USC Dornsife News

Students Take on the QuikSCience Challenge

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:56:00 -0500

Santa Monica High School’s team won first place in the ninth annual QuikSCience Challenge. More than 400 middle and high school students from around the world submitted 74 science project entries.

USC Dornsife Online Survey Experiment Results

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:49:00 -0500

Results offer new insights on California voter opinions on gas prices, taxes, contraception and online piracy.

From Classroom to Center Stage

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:58:00 -0500

USC Dornsife’s Jennifer Do swapped a lab coat for a traditional Vietnamese gown when she participated in the 2012 Miss Vietnam of Southern California Pageant. An assignment in Professor Andrew Simpson’s class compelled her to study her Vietnamese culture.

A Lesson in Leadership from the Mayor

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:03:00 -0500

Students in the USC Dornsife course "Case Studies in Modern Leadership" get advice from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Curtailing Poisonous Shellfish

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:58:00 -0500

USC Dornsife's David Caron and Burt Jones of biological sciences are part of a team to receive a $4 million grant to research early detection of red tides that produce a toxin that when eaten in the form of seafood can result in death. The first installment in the five-year grant has been awarded.

Saga of the Southland

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:59:00 -0500

A course in L.A.'s urban history turns cross-town rivals into collaborators in the classroom.

ShakeOut Drills Expected to Top 9 Million Participants

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:13:00 -0500

More people than ever will be crouching under desks at 10:20 a.m. on Oct. 20, as the 2011 Great California ShakeOut gains participants in California and across the country. Registrations from California residents for the annual...

Toxic Red Tides: USC Scientist Tracks Neurotoxin-Producing Algae

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:56:00 -0500

Alexandrium catenella algae, which USC Dornsife biologist David Caron and his colleagues are studying. Photo courtesy of David Caron. Image: Red tide caused by dinoflagellates off the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier in La Jolla, Calif., in 2005. Photo by Alejandro Díaz." title="Inset: Alexandrium catenella algae, which USC Dornsife biologist David Caron and his colleagues are studying. Photo courtesy of David Caron. Image: Red tide caused by dinoflagellates off the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier in La Jolla, Calif., in 2005. Photo by Alejandro Díaz." /> Harmful algal blooms that affect seafood on the rise in California

Devoted to the City of Roses

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:28:00 -0500

The Pasadena Arts Council recognizes Bill Deverell for his contributions to the culture of Pasadena with a 2011 Gold Crown Award.

Spend a "Saturday at the Lab" on Catalina Island

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 13:25:00 -0500

This summer, the USC Philip K. Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island welcomes the general public to visit its state-of-the-art research facilities through its “Saturday at the Lab” program, which began on...

Taking Action in California's Future

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:37:00 -0500

A new course taught by USC Dornsife’s Dan Schnur empowers students to help fix the Golden State.

Postcards from the Edge of a Leaf

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:15:00 -0500

May Berenbaum, leading entomologist and expert on the evolutionary relationship between insects and plants, has received the 2011 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, administered by USC Dornsife.

In Memoriam: Kam Kuwata, 57

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Kam Kuwata, a political science alumnus, was one of California's leading Democratic political strategists.

Nothing Fishy about Sardine Kill

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:54:00 -0500

Algal bloom specialist David Caron knows exactly what caused the death of 2.5 million sardines at King Harbor and is producing a paper on his research. The city of Redondo Beach gave him and his team a coin medallion for their guidance on the recent die-off.

At the Forefront of Change

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:16:00 -0500

The USC Dornsife freshman seminar ‘It Ought to Be a Law’ empowers students to draft and present bills before the California State Senate’s Education Committee. As a result, SB 63 was passed, requiring all public high schools statewide to carry defibrillators.

In Memoriam: Doyce B. Nunis Jr., 86

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:54:00 -0500

Southern California Quarterly. Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Southern California." title="Doyce Nunis Jr. was professor emeritus of history at USC College and editor of Southern California Quarterly. Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Southern California." /> Respected historian and longtime faculty member of USC College’s Department of History, Nunis chronicled local history as editor of Southern California Quarterly, the journal of the Historical Society of Southern California.

A Starr Studded Affair

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:41:00 -0500

Kevin Starr, University Professor and Professor of History in USC College, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame during red-carpet event.

Political Polling, as much an Art as a Science

Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:55:00 -0500

USC College students conduct parallel political polls to the "right on the money" USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences / Los Angeles Times Polls.

A Wonder of the Modern World

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:58:00 -0500

Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge, the Los Angeles Times wrote in a review. Starr of USC College will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame mid-December. Portrait photo credit Philip Channing." title="University Professor of History Kevin Starr's "passion is appealing" in his new book Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge, the Los Angeles Times wrote in a review. Starr of USC College will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame mid-December. Portrait photo credit Philip Channing." /> Historian Kevin Starr of USC College has written more than a dozen books about the Golden State. His latest book published chronicles the life and times of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Return to Camelot

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:00:00 -0500

Constitution, an aircraft under construction at Lockheed Aircraft Co., Burbank in 1946. Because of the underpowered engines of the double-decker transport, Lockheed only built two planes before abandoning the model. Photo courtesy of the Harvey Christen collection, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens." title="The tail section of the Constitution, an aircraft under construction at Lockheed Aircraft Co., Burbank in 1946. Because of the underpowered engines of the double-decker transport, Lockheed only built two planes before abandoning the model. Photo courtesy of the Harvey Christen collection, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens." /> Bill Deverell leads a team of scholars from USC College and The Huntington to preserve the glory days of Southern California’s aerospace industry for generations to come.

Trash Talk

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 08:46:00 -0500

Margo Reid Brown '85, director of CalRecycle, sorts through the nitty-gritty of recycling in California and why every person can make a difference.

Place, Space and Race

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:47:00 -0500

USC College alumna Wendy Cheng's dissertation involving regional race formation in the San Gabriel Valley has won the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize.

Jerry Brown Has Slight Edge Over Meg Whitman, Buoyed by Support Among Latino Voters

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:26:00 -0500

USC College/Los Angeles Times Poll Finds Barbara Boxer Supported by Majority of Likely Voters in Senate Race

Latino Voters Give Democratic Candidates Their Edge

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:00:00 -0500

USC College/Los Angeles Times Poll Finds Barbara Boxer Leads Carly Fiorina 66-19 Among Latino Voters

USC College, Marshall Earn Collaboration Grant

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 12:56:00 -0500

Project seeks to make USC the intellectual hub for contemporary Pacific Rim studies in the United States.