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Hard Work Meets Glamour
April 15, 2013A Southern California native whose father is Nigerian, Otana Jakpor visited Nigeria for the first time last Christmas. In addition to spending time with cousins and extended family she didn’t before know existed, the… more>
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Lee Epstein Awarded Guggenheim
April 15, 2013USC Provost Professor Lee Epstein, a nationally renowned law and politics scholar, has been awarded a coveted fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Recognized for “achievement and exceptional… more>
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Unlimited, Unbounded, Infinite
March 28, 2013Growing up in Delaware, Rebecca Braun felt like “a lemon tree in a pot several sizes too small” — there was so much she wanted to see and do, but her world somehow seemed narrow. So she chose to attend USC… more>
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Remo Rohs Selected as Sloan Research Fellow
February 19, 2013Remo Rohs of USC Dornsife has been selected as a research fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, it was announced today. Fei Sha of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering was also chosen. Rohs and Sha are among 126… more>
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Altruism Wins Out
February 8, 2013Why should we adopt altruistic behavior rather than act out of self-interest? Filmed on the USC campus, A Very Altruistic Christmas answers this compelling moral question using the science of biological altruism by dramatizing… more>
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The ‘Gandalf of International Relations’
February 4, 2013Patrick James, the first Dean’s Professor of International Relations, delivered the inaugural Dean’s Special Lecture on democracy, territorial issues and international conflict to a packed audience of faculty and… more>
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President Obama Awards Two USC Dornsife Pioneers
February 1, 2013One of USC’s most decorated faculty members has received the highest honor bestowed by the United States for scientific innovation. President Barack Obama presented Solomon Golomb, University and Distinguished Professor… more>
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USC Dornsife Communication Wins 10 CASE Awards
January 29, 2013The USC Dornsife Office of Communication, led by executive director Emily Cavalcanti, won 10 regional 2013 Awards of Excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Senior video producer Mira… more>
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The Little Enzyme That Could
December 12, 2012The cute kiddie cartoon shows an animated Candy Hwang wearing a white lab coat jotting down data on her clipboard. But the 90-second video is not child’s play. Called The Secrets of Nitrogenase, it clearly and concisely… more>
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'The Cherry on Top'
December 12, 2012Here’s the scene: The USC men’s water polo team is swimming in their home pool for the 2012 NCAA tournament against crosstown rival the UCLA Bruins. A year ago, the Trojans had achieved a history-making four-year… more>
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