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Jumping Off the Page
October 29, 2012Candy Hwang, a second-year doctoral candidate in chemistry and National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow, has swapped the written page for animation. Hwang of USC Dornsife entered “Creating the… more>
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Living Power Cables Discovered
October 25, 2012A multinational research team has discovered filamentous bacteria that function as living power cables in order to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away. The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few… more>
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Chicken Necks and Chili Queens
October 24, 2012USC Dornsife Spanish major Daniel Arellano picks morsels of sizzling meat from the delicate bones of a fried chicken neck and stuffs them into a warm tortilla, garnishing the resulting taco with freshly chopped onion and… more>
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Gadgets Galore
October 23, 2012Lugging a weightlifting bar, a woman in a white summer dress walked in, her expression a mix of relief and exhaustion. Known as the “demo lady” for her demonstrations at physics lectures, she had trekked across… more>
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Loker Institute, Olah Celebrated
October 23, 2012Nearly 300 of USC Dornsife Distinguished Professor George Olah’s colleagues and former students arrived from throughout the world to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and… more>
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The Musical Brain
October 15, 2012The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association (LA Phil), the USC Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI) housed in USC Dornsife, and Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) announced a research collaboration to investigate the emotional, social… more>
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Climate Change Hits the Beach
October 15, 2012“Climate change is already here,” warned Douglas Capone, William and Julie Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies and professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife. “And it’s going to affect… more>
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Hope Against Ovarian Cancer
October 11, 2012Scientists at USC have discovered a new type of drug for the treatment of ovarian cancer that works in a way that should not only decrease the number of doses that patients need to take, but also may make it effective for… more>
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Do You Like Me Now?
October 9, 2012Hate the Lakers? Do the Celtics make you want to hurl? Whether you like someone can affect how your brain processes their actions, according to new research from the Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI), housed in USC… more>
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Fasting and Radiation Therapy
October 1, 2012A new study from USC Dornsife researchers is the first to show that controlled fasting improves the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer treatments, extending life expectancy in mice with aggressive brain… more>
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