{"id":1751,"date":"2025-03-10T16:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T23:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2025-03-10T17:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T00:09:25","slug":"february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-intro \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-intro\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <style>ul.link-list li {margin-bottom: 15px;}<\/style>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>February 2025<\/h1>\n<h2>USC &amp; USC Dornsife News Stories<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"link-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/danzy-senna-colored-television-dornsife-dialogues\/\">Danzy Senna\u2019s philosophy of writerly freedom<\/a><br \/>\nDanzy Senna<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/los-angeles-resilient-in-face-of-disaster\/\">L.A. consistently proves resilient in the face of disaster<\/a><br \/>\nWilliam Deverell, John Vidale, Russell Caldwell, Cecil Murray, Manuel Pastor, Will Cowan (alumnus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/warschaw-conference-why-trump-won\/\">Why Trump took back the White House<\/a><br \/>\nMike Murphy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/alumnus-philanthropy-pre-health-students-place-to-recharge\/\">Alumnus\u2019 philanthropy gives pre-health students a place to recharge<\/a><br \/>\nWesley Mizutani (alumnus), Molly Lancaster (staff), Ailene Huang (staff) and Rebeca Diaz (staff)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/julia-schwartzman-awarded-sloan-research-fellowship\/\">Marine microbiologist awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship<\/a><br \/>\nJulia Schwartzman, Jed Fuhrman and Arieh Warshel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/emily-liman-named-senior-member-national-academy-inventors\/\">USC Dornsife\u2019s Emily Liman named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors<\/a><br \/>\nEmily Liman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/los-angeles-trees-absorb-more-carbon-emissions-than-expected\/\">L.A.\u2019s urban trees absorb more carbon than expected, USC Dornsife study finds<\/a><br \/>\nWill Berelson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2024-communicator-of-the-year-award-honors-public-scholars\/\">USC Dornsife honors scholars with 2024 Communicator of the Year Award<\/a><br \/>\nLaura Melissa Guzm\u00e1n, Vahe Peroomian, Darby Saxbe, Christian Grose, Jacob Soll, Miguel H\u00edjar-Chiapa (PhD student) and Anthony Vaccaro (postdocotor fellow)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/quantum-coatings-uscs-rosa-di-felice-on-cutting-edge-anti-corrosive-materials\/\">Quantum coatings: USC\u2019s Rosa Di Felice on cutting-edge anti-corrosive materials<\/a><br \/>\nRosa Di Felice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/obesity-and-diabetes-drugs-can-catalyze-profound-changes-in-your-body-and-in-public-health-too\/\">Obesity and diabetes drugs can catalyze profound changes in your body \u2014 and in public health, too<\/a><br \/>\nKayla de la Haye<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/earths-inner-core-is-less-solid-than-previously-thought\/\">Earth\u2019s inner core is less solid than previously thought<\/a><br \/>\nJohn Vidale<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/valentines-day-in-the-digital-age\/\">Valentine\u2019s Day in the digital age: Yes, just about everything has changed<\/a><br \/>\nJulie Albright<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/usc-names-5-university-and-distinguished-professors\/\">USC names 5 University and Distinguished Professors<\/a><br \/>\nArthur Stone, Helen Berman and Maggie Nelson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/spelling-out-the-urgent-need-for-a-green-energy-transition\/\">Spelling out the urgent need for a green energy transition<\/a><br \/>\nJuan De Lara and USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conversation Articles \/ Op-eds<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"link-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/laying-groundwork-to-contain-people-of-color-and-immigrants\/\">We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to \u2018contain\u2019 people of color and immigrants<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Brittany Friedman and Raquel Delerme &#8211; The Conversation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/we-study-mass-surveillance-for-social-control-20179381.php\">SF Gate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/article\/we-study-mass-surveillance-for-social-control-20179381.php\">Houston Chronicle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenigerianvoice.com\/news\/347384\/we-study-mass-surveillance-for-social-control-and-we-see-tr.html\">The Nigerian Voice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/faa-knows-whats-wrong-not-fixing-it-dc-plane-crash-2027329\">The FAA Knows What\u2019s Wrong. It\u2019s Just Not Fixing It | Opinion<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Najmedin Meshkati &#8211; Newsweek, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledger-enquirer.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article299914909.html\">Columbus Ledger-Enquirer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article299914909.html\">Lexington Herald-Leader<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/rural-americans-dont-live-as-long-as-those-in-cities-new-research-242261\">Rural Americans don\u2019t live as long as those in cities \u2212 new research<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, Jack Chapel (postdoctoral scholar), Bryan Tysinger (Price) &#8211; The Conversation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/health\/new-research-finds-rural-americans-dont-live-as-long-as-city-dwellers\">PBS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyyonder.com\/rural-americans-dont-live-as-long-as-those-in-cities-says-new-research\/2025\/02\/25\/\">The Daily Yonder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>E-newsletters<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"link-list\">\n<li>Feb. 12: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/1m8rbl\/5pxg7vg\">Student Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Feb. 13: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/t0hubl\/5pxg7vg\">Alumni Newsletter We Are Thankful Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Feb. 19: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/p1j9bl\/5pxg7vg\">Faculty and Staff Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Feb 19: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/doh9bl\/5pxg7vg\">Parent Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dornsife Dialogues<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"link-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9yX7yP54Jdc\">The Quantum Leap: How Quantum Computing Redefines What\u2019s Possible<\/a><br \/>\nMoh El-Naggar, Rosa Di Felice and Daniel Lidar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"link-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bg-s-CXpBHs\">What is Quantum Computing? 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