USC Dornsife’s history chair William Deverell explores the birth of a modern metropolis with the organization of an…
Recalling encouragement from his mentor Alice Echols, Sean Little ’06 traces his bachelor’s in English to an M.B.A. to a…
The names of top USC Dornsife students will adorn the wall of Leavey Library in an honor celebrating university-wide students…
The gift creates the Steven and Kathryn Sample Endowment for Ecumenism to support research centered on the foundational…
Howard Wayne Harris proves his 9th grade teacher wrong. Earning his Ph.D. at the USC Dornsife hooding ceremony May 16, he was…
It’s no secret: Learning happens in many places, not just the classroom. In fact, students throughout USC Dornsife create their own spaces for learning by tapping into faculty expertise. By contributing to research… more>
categories: undergraduate, research, faculty research, undergraduate research
tags: soar, student opportunities for academic research, summer undergraduate research fund, surf, usc dornsife magazine
We humans are unique animals. Each of us may define what it means to be human differently. We place value in memory, form cultures, innovate, question the purpose of life, and dream of the future. Since the beginning of our… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate, research, faculty research, undergraduate research, graduate research
tags: anthropology, biological sciences, casey donovan, cognitive science, computer science, human and evolutionary biology, jill mcnitt-gray, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, toby mintz, usc dornsife magazine
At the Cold War’s dusk, history graduate Wolf Gruner swung a hammer at the Berlin Wall. For years, the East Berliner had been involved in a cultural underground movement against the communist regime. Now Gruner’s… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate, research, faculty research, undergraduate research, graduate research
tags: andrew lakoff, anthropology, biological sciences, dan lainer-vos, david hutchins, doug capone, history, humanities, natural sciences, shoah foundation, social sciences, sociology, stephen smith, usc dornsife 2020, usc dornsife magazine, usc shoah foundation institute, wolf gruner
With their right hands raised, the USC undergraduates recognized as leaders in their disciplines proudly recited an oath promising to be faithful to the ideals of Phi Beta Kappa. Vowing to uphold the Greek motto, “love… more>
categories: undergraduate
tags: award, event, honor society, phi beta kappa
The 31st annual USC Academic Honors Convocation was held on April 4 at Town and Gown. USC students and faculty members were honored for a wide range of intellectual and leadership achievements. Of 35 recognized at the… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate, faculty research
Travis Glynn is a big picture person. The USC Dornsife junior tackles problems by considering not only the matter at hand but the broader situation. He approaches his life the same way. The recipient of the Harry S. Truman… more>
categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research
tags: anthropology, award, german, harry s. truman scholarship, international affairs, international relations, jep, joint educational project, language, public policy, scholarship, social sciences
When USC Dornsife sophomore Jennifer Do gracefully crossed the stage of the Miss Vietnam of Southern California Pageant, her confidence and natural elegance evidenced a well-seasoned contestant. Yet before the Jan. 27… more>
categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research
tags: california, east asian languages and cultures, event, humanities, language, linguistics, pageant, social sciences, vietnam
To learn why time moves only forward one must first understand a fundamental law of physics: the increase of entropy. The law describes the tendency for systems to go from a state of higher organization to disorder. Consider… more>
categories: undergraduate
tags: anna krylov, award, chemistry, clifford johnson, competition, event, film, movie, natural sciences, physics, physics and astronomy, science, time
This Spring, the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences introduces the Dornsife Scholars Program to recognize its outstanding graduating seniors whose academic achievements across all spheres of… more>
categories: undergraduate, research, undergraduate research
tags: dana and david dornsife, dornsife scholars program, humanities, natural sciences, prize, scholarship, social sciences
During USC President C. L. Max Nikias’s recent visit to USC Family of Schools site Norwood Street Elementary, one highlight was a stop at a classroom that houses the Young Scientists Program (YSP). Under the auspices of… more>
categories: undergraduate, research, joint educational project
tags: c. l. max nikias, community, event, jep, joint educational project, natural sciences, young scientists program, ysp


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