USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Graduate News

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  College Dean Appoints New Leaders

  October 17, 2005

  Following an extensive search by the Deans Committee, the scholars are selected for their leadership, energy, creativity and commitment. USC College Dean Joseph Aoun has appointed his new administration, and in an innovative… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate

  tags: administration, dean

• USC College Launches $400 Million Fundraising Initiative

  August 1, 2005

  Inaugural USC College Dean's Medallions Awarded at the "Tradition & Innovation" Event August 2005 USC President Steven B. Sample, USC College Dean Joseph Aoun and USC trustee Patrick C. Haden formally launched Tradition… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate, research

  tags: award, fundraiser, research programs

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  Sharing Hope for Tsunami Victims

  August 1, 2005

  USC Students Band Together By Pamela J. Johnson August 2005 “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul," Emily Dickinson wrote, "and sings the tunes without the words and never stops at all.” At… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate

  tags: community service, fundraiser, volunteer

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  Young Chemist Receives National Honor

  June 1, 2005

  Graduate Student Honored for Her Research By Kaitlin Solimine June 2005 USC College’s Lyudmila Slipchenko, a doctoral student in chemistry, recently received the 2005 Anna Louise Hoffman Award for Outstanding… more>

  categories: graduate, research

  tags: award, chemistry, graduate student

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  A Classicist Who Can Build a Computer?

  May 1, 2005

  Salutatorian and Renaissance Scholar Brent Nash studied computer sciences and classics. His next adventure? A job researching artificial intelligence for NASA. By Christine Shade May 2005 Brent R. Nash has been named… more>

  categories: graduate

  tags: award, computer science, renaissance scholar, salutorian

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  USC College Dedicates New Facility

  April 27, 2005

  The Molecular & Computational Biology Building will house researchers working on the front lines of genomics, genetics and molecular evolution. President Sample calls the four-floor structure a ‘gateway of new… more>

  categories: graduate, research

  tags: biology, genomics

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  Gladly Will He Teach…and Gladly Learn

  April 1, 2005

  Esteemed Reverend Cecil Murray joins USC By Kaitlin Solimine April 2005 Reverend Cecil “Chip” Murray joined the USC College faculty in January of this year, but that doesn’t stop him from claiming to be a… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate

  tags: christian ethics, professor, religion

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  College News USC Launches the Armenian Institute

  April 1, 2005

  The USC Institute of Armenian Studies—the first academic center of its kind in the U.S.—will promote scholarship and activities in a variety of fields. Concerns of the community will be a top priority. By Eva… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate

  tags: armenia, armenian studies, scholarship

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  Olah Gets Top Honor from American Chemical Society

  March 1, 2005

  A conversation with Nobel Laureate and 2005 Priestley Medalist George A. Olah By Eva Emerson March 2005 Ten years ago, USC’s Distinguished Professor George A. Olah received the highest honor in science, the Nobel… more>

  categories: graduate, research

  tags: award, chemist, professor

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  Museomorphosis

  March 1, 2005

  New Museum Studies program goes global By Katherine Yungmee Kim March 2005 The gala opening of  “Insatiable Desires,” the capstone Museum Studies exhibition at the Fisher Gallery on March 1, could have been… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate, research

  tags: fisher gallery, museum studies