Howard Wayne Harris proves his 9th grade teacher wrong. Earning his Ph.D. at the USC Dornsife hooding ceremony May 16, he was…
USC Dornsife issued more than 2,500 degrees during Commencement 2013: 1,959 bachelor’s, 326 master's, 81 graduate…
USC Dornsife students win top prizes at the 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work. In…
USC valedictorian Katherine Fu and salutatorians Alexander Fullman and Julia Sabo Mangione — all in USC Dornsife — will…
Introducing the 2013 Dornsife Scholars. The six winners will each receive $10,000 to be used for graduate or professional…
Two USC Dornsife doctoral students have been awarded USC’s Center for Applied Mathematical Sciences (CAMS) Graduate Student Prize for Excellence in Research for their contributions to the fields of mathematics and… more>
categories: graduate, graduate research
tags: award, cams, center for applied mathematical sciences, edward blum, mathematics, natural sciences, physics, susan friedlander
Emir Estrada opened an envelope she had just picked up from her campus mailbox. The return address said the University of Connecticut. “Let’s read this together,” said Estrada, who on May 11 earned her Ph.D.… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate, research, undergraduate research, graduate research, commencement
The USC Dornsife Master of Liberal Studies (MLS) program has established The Mary Roney Memorial Scholarship, an annual award given to a meritorious MLS student. The award will provide support to students who have returned to… more>
tags: mary roney memorial scholarship, master of liberal studies, mls, scholarship
The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is delighted to recognize its first class of Dornsife Scholars for 2012. The 10 outstanding graduating USC Dornsife seniors were selected based on their academic… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate, undergraduate research, graduate research
tags: award, dana and david dornsife, dornsife scholars program, humanities, natural sciences, prize, scholarship, social sciences
Late one night in 2006, Kwasi Connor entered a dark, empty laboratory at California State University, Los Angeles. Connor, now a Ph.D. candidate in USC Dornsife, had worked at the lab for two years under the tutelage of… more>
categories: graduate, graduate research
tags: award, biological sciences, biology, kwasi connor, marine environmental biology, mussels, natural sciences, ocean
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
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
If you catch yourself doing a double take while watching the premiere of NBC’s “Best Friends Forever” television show on April 4, there is good reason. Playing the role of Joe is a big break for Luka… more>
categories: graduate
tags: acting, humanities, philosophy, television
When the Earth’s carbon dioxide level increased at a rapid rate during the Triassic-Jurassic period 200 million years ago, nearly half the ocean’s marine life became extinct. USC Dornsife geologists contributed to… more>
categories: graduate, research, graduate research
tags: alumni, biological sciences, carbon dioxide, david bottjer, earth sciences, fossils, geology, natural sciences, ocean, publication, rowan martindale, sarah greene, study, travel


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