Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Biological Sciences http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/636/biological-sciences/ Once the robotic gliders scour the ocean, the data is sent to David Caron, professor of biological sciences in USC Dornsife, and other marine biologists. They use the information to spot dangers such as toxic algal blooms.]]> Thu, 2 May 2013 14:10:00 -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 A Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) symposium honoring Hanna Reisler showcased the professor of chemistry and research from women scientists and engineers at USC.]]> Tue, 2 Apr 2013 08:45:00 -0500 Johanna Holm, a Ph.D. candidate in USC Dornsife, collaborates on a “dynamic book” about a science-minded boy who goes to the beach to collect flotsam — anything floating washed ashore. Holm and her team turn his discoveries into a digital experience.]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0500 Mummy CT scans show ancient people had clogged arteries, too, reports University Professor Caleb Finch, lead author in a study recently published in The Lancet.]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0500 The impending tragic extinction of the great apes does not have to happen, USC Dornsife’s Craig Stanford argues in his new book. The biologist offers some solutions that can help save the apes' existence on Earth into at least the next century.]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:30:00 -0500 Fri, 9 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500 Installed by President C. L. Max Nikias as the 21st dean of USC Dornsife, Steve Kay reminds faculty and friends that “at our core, we are a community of humanist and scientific scholars, here to serve society.”]]> Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:15:00 -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 Led by Jan Amend of earth sciences and biological sciences, a team of USC Dornsife researchers will study life in Earth’s subsurface biosphere with a $6 million grant from the NASA Astrobiology Institute.]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:45:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Don Arnold will develop a new technique for targeted protein degradation with a Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award from the McKnight Foundation.]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:30:00 -0500 A recipient of a 2012 New Scholar Award in Aging from the Ellison Medical Foundation, USC Dornsife’s Dion Dickman will investigate the genetics and mechanisms behind nervous system stability during the aging process.]]> Tue, 3 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0500 Matthew Pratt of chemistry and biological sciences in USC Dornsife has been named a 2012 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovator for discovering a link between metabolism and protein modification in cancer.]]> Fri, 8 Jun 2012 08:12:00 -0500 Two USC professors were knighted on May 9 by an Order of the French Republic, among the highest civilian decorations awarded in France. Kelvin J. A. Davies, James E. Birren Professor of Gerontology at the USC Davis School of...]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 10:50:00 -0500 The Class of 2012 valedictorian and two salutatorians are USC Dornsife graduating seniors. Meet Genevieve Hoffman, Ryan Hill and Sonam Kapadia.]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 15:36:00 -0500 Wed, 2 May 2012 15:20:00 -0500 Steve A. Kay has been appointed the 21st dean of USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the university announced today. He will lead USC Dornsife starting this Fall.]]> Tue, 1 May 2012 13:00:00 -0500     Student researcher: Amanda Johnston Major: Biological sciences Minor: Spanish Year: Senior Student funding sources: Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR), Summer Undergraduate Research Fund...]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:05:00 -0500 Whether it’s Joshua Greenberger’s study on infant language acquisition, Marco Mendoza’s wheelchair propulsion research or Maureen McCarthy’s look at chimpanzees and their vanishing habitats, students and faculty in two new USC Dornsife programs are exploring what it means to be human in mind and body.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:05:00 -0500 Standing up against racism. Saving the oysters. Allowing science to progress. Just a few monumental topics in USC Dornsife 2020’s range of view.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:42:00 -0500 Scientists from around the globe learn and celebrate at three-day symposium held at USC.]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:20:00 -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.]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:56:00 -0500 Both radiation and many forms of chemotherapy try to kill tumors by causing oxidative stress in cancer cells. New research from USC on a protein that protects cancer and other cells from these stresses could one day help doctors...]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:34:00 -0500 Researchers with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, housed in USC Dornsife, have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the composition and complexity of marine microbial...]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:12:00 -0500 USC Dornsife geologists contribute to a recent study that examines the rock record to find evidence that mass extinction events may have been caused by ocean acidification.]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:02:00 -0500