USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Visit USC USC Dornsife HomepageNews & Events
RSS Feed2007 News Archives
-
A Meeting of Creative Minds
October 1, 2007Usually scholars, researchers and academics are looking to discover cures for diseases, reasons for existence and other answers to life’s most pressing questions. But at USC, a group of professors will be joining… more>
-
Conversation on the U.S. Constitution
October 1, 2007Commemorating Constitution Day, which was celebrated nationwide on Sept. 17, USC College Dean Howard Gillman held a “Conversation on the Constitution” with faculty and graduate students during a… more>
-
Howard Gillman Installed by President Sample as the 20th Dean of USC College
September 1, 2007In an installation speech that was both soaring and down-to-earth, Dean Howard Gillman Monday set the tone for his administration, extolling the virtues of a liberal arts research college as “a wonder-filled… more>
-
Makeup of a Meltdown
September 1, 2007In contrast to what is often inferred from the geologic record, carbon dioxide did not cause the end of the last ice age, a new study published this week in Science suggests. “There has been this continual reference to… more>
-
Building a Better College
September 1, 2007USC College has unveiled four major initiatives aimed at advancing research and instruction at the university’s largest academic hub. These new programs promise to bolster faculty development, graduate student… more>
-
Gatz Updates Alzheimer’s Findings
September 1, 2007Margaret Gatz, professor of psychology, gerontology and preventive medicine, is lead researcher of an ongoing study on dementia in Swedish twins that last year revealed a genetic cause in up to 80 percent of Alzheimer’s… more>
-
Red Moon Rising
September 1, 2007In the middle of a serene night, young astronomers from USC College lay on their backs on a grassy peak in the San Gabriel Mountains staring at the full moon. The students and their professor Edward Rhodes watched the moon… more>
-
Research Ascendant
September 1, 2007Research funding at USC College has risen 30 percent in the past three years to nearly $67 million, with the most significant gains in grants from corporations and foundations. Through the efforts of the College research… more>
-
The Wordsmith’s Philosopher
September 1, 2007At Princeton University, philosophers Scott Soames and Saul Kripke often walked home together. On the way, they would sometimes stop by the Annex, a fixture on Nassau Street, and duck into its basement bar for dinner and a… more>
-
Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the Newbies
September 1, 2007At a red-carpet reception saluting the most recent newcomers to USC College’s faculty, Dean Howard Gillman dabbled in the informal as he welcomed an “extremely talented and exciting group of… more>
Top Stories
- Creating Smiles in Honduras June 13, 2013
- TEDx Trousdale Talks June 13, 2013
- New Pew Fellow June 13, 2013
- Technology and Science Converge June 12, 2013
- Extraordinary Engagement June 14, 2013
- Shifting Sands June 10, 2013
- Crood Awakening May 7, 2013
- 1-D to 3-D Genomics June 10, 2013
- Scientific Superstars June 10, 2013
- Exercising the Brain June 12, 2013