USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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  Follow Your Inspiration

  November 3, 2011

  Introduction by Pamela J. JohnsonProfiles by Ambrosia Viramontes-Brody   So you’re undecided. That’s OK! Finding your place in the world has just become easier. Launched officially this Fall, First-Year… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, diversity, undergraduate diversity

  tags: dornsife faculty fellows, first-year investigations, fyi, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences

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  First-Year Investigations: Brendan Dugan

  November 3, 2011

  Brendan DuganSummit, New JerseyMathematics As others may rush by abstract paintings, Brendan Dugan methodically observes the seemingly nonsensical swirling lines and bold dots on display. Abstract art reminds the 18-year-old… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research

  tags: art history, first-year investigations, fyi, history, humanities, mathematics, natural science

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  First-Year Investigations: Tienju Wang

  November 3, 2011

  Tienju WangDallas, TexasBiological Sciences It took nine hours of studying for an advanced placement biology exam and a touch of delirium for Tienju “Nikky” Wang to make up her mind. At a young age she aspired to… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, diversity, undergraduate diversity

  tags: biological sciences, first-year investigations, fyi, natural science, psychology, social sciences

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  First-Year Investigations: Justin Farshidi

  November 3, 2011

  Justin Farshidi San Marino, California Undecided Justin Farshidi openly admits he can’t envision himself in a specific career. With interests from biology to business, the incoming student is searching for his… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, diversity, undergraduate diversity

  tags: biological sciences, first-year investigations, fyi, natural sciences, neuroscience

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  First-Year Investigations: Katherine Montgomery

  November 3, 2011

  Katherine Montgomery Montclair, New Jersey Creative Writing A woman walking briskly down the street. A man donning a fedora. These uncomplicated sights inspire Katherine Montgomery in her fiction writing. Montgomery realized… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, diversity, undergraduate diversity

  tags: american studies and ethnicity, anthropology, creative writing, first-year investigations, fyi, humanities

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  FYI Peer Mentors

  November 3, 2011

  Christina Zdawczyk La Cañada, California Neuroscience and East Asian Languages and Cultures Before Christina Zdawczyk heard about her grandfather slinging a medical bag over his shoulder and making house calls on… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research

  tags: anthropology, east asian languages and cultures, first-year investigations, fyi, humanities, natural sciences, neuroscience, political science

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  Bringing Out Your Best

  September 28, 2011

  Incoming undergraduates, would you like an engraved invitation to visit your professors during their office hours? Now you have one. Designated as Dornsife Faculty Fellows, 27 professors in USC Dornsife are building… more>

  categories: research, faculty research, undergraduate research, diversity, undergraduate diversity, faculty diversity

  tags: dornsife faculty fellows, first-year investigations, fyi, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences