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A Dream Realized
June 11, 2012Parita Shah was a freshman in high school when then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton announced in 1991 he would run for president. Shah, whose parents emigrated from India, monitored the presidential race closely on the… more>
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From Actress to Activist
May 23, 2012In 2002, when America Ferrera was a freshman studying international relations in USC Dornsife, she was torn between two possible career paths. At the time she had just appeared in two feature films: Real Women Have Curves and… more>
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USC Dornsife Alumna Receives 2012 John R. Hubbard Award
May 10, 2012As USC Norman Topping Student Aid Fund’s outreach coordinator, USC Dornsife undergraduate Erica Silva noticed a disturbing trend in local high schools. “Many students don’t have the information they need to… more>
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May 9, 2012
Eye-Opening Science
Fourth-grader Zakar Martin cut a lemon in half. He pushed a nail into the squishy side of one half and a penny into the other half of the fruit’s pulpy side. Then he clamped one end of a wire to the copper penny and the… more>
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All-Star Students
May 3, 2012Genevieve Hoffman: Woman of International Mastery by Diane Krieger Condi Rice, look out. Here comes Genevieve P. Hoffman. The Class of 2012 valedictorian has what it takes to make tidal waves in Washington, D.C., according… more>
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March 30, 2012 USC Dornsife's Travis Glynn Selected as Truman Scholar
Travis Glynn is a big picture person. The USC Dornsife junior tackles problems by considering not only the matter at hand but the broader situation. He approaches his life the same way. The recipient of the Harry S. Truman… more>
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February 8, 2012 President Nikias Visits a Young Scientists Program Lab
During USC President C. L. Max Nikias’s recent visit to USC Family of Schools site Norwood Street Elementary, one highlight was a stop at a classroom that houses the Young Scientists Program (YSP). Under the auspices of… more>
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Tears of Joy
December 23, 2011For these high school students, the tiny mortarboard pins represented months of hard work and stick-to-itiveness. As their USC Dornsife mentors fastened onto their shirts and jackets the universal symbol for education, some… more>
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November 30, 2011 JEP Fights Childhood Obesity
When a fifth grader told Nadine Afari that pepperoni grows from the ground, the USC Young Scientists Program director decided her next event would teach children the differences between processed and natural foods. Afari had… more>
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JEP Nurtures 'Green Ambassadors'
June 10, 2011The word sustainability doesn’t always roll off the tongues of 10-year-olds. Likewise, the concept of sustainable living — a lifestyle meant to reduce society’s use of the Earth’s natural resources… more>
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