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The 'Tortoise' and the Snare
June 16, 2010The tortoise, long revered for its pace, good looks and mobile home, may be a victim of its own success as this living fossil is in danger of disappearing. "We are at great risk of losing them all, not within our … more>
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Crossing Genres
May 20, 2010Eric Garcia '95 has written about dinosaurs disguised as humans and con men with severe psychological issues. He's also envisioned a future where artificial organs are repossessed when patients can no longer afford them. Repo… more>
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USC College Magazine's Latest Issue Now Online
May 5, 2010From the Dean Spring/Summer 2010 View the magazine online George Olah came to USC in 1977 as professor of chemistry and scientific director of the newly formed Hydrocarbon… more>
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Kevin Starr Awarded Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History
April 30, 2010Kevin Starr, University Professor and professor of history in USC College, has won the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in history for his book Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance 1950-1963. Published in 2009 by… more>
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Alumni Bookplate
April 26, 2010Woman on a Shaky Bridge by Millicent Borges Accardi Finishing Line Press / Millicent Borges Accardi (MPW, ’93) offers 16 poems, which one reviewer notes “blaze with passion, outrage, wisdom, wit, grief, and… more>
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Faculty Bookplate
April 26, 2010Confronting Modernity in Fin-de-Siécle France Bodies, Minds and Gender edited by Elinor Accampo and Christopher E. Forth Palgrave Macmillan / Elinor Accampo, professor of history, and her co-editor reassess the… more>
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Faculty Notes
April 26, 2010Jody Agius Vallejo, assistant professor of sociology, was featured in Investment Advisor magazine’s February cover story titled “Invest Globally, Advise Locally.” David Albertson, assistant professor of… more>
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Abe Lowenthal Wins 2010 Stanley T. Olafson Award
April 19, 2010Abe Lowenthal, a renowned expert on United States foreign policy, has been chosen to receive the World Trade Week 2010 Stanley T. Olafson Bronze Plaque Award to recognize his accomplishments in international trade. Presented… more>
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April 14, 2010
The Hollywood Sign: A Clash Between Reality and Fantasy
Commanding, evocative and unmistakable. With nine white steel and concrete letters standing 30 feet wide and 45 feet tall, the Hollywood Sign is one of the most recognized symbols in the world. The sign is also the subject of… more>
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A Conversation with Aimee Bender
March 24, 2010Professor, mentor, magician with words -- Aimee Bender is all of these. She's also a friend; not just to me, her undergraduate student for more than a year, but to all of her students, to whom she is staggeringly devoted. The… more>
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