February 2025
USC & USC Dornsife News Stories
- Danzy Senna’s philosophy of writerly freedom
Danzy Senna - L.A. consistently proves resilient in the face of disaster
William Deverell, John Vidale, Russell Caldwell, Cecil Murray, Manuel Pastor, Will Cowan (alumnus) - Why Trump took back the White House
Mike Murphy - Alumnus’ philanthropy gives pre-health students a place to recharge
Wesley Mizutani (alumnus), Molly Lancaster (staff), Ailene Huang (staff) and Rebeca Diaz (staff) - Marine microbiologist awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship
Julia Schwartzman, Jed Fuhrman and Arieh Warshel - USC Dornsife’s Emily Liman named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
Emily Liman - L.A.’s urban trees absorb more carbon than expected, USC Dornsife study finds
Will Berelson - USC Dornsife honors scholars with 2024 Communicator of the Year Award
Laura Melissa Guzmán, Vahe Peroomian, Darby Saxbe, Christian Grose, Jacob Soll, Miguel Híjar-Chiapa (PhD student) and Anthony Vaccaro (postdocotor fellow) - Quantum coatings: USC’s Rosa Di Felice on cutting-edge anti-corrosive materials
Rosa Di Felice - Obesity and diabetes drugs can catalyze profound changes in your body — and in public health, too
Kayla de la Haye - Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought
John Vidale - Valentine’s Day in the digital age: Yes, just about everything has changed
Julie Albright - USC names 5 University and Distinguished Professors
Arthur Stone, Helen Berman and Maggie Nelson - Spelling out the urgent need for a green energy transition
Juan De Lara and USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Conversation Articles / Op-eds
- We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants
By: Brittany Friedman and Raquel Delerme – The Conversation, SF Gate, Houston Chronicle and The Nigerian Voice - The FAA Knows What’s Wrong. It’s Just Not Fixing It | Opinion
By: Najmedin Meshkati – Newsweek, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer and Lexington Herald-Leader - Rural Americans don’t live as long as those in cities − new research
By: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, Jack Chapel (postdoctoral scholar), Bryan Tysinger (Price) – The Conversation, PBS and The Daily Yonder
E-newsletters
- Feb. 12: Student Newsletter
- Feb. 13: Alumni Newsletter We Are Thankful Edition
- Feb. 19: Faculty and Staff Newsletter
- Feb 19: Parent Newsletter
Dornsife Dialogues
- The Quantum Leap: How Quantum Computing Redefines What’s Possible
Moh El-Naggar, Rosa Di Felice and Daniel Lidar
Videos
- What is Quantum Computing? Save the Date!
Moh El-Naggar - Biology of Food | USC Dornsife Class Spotlight
Grayson Jaggers - USC Dornsife Freshman Seminars
Emily Anderso, Dani Byrd, Kenneth Phillips, Richard Fliegel
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