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The "Godfather" of Japanese Studies
December 8, 2011Dapper in a formal tailcoat, Peter Berton stood between American and Japanese flags as he accepted the Order of the Rising Sun. The Japanese government honored the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Relations… more>
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Brazil Should Welcome Chinese Investors, USC Dornsife Fulbright Fellow Says
December 1, 2011On a humid August day in Rio de Janeiro, USC Dornsife alumna Dawn Powell boarded an un-air-conditioned bus bound for Luís Eduardo Magalhães, an agribusiness town in western Bahia. An hour into the trip, the… more>
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November 14, 2011
An Uplifting Tale
Is there a general fatigue from an oversaturation of American dream stories? I can’t say (because I don’t know), but I do think we take our parents’ sacrifices and uniquely American opportunities and… more>
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Not Following the Herd
November 7, 2011A newborn goat, umbilical cord still attached, stumbled across the dusty road, bleating in wonder. From the airplane window a day earlier, eight USC Dornsife undergraduates had watched the Los Angeles sprawl and jammed I-405… more>
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The Morale Booster
October 18, 2011Sonia Narang was living in New York City when during her sister’s visit they found a rat in the apartment. “Remember this was New York City, OK?” Narang said. The pair stayed up all night cleaning. Narang… more>
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Silver Screen Storyteller
October 6, 2011Banging out scripts from his home office in Arlington, Va., Matthew Michael Carnahan finds that real-world stories drive his creativity. One night while searching for a USC Trojans football game on television, a blip of news… more>
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Beam of Hope
September 15, 2011A benign brain tumor was pressing against a young woman’s optic nerve. She faced a medical Catch-22: remove the tumor via a complicated surgery with a high likelihood of destroying the nerve, or closely monitor the tumor… more>
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An Unforgettable Year
September 14, 2011The past year has been a whirlwind for Téa Obreht. The USC Dornsife alumna was named one of The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” and selected as one of the “5 Under 35” by the National Book… more>
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September 8, 2011 The Language of Medicine
Unlike many of her peers, Heather Rosen didn’t always know she wanted to be a doctor. Now a seventh-year general surgery resident, it’s hard to imagine Rosen as anything else. In her crisp white coat and blue… more>
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