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And the Microbes Shall Inherit the Earth
October 12, 2011Global warming is not a novel phenomenon, and by studying what happened to the planet during a period of global warming about 250 million years ago, one USC Dornsife scientist hopes to discover what could happen to us this… more>
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USC Scientist Targets Genetic Cause of Infant Mortality
October 12, 2011The disease is heartbreaking. It turns babies into ragdolls and extinguishes lives just as they are getting started. But one USC Dornsife scientist is working to unravel the mystery behind the leading genetic cause of infant… more>
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In Memoriam: André Pineda, 46
October 10, 2011André Pineda, a Democratic pollster, mentor and lecturer in USC Dornsife died on Sept. 27. He was 46. A mentor to young USC Dornsife politicos, Pineda was a public opinion researcher and pollster for New Mexico Gov.… more>
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Silver Screen Storyteller
October 6, 2011Banging out scripts from his home office in Arlington, Va., Matthew Michael Carnahan finds that real-world stories drive his creativity. One night while searching for a USC Trojans football game on television, a blip of news… more>
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USC Dornsife Undergrad Named Astronaut Scholar
October 5, 2011Skylab astronaut and USC alumnus Jerry Carr presented USC Dornsife student Simca Bouma with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) during a public presentation and ceremony. The event was held… more>
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Leaders with Posse-bility
October 4, 2011A few thousand miles from home, a dozen freshmen from New York City can’t picture themselves at USC without their posse. “You don’t realize how vital it is to have a support system until you’re… more>
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Survivors' Voices in the Classroom
September 30, 2011The USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education awarded stipends to three professors in USC Dornsife to support integrating video testimony from Holocaust survivors and other witnesses into their courses… more>
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Toxic Red Tides: USC Scientist Tracks Neurotoxin-Producing Algae
September 30, 2011With toxic algal blooms — which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume — ramping up in frequency and severity locally, scientists in USC Dornsife have… more>
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Master of Liberal Studies Students Form Student Association
September 28, 2011USC Student Affairs recently recognized the USC Master of Liberal Studies Student Association (MLSSA) as an official student academic organization of the university. “We are excited to have this association to… more>
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Bringing Out Your Best
September 28, 2011Incoming undergraduates, would you like an engraved invitation to visit your professors during their office hours? Now you have one. Designated as Dornsife Faculty Fellows, 27 professors in USC Dornsife are building… more>
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