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USC Historical Photography Project Gets Boost from NEH
May 22, 2012Since 2002, USC Dornsife’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) and the USC Libraries have partnered with archives around the world to digitize more than 82,000 historical photographs by Christian missionaries… more>
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That’s Right, You Earned a Fulbright
May 22, 2012Six USC Dornsife students and alumni have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship awarding them for academic achievement and commitment to cultural engagement. Established in 1946 and sponsored by the United… more>
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$1 Million Gift Establishes the Dean Howard Gillman Fund
May 16, 2012Two anonymous donors have made a $1 million gift to the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences to establish the Dean Howard Gillman Fund. The endowment honors the legacy of Gillman, the 20th dean of the USC… more>
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Change Over Charity
May 14, 2012As a USC Dornsife researcher, Manuel Pastor is dedicated to improving the economic, environmental and social conditions facing low-income, urban communities. In honor of his work, the Liberty Hill Foundation presented Pastor… more>
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Going Places
May 11, 2012Emir 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>
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USC Professors Cadenas and Davies Knighted by France
May 10, 2012Two USC professors were knighted on May 9 by an Order of the French Republic, among the highest civilian decorations awarded in France. Kelvin J. A. Davies, James E. Birren Professor of Gerontology at the USC Davis School… more>
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May 9, 2012
Eye-Opening Science
Fourth-grader Zakar Martin cut a lemon in half. He pushed a nail into the squishy side of one half and a penny into the other half of the fruit’s pulpy side. Then he clamped one end of a wire to the copper penny and the… more>
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It's An Ad World
May 9, 2012When you look at an advertisement, how does it make you feel? Don Draper of AMC’s Mad Men could be five cocktails in and still wax eloquently on advertising’s myriad abilities. But Draper’s reactions to… more>
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Faculty Receive Mellon Mentoring Awards
May 7, 2012Twenty-eight Trojans were recognized for promoting the culture of mentoring at the fifth annual USC Mellon Mentoring Awards ceremony held on April 23 at the USC University Club. In its fifth year, the Mellon Mentoring… more>
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USC Researchers Develop Path to Liquid Solar Cells
April 26, 2012Scientists at USC have developed a potential pathway to cheap, stable solar cells made from nanocrystals so small they can exist as a liquid ink and be painted or printed onto clear surfaces. The solar nanocrystals are about… more>
Top Stories
- Advocate for Equality May 18, 2012
- That’s Right, You Earned a Fulbright May 22, 2012
- $1 Million Gift Establishes the Dean Howard Gillman Fund May 16, 2012
- Going Places May 11, 2012
- Taking the Plunge May 23, 2012
- Change Over Charity May 14, 2012
- 'We See Jimmy in Each of You' May 9, 2012
- A Talent for Math May 14, 2012
- Kay Named New Dean of USC Dornsife May 1, 2012
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