Latest USC Dornsife News in the Category Awards http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/categories/21/awards/ USC Dornsife students win top prizes at the 15th Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work. In humanities, Vellore Adithi placed first for research.]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 16:35:00 -0500 Introducing the 2013 Dornsife Scholars. The six winners will each receive $10,000 to be used for graduate or professional school studies.]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 15:05:00 -0500 At a recent Los Angeles City Council meeting, Councilman and USC Dornsife alumnus Paul Krekorian presented a resolution passed by the council honoring USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project (JEP).]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 10:15:00 -0500 Congratulations to the ten USC Dornsife students who were awarded 2013 Fulbright Scholarships. The award will take them to India, Laos, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Portugal, Italy and Mexico.]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 15:45:00 -0500 USC Dornsife alumni are honored at the USC Alumni Awards gala, celebrating its 80th year.]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 16:40:00 -0500 The fellowship award will promote Professor of Physics and Astronomy Nicholas Warner’s efforts to “rewrite the book” on black holes.]]> Wed, 8 May 2013 14:55:00 -0500 USC Dornsife professors each take a 2013 Provost’s Prize for Teaching With Technology for research in which their students use diving computers and easily accessible technologies such as YouTube, WordPress and video.]]> Wed, 8 May 2013 14:35:00 -0500 USC Dornsife faculty and students were among those honored during the recent 32nd annual Academic Honors Convocation recognizing top research, teaching and service.]]> Wed, 8 May 2013 11:35:00 -0500 USC Dornsife students Eric Weintraub and Vellore Adithi take top prizes at the 2013 Undergraduate Writers' Conference at USC. In all, 25 students were honored at the annual event celebrating writers.]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:50:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Jed Fuhrman researches how complex marine microbial systems interact and change over time, resulting in problems such as climate change.]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:45:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Otana Jakpor ’14, a dedicated advocate for environmental health, was named among Glamour magazine’s 2013 “Top 10 College Women.”]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500 Epstein, USC Provost Professor of Law and Political Science, has won a Guggenheim Fellowship for her scholarship assessing diversity on the federal bench and the effect of gender, race and religion on judging.]]> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:55:00 -0500 Senior Rebecca Braun wins top prize in a recent I Am USC Dornsife contest for her essay describing how her experiences in USC Dornsife have transformed her. Senior Brittany Lala places second for two life-like paintings connecting all species.]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:20:00 -0500 The assistant professor of computational biology in USC Dornsife said the $50,000 award will help him to advance his studies integrating genomics and structural biology.]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:00 -0500 Bees working together demonstrate biological altruism — a major point in the annual USC Science Film Competition’s top winning work led by USC Dornsife junior Evan McGahey and USC School of Cinematic Arts senior Evan Iwata.]]> Fri, 8 Feb 2013 08:50:00 -0500 The first dean’s professor under the leadership of USC Dornsife's Steve Kay gives the inaugural Dean’s Special Lecture — part of the role in the three-year post.]]> Mon, 4 Feb 2013 09:10:00 -0500 After 50 years at USC, engineering and mathematical genius Solomon Golomb receives the nation’s top honor for scientists. USC Dornsife alumnus Rangaswamy Srinivasan is awarded during the same White House ceremony.]]> Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:00:00 -0500 The USC Dornsife Office of Communication, led by executive director Emily Cavalcanti, won 10 regional 2013 Awards of Excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Senior video producer Mira Zimet...]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:55:00 -0500 USC Dornsife doctoral student Candy Hwang wins two top NSF awards for a video that dissects the chemistry behind the nitrogenase enzyme that produces ammonia from nitrogen in the atmosphere.]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:50:00 -0500 After scoring a goal putting the Trojans back in the game over their crosstown rival in the big match, USC Dornsife senior Michael Rosenthal of the USC men’s water polo team is named the 2012 NCAA tournament's most valuable player.]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:15:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Jed Fuhrman will receive part of a $35 million award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to conduct high-risk research focusing on how complex marine microbial systems interact and change over time.]]> Wed, 5 Dec 2012 13:40:00 -0500 Distinguished Professor Arieh Warshel of USC Dornsife has been honored with the 2012 Soft Matter & Biophysical Chemistry Award. He and his research team have pioneered the key models for computer simulations of the functions of biological molecules.]]> Tue, 4 Dec 2012 12:30:00 -0500 An unprecedented 13 USC Dornsife professors are honored as AAAS fellows by their peers for 2012. The organization seeks to advance science and engineering innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:05:00 -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 Political science major Alexander Fullman will receive two fully funded years of graduate study, with a possible third year extension, at any accredited university in the United Kingdom.]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:40:00 -0500