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Nancy Lutkehaus Fascinates with New Book
February 18, 2009In her latest book, Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon, USC College Professor of Anthropology Nancy Lutkehaus expertly researches and draws upon scholarly papers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs,… more>
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Spell Your Name
February 17, 2009The Los Angeles premiere of "Spell Your Name," a feature-length documentary film about the Holocaust in Ukraine produced by Steven Spielberg and Victor Pinchuk, will take place Sunday, Feb. 22, at USC’s Ellen Norris… more>
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Lost and Found
February 10, 2009If you're among the roughly 13 million people who watched ABC's "LOST" last week, you'll remember the face - porcelain skin, hazel eyes, Lady Godiva hair - freeze-framed on the screen at the episode's end. Now if you're an… more>
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Iron From the Deep May Feed Oceans
February 9, 2009Iron dust, the gold of the oceans and rarest nutrient for most marine life, can be washed down by rivers or blown out to sea or — a surprising new study finds — float up from the sea floor. The… more>
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George Olah Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
February 6, 2009The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 65 new members and nine foreign associates. Among these distinguished individuals is George Olah, USC College Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Engineering and… more>
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So You Want to be a Professor
February 4, 2009At USC College, doctoral students seeking careers in the academe learn to become professionals long before they begin searching for work. The College's Office of Graduate Programs believes that students, facing an… more>
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Antonio Damasio Featured in Discover Magazine
January 28, 2009Antonio Damasio, holder of the David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience and professor of psychology and neurology in USC College, was featured in an article titled "Speed Freaks," which appeared in Discover Magazine's special… more>
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Renaissance Capitalist
January 21, 2009In popular legend, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara (1480-1519), stands falsely accused of poisoning her second husband. Victor Hugo portrayed her in thinly veiled fiction as a tragic femme fatale. Buffalo Bill named his… more>
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Richard Meyer Receives Art Journal Award
January 21, 2009Richard Meyer, associate professor of art history and fine arts and director of The Contemporary Project at USC, has been selected for the College Art Association’s 2009 Art Journal Award for his essay titled… more>
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USC Doheny Library Regional History Collection
January 1, 2009Conducting research in USC College is exhilarating, rewarding and an essential component of the undergraduate experience according to art history major and senior Rachel Huichong Wen. She learned this first-hand after spending… more>
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