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Europe Eyes U.S. Election
October 30, 2012As Nov. 6 draws nearer, more than just Americans are paying close attention to the presidential race. In Europe, scholars are following the campaign with keen interest, curious how the next president’s administration… 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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An Influential Woman
October 23, 2012Deborah Harkness remembers the “ah-ha” moment that set her off on her intellectual journey. She was an undergraduate Renaissance studies major at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., when one day in class… 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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Scientists Get Creative
October 18, 2012Three groups of USC researchers representing chemistry, medicine and chemical engineering are recipients of highly competitive grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health… more>
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Tested By Fire
October 18, 2012The Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray’s first trial by fire happened in the early 1950s. Then a young U.S. Air Force navigator, Murray was in a warplane when it erupted in flames on the tarmac. The pilot escaped the… more>
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Manufactured Outrage
October 15, 2012Even in the highest levels of United States government, the cause of the demonstrations in the Middle East — and the killing of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya — following the online release of a trailer for a… 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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