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What Makes Life Go in the Tropics?
July 1, 2008What causes tropical life to thrive: temperature or sunlight? The answer is not necessarily “both.” According to a study published online in PNAS Early Edition, the explosion of species at the tropics has much… more>
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In Memoriam: Katherine B. Loker, 92
June 1, 2008Philanthropist Katherine Bogdanovich Loker, one of USC’s most generous benefactors, has died. She was 92.She died June 26 at her home in Oceanside, Calif., after suffering a stroke on June 21. Loker, a USC trustee… more>
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Seeing Straight
June 1, 2008Evidence from laboratory studies and a pilot clinical trial confirms the promise of a simple treatment for amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” according to researchers from the United States and China. The treatment —… more>
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More in Common Than You Think
June 1, 2008Did dolphins and apes develop complex societies because they have big brains or did they develop big brains because of their complex societies? “The answer might inform us about ourselves,” said Craig Stanford, a… more>
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We Have the Technology
June 1, 2008Chi Mak, professor of chemistry in USC College, and John Walsh, associate professor in the USC Davis School of Gerontology, were awarded the Provost’s Prize for Teaching With Technology at the Teaching With Technology… more>
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Can Shared Beliefs Clash With Values?
June 1, 2008The values that most people grow up with and are instilled by the faith they follow — helping the poor, feeding the hungry, loving your neighbor — do not always unite religious groups attempting to tackle community… more>
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A Poetic Finale
June 1, 2008In a poem, Russian writer Boris Pasternak conveyed his unjustified persecution following his Nobel Prize in Literature. Am I a gangster or murderer? Of what crime do I stand Condemned? I made the whole world weep At the… more>
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Philip Stephens Named to Royal Society
June 1, 2008Philip Stephens, professor of chemistry in USC College, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society, the highest distinction a British scientist can receive. The Royal Society, founded in 1660, is the United Kingdom’s… more>
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Armenian Studies Institute Salutes Trustee
June 1, 2008At its annual fundraising event, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies recognized philanthropist-entrepreneur and USC trustee Ronald Tutor. Founded in 2005, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies is a multidisciplinary program… more>
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Deep Down, Life Thrives
May 1, 2008Once considered a barren plain with an odd hydrothermal vent, the seafloor appears to be teeming with microbial life, according to a paper to be published in Nature. “A 60,000-kilometer seam of basalt is exposed along… more>
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