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Writer-Director-Producer Mel Shavelson Dies at 90
August 1, 2007Melville Shavelson, a Hollywood legend who was a comedy writer, producer, director and two-time Academy Award nominee for original screenplays, has died. He was 90. Shavelson, an instructor at USC College’s Master of… more>
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New Leadership Team Named at USC College
August 1, 2007The USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences begins this academic year with a new dean, who chose five university colleagues to serve as his deputies and brain trust. Howard Gillman, professor of political science and… more>
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The Sex Life of Plants
August 1, 2007The ability of plants to self-pollinate — a big factor in the spread of weeds — is much older than previously thought in one widely studied species, leading biologists say. The findings show that at least in plant… more>
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Buildings Catch A Wave
August 1, 2007Updated September 18, 2007 It should be guaranteed to float the boat of marine scientists: USC College shipped six new houses to Santa Catalina Island in August as part of construction of the new George and MaryLou Boone… more>
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Hammond Rolph was School of International Relations Leader, Philanthropist
August 1, 2007Hammond “Ham” M. Rolph, former administrator at the USC College School of International Relations, World War II veteran and East Asian studies scholar, has died. He was 85. Rolph served as associate director of… more>
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Sequencing Method Yields Fuller Picture
August 1, 2007USC College biologists have developed a method for sequencing both chromosomes of an organism. Their study appears in a recent issue of Genome Research. The statistical method is significant because when researchers announce… more>
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Thinking Outward
July 1, 2007Piper Stremmel knows what originally attracted her to community service at USC. As a freshman, she participated in the Joint Educational Project (JEP), the College’s service-learning program, to bolster her… more>
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Nicotine Rush Hinges on Sugar in Neurons
July 1, 2007When nicotine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smoker’s high? As with other questions involving good sensations, the answer appears to be sugar. A USC study appearing with a… more>
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An Opus for the Ages
July 1, 2007Ranked in the top half-percent of the world’s most cited scientists, University Professor Caleb Finch studies the genes that control aging in mammals. In his latest book, The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation,… more>
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On the Sunny Side of the Universe
July 1, 2007Solar observatories in space have an Icarus problem: the object of their desire is the agent of their demise. Melting wax collapsed the wings of the mythological Greek. For observatories in orbit, a bad case of cataracts from… more>
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