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August 31, 2012
North Pole Politics
The Arctic is the land of the midnight sun, ice-covered ocean and permafrost. Here, at the tippy top of the northern hemisphere, is a remote and beautiful landscape at the heart of a complex situation. As polar ice caps are… more>
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Video Illuminates a Brain Cell
August 27, 2012Using bioluminescent proteins from a jellyfish, a team of scientists has lit up the inside of a neuron, capturing video footage that shows the movement of proteins throughout the cell. The video offers a rare peek at how… more>
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Going for the Goal
August 24, 2012Soft-spoken and shy, sixth-graders Emily Cervantes and Nayely Gonzalez are best friends with a vision for their futures. Emily plans to be a fashion designer, Nayely an author. “I’ve actually had this goal for a… more>
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Alber Receives Beckman Young Investigators Award
August 24, 2012Frank Alber, newly tenured associate professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife, has been honored with the prestigious 2012 Beckman Young Investigators Award, given to only five recipients this year. He is set to receive… more>
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In Memoriam: Victor Wellington Peters, 109
August 24, 2012Victor Wellington Peters, USC's oldest alumnus, died Aug. 12 at age 109. Born Sept. 29, 1902, in Kansas City, Mo., he moved to Southern California with his family in 1919. Upon arriving, Peters enrolled at the newly created… more>
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Brink of Life
August 24, 2012Arriving at USC from Oahu, Hawaii, the first thing Azmera Hammouri-Davis unpacked was a Kukui nut lei, a traditional greeting gift she brought for her roommate. The state tree of Hawaii, the Kukui has a spiritual meaning of… more>
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Messner Receives 2012 Jessie Bernard Award
August 21, 2012Michael Messner, professor of sociology and gender studies in USC Dornsife, is the first man to be honored with the Jessie Bernard Award, given in recognition of scholarly work that has broadened the horizons of sociology to… more>
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Why Do the Caribbean Islands Arc?
August 20, 2012The Caribbean islands have been pushed east over the past 50 million years, driven by the movement of the Earth’s viscous mantle against the more rooted South American continent, new research by geophysicists in USC… more>
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August 16, 2012 Mancall, McKenna and Wood Named USC Dornsife Academic Domain Vice Deans
Peter C. Mancall, Charles McKenna and Wendy Wood were appointed academic domain vice deans by incoming dean of USC Dornsife Steve Kay on August 16. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities and professor of… more>
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August 14, 2012 Saving an Endangered Language
As the old school bus wound its way through the steep mountain passes, the students gazed out the windows at the lush, tropical topography unfolding before them. At the outskirts of the village, the bus shuddered to a halt at… more>
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