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Perfect Vision
April 22, 2012At the Cold War’s dusk, history graduate Wolf Gruner swung a hammer at the Berlin Wall. For years, the East Berliner had been involved in a cultural underground movement against the communist regime. Now Gruner’s… more>
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April 12, 2012
Filipina Hostesses Forced Out of Work, USC Dornsife Professor Says
More than 70,000 women are being denied the opportunity to earn a decent wage because of rules created and enforced by the United States, according to USC Dornsife professor Rhacel Parreñas. The sociologist testified… more>
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Castells Honored With Prestigious Holberg Prize
April 2, 2012Manuel Castells, a USC University Professor and the most cited communication scholar in the world, has been awarded Norway’s 2012 Holberg International Memorial Prize, a $775,000 accolade that recognizes outstanding… more>
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Racial Identity Is Changing Among Latinos
December 23, 2011Some first, second, and later generation Latinos in the United States are not identifying ethnically as Latino as they integrate into the fabric of American society, a recent USC Dornsife study found. On the American Community… more>
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U.S. Air Force Vet Turned Trojan Honors Fallen Soldiers
November 14, 2011Monica Valencia’s parents divorced when she was 12, forcing her mother to raise her and two younger brothers as a single parent. With limited resources and eviction notices following the family from Los Angeles to… more>
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Unions a Catalyst for Civic Engagement, USC Study Finds
October 20, 2011Labor union experiences lead Latino immigrants to greater civic participation, a USC Dornsife study found. The findings suggest that members independently and, without prompting from the union, draw upon their skills to bring… more>
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Real-World Classroom for Virtual Classmates
July 28, 2011This summer, students in USC Dornsife’s online graduate programs in geographic information science and technology (GIST) gathered at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island to meet their classmates… more>
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Slam Dunk to Success
May 18, 2011Standing at 5-foot-11 Adam Goldston knew he had his work cut out for him. “I’m obsessed with jumping higher,” USC Dornsife alumnus Goldston said. “My goal has always been to do a free throw line… more>
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Equality On and Off the Field
May 9, 2011Michael Messner has spent the last 25 years studying the role gender plays in sports, and likewise how sports influence society’s views of gender. In honor of Messner’s contributions to his field and his work for… more>
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Beyond Geography
March 31, 2011Jack Dangermond, founder of Esri, the world’s largest and most successful geographic information system (GIS) software company, spoke of his vision for spatial sciences at the inaugural USC Spatial Sciences Institute… more>
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