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

Graduate News

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  Mind Games

  December 1, 2008

  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

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  USC College’s Michael Arbib, Sarah Bottjer and Myron Goodman share honor from leading scientific society.

  December 1, 2008

  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

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  What's Next?

  October 1, 2008

  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

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  Back to the Future

  September 1, 2008

  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

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  On Common Ground

  September 1, 2008

  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

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  USC College’s Shelley Berman Earns Emmy Nod

  September 1, 2008

  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

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  USC College Welcomes New Faculty Members

  September 1, 2008

    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

  tags: faculty, professor

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  USC Shoah Foundation Institute Launches Search for New Executive Director

  August 1, 2008

  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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  Into the Wild

  August 1, 2008

  Rob O'Malley sat hunched in the middle of an African jungle made famous by pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall. As he furtively watched the object of his research - a group of chimpanzees - O'Malley heard a cough. O'Malley… more>

  categories: graduate

  tags: chimpanzees, primatology

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  Celebrating Old Friendships, Forging New Ones

  August 1, 2008

  At the end of a recent luncheon honoring USC College Dean Howard Gillman, leaders from the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) joined Gillman around a table to put pen… more>

  categories: undergraduate, graduate

  tags: dean gillman, hebrew union college, omar foundation