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Catholic Studies Institute Receives $1 Million
May 21, 2013An anonymous donor has given $1 million to the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies (IACS) housed in USC Dornsife to foster greater understanding, cooperation and unity among Christian denominations and churches. The gift… more>
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You Did It!
May 17, 2013Graduated Betty Golden Globe and Emmy-winning America Ferrera stands with her mentor Steven Lamy, professor of international relations and vice dean for academic programs in USC Dornsife. Ferrera earned her… more>
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The Fabulous Fulbrights
May 10, 201310 exceptional USC Dornsife students have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship, which awards them for academic achievement and commitment to cultural engagement. USC has been recognized as one of the top 40… more>
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Top Trojans Saluted
May 8, 2013Paying tribute to the wide range of intellectual and leadership achievements of the past year, the 32nd annual Academic Honors Convocation was held on April 23 at Town & Gown to recognize the best and the brightest among… more>
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Castle in the Clouds
May 7, 2013What if the components of architecture — walls, windows, ceilings and everything in-between — were used to construct the human mind? How might the physical space integrate the mind’s two perspectives: the… more>
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May 7, 2013
Magnetic Attraction
“Danger! This magnet is always on!” reads a sign on the door to the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine. A list of what not to bring or do near the apparatus warns against pacemakers, metal… more>
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Hire Purpose: Scott Fraser
May 7, 2013Tiny brown eggs dotted with what looks like speckles of liquid dark chocolate rest atop nests, while fuzzy, baby quails chirp and waddle inside the glass incubator. Hanging above a laser-scanning confocal microscope, a poster… more>
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![Marine biologist David Caron examines data picked up by underwater robotic gliders: “Gliders help us wire the ocean, and with this constant surveillance, we are on the verge of being able to predict and mitigate [harmful] events." Photo by Max S. Gerber.](/assets/img/news/listing/1392.jpg "Marine biologist David Caron examines data picked up by underwater robotic gliders: “Gliders help us wire the ocean, and with this constant surveillance, we are on the verge of being able to predict and mitigate [harmful] events.\" Photo by Max S. Gerber.")
Robot Gliders Roam Seas
May 2, 2013It was an unforgettable spring morning in 2011 when residents of King Harbor in Redondo Beach, Calif., awoke to find millions of dead anchovies, sardines and mackerel packed into the marina. The stench was strong enough to… more>
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A Phoenix Rises
May 1, 2013In a recent open house, leading members of the German-speaking community in Los Angeles joined faculty and students to celebrate the official reopening of the USC-Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies. Housed… more>
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Fuhrman Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 26, 2013Jed Fuhrman, McCulloch-Crosby Chair of Marine Biology and professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Established in 1780, the academy is among the… more>
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