Latest USC Dornsife News in the Category Graduate http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/categories/2/graduate/ Howard Wayne Harris proves his 9th grade teacher wrong. Earning his Ph.D. at the USC Dornsife hooding ceremony May 16, he was lead author on several scientific papers including in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 17:45:00 -0500 USC Dornsife issued more than 2,500 degrees during Commencement 2013: 1,959 bachelor’s, 326 master's, 81 graduate certificates and 168 Ph.Ds. Here are five stories from our cadre of shining grads.]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 -0500 In a stratospheric leap for neuroscience, researchers at the Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI) are limited only by their imaginations.]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 15:30:00 -0500 The USC-Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies has been renovated and officially reopened with an open house and exciting plans for the future.]]> Wed, 1 May 2013 17:00:00 -0500 Former State Sen. Tony Strickland and former California State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino join the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics in USC Dornsife to mentor students and provide their political analysis in campus programs.]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500 As chair of the art history department, USC Dornsife Provost Professor Kate Flint is re-energizing the graduate student program. Flint “transcends traditional boundaries,” Ph.D. student Christopher McGeorge says.]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:30:00 -0500 Many dismiss the structure of Los Angeles as urban sprawl. But Samuel Krueger, a graduate of the GIST master’s program in USC Dornsife, disproves this notion by showing L.A.’s distinctive heart. His research has earned him awards from two renowned academic organizations.]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:25:00 -0500 Rather than explain in writing the science behind her research, USC Dornsife chemistry doctoral candidate Candy Hwang has used animation in a National Science Foundation contest.]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:25:00 -0500 Maureen McCarthy, a USC Dornsife Ph.D. student, blogs about her yearlong research trip to Africa to study endangered chimpanzees and their shrinking habitat in fragmented forests.]]> Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:40:00 -0500 In a Problems Without Passports research trip, USC Dornsife students find Cuba to be a country of contradictions.]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:50:00 -0500 Organized by USC Dornsife’s Clifford Johnson, the 2nd annual Science Film Competition is underway. This is a great opportunity for students — and professors.]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:30:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Dan Schnur participated in a recent “Road to the White House” panel discussion. The noontime conversations for students and faculty are presented in part by USC Dornsife.]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:20:00 -0500 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:40:00 -0500 USC Dornsife 2020's newest research clusters probe immigration issues, visual studies and changes in neural systems as one ages.]]> Thu, 2 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0500 Two USC Dornsife Ph.D. graduates will join faculty at Princeton University.]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:25:00 -0500 Nearly 100 students, alumni and faculty attended, including three USC Dornsife participants who presented their research papers.]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:30:00 -0500 Jeri Schuessler-Loynachan receives scholarship in honor of USC Dornsife alumna Mary Roney at the program’s annual colloquium.]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:30:00 -0500 USC Dornsife astronomer Edward Rhodes and his students record the June 5 transit of Venus across the sun at Mt. Wilson Observatory’s historic 60-foot solar tower. Others in Rhodes’ astronomy course watch the rare event from the USC campus.]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:50:00 -0500 During a Maymester course, 26 mostly environmental studies students in USC Dornsife who completed a Spring class teaching them how to dive are now headed to Guam and Palau.]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 14:55:00 -0500 Congratulations to the six USC Dornsife students and alumni who won 2012 Fulbright Scholarships. The award will take them to Brazil, the Philippines and Israel, to name a few countries.]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 15:15:00 -0500 USC Dornsife Ph.D. students have been lauded by the USC Center for Applied Mathematics for their contributions to physics and mathematics.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 11:20:00 -0500 USC Dornsife issued more than 2,500 degrees during Commencement 2012: 1,969 bachelor’s, 291 master's, 69 graduate certificates and 174 Ph.Ds. Here are three stories from our cadre of shining grads.]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 15:28:00 -0500 In honor of USC Dornsife alumna Mary Roney, the first scholarship will be announced and awarded at the program’s annual colloquium May 10.]]> Tue, 8 May 2012 12:30:00 -0500 The inaugural class of scholars will receive $10,000 prizes to be used for graduate or professional school studies.]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 13:29:00 -0500 Wed, 2 May 2012 15:20:00 -0500