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Earning his Ph.D. at the USC Dornsife hooding ceremony May 16, Howard Wayne Harris was lead author on several published scientific papers. All of his research papers are accompanied by online videos, which help readers visualize the experiment results. Photo by Emily Cavalcanti.

Scientist and Filmmaker

May 17, 2013

In high school, Howard Wayne Harris had a rough time in academics. Because he had a difficult time spelling and handwriting one teacher advised him not to go to college. How would that 9th grade teacher feel… more>

categories: graduate, graduate research, commencement

tags: biological science, commencement 2013, howard wayne harris, kenneth nealson

Clockwise from top left: Rebecca and Andrew Alonzo, Cynthia Maxwell Dillard, Michael Fritschner, America Ferrera and David Horacio Hernandez. The Alonzos, Dillard and Hernandez photos by Pamela J. Johnson; Fritschner photo by Erica Christianson; Ferrera photo by grad images.

You Did It!

May 17, 2013

Graduated Betty Golden Globe and Emmy-winning America Ferrera stands with her mentor Steven Lamy, professor of international relations and vice dean for academic programs in USC Dornsife. Ferrera earned her… more>

categories: undergraduate, graduate, research, undergraduate research, graduate research, commencement, diversity

tags: 2013 graduate profiles, commencement

The Fulbright Scholarship was established to increase the mutual understanding between the United States and other countries. USC Dornsife students and alumni who are 2013-14 Fulbright Scholars will study and teach throughout the world. Clockwise from top left is Joshua Rivkin, Italy; Travis Glynn, India; Megan Rilkoff, Laos; Andrew Ju, South Korea; Jonathan Truong, Vietnam; Molly Levine, Thailand; Jasneet Aulakh, India; Ana Lee, Portugal; and Juan Espinoza, Mexico.

The Fabulous Fulbrights

May 10, 2013

Nine exceptional USC Dornsife students have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship, which awards them for academic achievement and commitment to cultural engagement. USC has been recognized as one of the top… more>

categories: undergraduate, research, joint educational project, undergraduate research, graduate research, diversity, comparative studies in literature and culture, graduate diversity, undergraduate diversity, community engagement, awards

tags: ana lee, andrew ju, art, cy twombly, french, fulbright scholarship, history, india, international development, international relations, italy, jasneet aulakh, jonathan truong, joshua rivkin, juan espinoza, laos, media studies, megan rilkoff, mexico, molly levine, nuclear energy, overseas studies, poetry, portugal, south korea, thailand, travis glynn, vietnam

Priscilla Leiva, Ph.D. student in American studies and ethnicity, is exploring the role sports stadiums play in creating civic identity, as well as their interaction with their surrounding communities of color. Here, Leiva stands at a window overlooking downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Michelle Salzman.

Homing in on a Ph.D.

May 9, 2013

Imagine a day at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles: The checkered pattern of freshly cut grass outlines the red-brown dirt that makes up the baseball diamond. As you settle in for the game, you tear open a bag of salty, shelled… more>

categories: graduate research, diversity, graduate diversity

tags: american studies and ethnicity, dodgers stadium, history, mellon/acls dissertation completion fellowship, priscilla leiva, sports

Peter Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities and professor of history and anthropology, and Daniela Bleichmar, associate professor of art history and history, were among USC Dornsife winners during the 32nd annual Academic Honors Convocation. Mancall photo by Philip Channing. Bleichmar photo by Dietmar Quistorf.

Top Trojans Saluted

May 8, 2013

Paying tribute to the wide range of intellectual and leadership achievements of the past year, the 32nd annual Academic Honors Convocation was held on April 23 at Town & Gown to recognize the best and the brightest among… more>

categories: research, faculty research, undergraduate research, graduate research, awards

tags: award, c. l. max nikias, inderbir gill, presidential medallion, research, solomon golomb, verna b. dauterive

Features inside the new Dornsife Neuroscience Pavilion give researchers the space to investigate the human mind with the highest quality equipment available, and then walk across the lobby and catch a concert, poetry recital or lecture in Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall. Photo by John Livzey.

Castle in the Clouds

May 7, 2013

What if the components of architecture — walls, windows, ceilings and everything in-between — were used to construct the human mind? How might the physical space integrate the mind’s two perspectives: the… more>

categories: undergraduate, graduate, research, faculty research, undergraduate research, graduate research, usc dornsife magazine

tags: antonio damasio, brain and creativity institute, creativity, dornsife neuroscience pavilion, glenn fox, hanna damasio, john monterosso, jonas kaplan, joyce j. cammilleri hall, kingson man, mary helen immordino-yang, research

Magnetic Attraction

May 7, 2013

“Danger! This magnet is always on!” reads a sign on the door to the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine. A list of what not to bring or do near the apparatus warns against pacemakers, metal… more>

categories: research, graduate research, diversity, graduate diversity, usc dornsife magazine

Founder of the Biological Imaging Center at Caltech, Scott Fraser joined the faculty in Summer 2012. The USC Provost Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, and director of science initiatives has a joint appointment at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Illustration by Bill Sanderson.

Hire Purpose: Scott Fraser

May 7, 2013

Tiny brown eggs dotted with what looks like speckles of liquid dark chocolate rest atop nests, while fuzzy, baby quails chirp and waddle inside the glass incubator. Hanging above a laser-scanning confocal microscope, a poster… more>

categories: research, faculty research, undergraduate research, graduate research, new faculty, usc dornsife magazine

tags: biology, biomedical engineering, new faculty, scott fraser, usc dornsife magazine, usc viterbi school of engineering

Marine biologist David Caron examines data picked up by underwater robotic gliders: “Gliders help us wire the ocean, and with this constant surveillance, we are on the verge of being able to predict and mitigate [harmful] events." Photo by Max S. Gerber.

Robot Gliders Roam Seas

May 2, 2013

It was an unforgettable spring morning in 2011 when residents of King Harbor in Redondo Beach, Calif., awoke to find millions of dead anchovies, sardines and mackerel packed into the marina. The stench was strong enough to… more>

categories: research, faculty research, graduate research

tags: algal blooms, biological sciences, david caron, robot, usc dornsife’s wrigley marine science center, usc viterbi school of engineering

Male athletes far outnumbered female athletes at the Olympics last summer, according to a new research report co-authored by Michele Donnelly, a postdoctoral fellow in sociology. “The perceptions of equality that led to London being called ‘The Women’s Olympics’ by some commentators are inaccurate,” Donnelly said. Photo courtesy of Diamond Catcher.

Play Fair

April 11, 2013

Some hailed it as “The Women’s Olympics,” as the 2012 London Games marked the first time in history that all participating nations allowed women to compete. But a new study co-authored by USC… more>

categories: research, graduate research

tags: gender equality, michele donnelly, olympics, postdoctoral fellow, sociology, sports

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