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October 8, 2009
There is Hope: The Proof is in the Plume
Dr. Jane Goodall, internationally renowned anthropologist and world conservationist, filled Bovard Auditorium on Oct. 6 with both a capacity crowd and, more importantly, a renewed sense of hope for a world in need. People of… more>
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Nancy Lutkehaus Fascinates with New Book
February 18, 2009In her latest book, Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon, USC College Professor of Anthropology Nancy Lutkehaus expertly researches and draws upon scholarly papers, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs,… more>
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Hanging with the Lemurs
October 1, 2007Nayuta Yamashita’s office is in the Alan Hancock Foundation Building, right in the heart of USC’s campus. But her lab, in the truest sense, is halfway around the world. In June, the USC College anthropologist had… more>
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Pioneering Anthropologist was Authority on the Tiv Tribe
July 1, 2007Paul James Bohannan, known as the world’s leading expert on the Tiv of Nigeria, has died. He was 87. An emeritus professor of anthropology at USC College, Bohannan’s rich body of work as a cultural and social… more>
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Unruh Institute Names New Director
October 7, 2005Alison Dundes Renteln, an expert on human rights and American politics, has been named director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC. The institute — named after a man whose four-decade political… more>
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Beijing Buckaroo
March 1, 2005USC anthropologist wins in popular Chinese televised talent show By Kaitlin Solimine March 2005 At USC, Eugene Cooper is merely an anthropology professor. In China, he’s a national celebrity. A sinologist who… more>
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Finding a New Religion
January 1, 2005A College professor and student trace the roots of a global religion from suburban Pomona to the outskirts of Saigon By Eva Emerson January 2005 In many ways, the little known religion of Caodai seems the ultimate product of… more>
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