to passing on knowledge from senior African-American church leaders to the next generation of Los Angeles clergy and congregational leaders.Passing the Mantle, supported… more>
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Young Men, Big Dreams
July 1, 2006Although standing in front of a chalkboard, former National Football League player Reggie Grant sounded as if posed in front of a scoreboard, issuing a command on a playing field. “To make it into the NFL, you have to… more>
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USC College Taps Literary Scholar for Post
July 1, 2006Hilary M. Schor, professor of English in USC College, has been appointed dean of undergraduate programs, effective July 1.Schor replaces Peter Starr, professor of French and comparative literature, who has assumed the post of… more>
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Thompson to Join National Science Board
June 22, 2006President George W. Bush has nominated prominent USC neuroscientist Richard Thompson to the National Science Board. The 24-member board may be the most influential science policy group in the country, directing the National… more>
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Hair-Raising Thoughts on Cultural Coifs
June 19, 2006Is Oprah Winfrey’s hair real? That question is at the heart of “From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Women’s Hair Care,” (Oxford University Press, 2006) a new… more>
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Bridging the Achievement Gap
June 1, 2006Even over a sometimes-shaky cellular connection from Boston to Los Angeles, the smile in Cecilia Mo’s voice was crystal clear. Mo (B.A., mathematics and interdisciplinary studies, ’02) was talking about her two… more>
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