If you ever fall into a black hole, don't give up. There is a way out! Celebrated physicist, Stephen Hawking, delivered an inspiring speech to a full house in Bovard Auditorium on March 10. USC College Dean Howard Gillman… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate, research
tags: astronomy, black holes, natural sciences, physics, stephen hawking, the college commons
At USC College, doctoral students seeking careers in the academe learn to become professionals long before they begin searching for work. The College's Office of Graduate Programs believes that students, facing an… more>
categories: graduate
tags: graduate professionalization initiative, graduate students, social sciences
These days older adults are turning to a variety of methods to keep their brains active and maintain their cognitive abilities: Crossword puzzles. Sudoku. Nintendo has even created “Brain Age,” a video game billed… more>
categories: graduate
tags: aging, brain, memory, psychology, social sciences
USC College claims three of the five USC scientists named this year as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of their outstanding contributions in science and engineering. Michael… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
tags: american association for the advancement of science, fellow, natural sciences, neuroscience
For an undergrad, the only thing scarier than being unprepared for finals is being unprepared for the future. But as graduation draws near, many students find themselves unsure of what step to take next, and unfortunately… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
tags: english, graduate school, graduation
Faculty from the USC College Writing Program have developed a Web page harnessing new online tools to teach one of the oldest rhetorical techniques. The page contains widgets, or portable Web applications, that teach an… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
tags: humanities, web site, writing center, writing program
Emphasizing the importance of USC College faculty coming together as a community, Dean Howard Gillman has announced the creation of The College Commons. Driven by faculty, The College Commons will provide opportunities for… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
tags: howard gillman, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, the college commons
The morning the nominations were announced, a Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star called Shelley Berman to congratulate him on his Emmy nod. “What Emmy?” Berman barked into the phone at Jeff Garlin. “What?”… more>
categories: graduate
tags: curb your enthusiasm, emmy, writing program
Jody Agius VallejoAssistant Professor of SociologyPh.D., Sociology, University of California, Irvine, 2008 Jody Agius Vallejo specializes in immigration, race/ethnicity and the Mexican-origin population. Her current… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
USC College's Shoah Foundation Institute, established by Steven Spielberg in 1994 to gather video testimonies from survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust, has begun an international search for an executive director to… more>
categories: undergraduate, graduate
tags: history, holocaust, survivor, usc shoah foundation institute


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