{"id":1775,"date":"2025-04-08T16:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:57:17","slug":"march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"March 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>March 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\/stoicism-philosophy-for-modern-times\/\">The 2,300-year-old philosophy of Stoicism finds a foothold in modern times<\/a><br \/>\nRalph Wedgwood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/quantum-computing\/\">Quantum computing is creating the future \u2013 here\u2019s how<\/a><br \/>\nDaniel Lidar, Rosa Di Felice nad Moh El-Naggar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/army-veteran-heads-philosophy-club\/\">U.S. Army veteran touts the value and appeal of a philosophy degree<\/a><br \/>\nEvan Williams (student) and Chad Beauchamp (student)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/philosophy-books-for-beginners\/\">Five books for understanding life\u2019s biggest philosophical questions<\/a><br \/>\nDmitri Gallow<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/cellular-physiologist-emily-liman-named-to-national-geographics-33-list-of-global-changemakers\/\">USC Dornsife cellular physiologist Emily Liman named to National Geographic\u2019s \u201c33\u201d list of global changemakers<\/a><br \/>\nEmily Liman and Moh El-Naggar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/actor-luka-jones-earned-philosophy-phd-in-2013\/\">Actor earns philosophy PhD on his way to major movie and television roles<\/a><br \/>\nJames Van Cleve, Scott Soames and Luka Jones (alumnus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/free-wildfire-soil-testing-for-lead-in-los-angeles\/\">Free lead soil testing by USC Dornsife researchers helps L.A. residents after wildfires<\/a><br \/>\nJosh West, Sam Silva and Seth John<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/historic-hoose-library-of-philosophy\/\">Historic USC library offers a feast for the eyes and the mind<\/a><br \/>\nRalph Wedgwood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/tree-spacing-study-shows-path-to-cooler-neighborhoods\/\">How changing L.A.\u2019s tree rules could cool more neighborhoods<\/a><br \/>\nLaura Messier (PhD Student)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/usc-dornsife-professors-elected-2025-aaas-fellows\/\">USC Dornsife professors join prestigious ranks of AAAS Fellows<\/a><br \/>\nRichard Brutchey, Steven Finkel, Emily Liman and Oleg Prezhdo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/loker-institute-gift-massoud-and-ferial-k-arvanaghi\/\">$15M gift from alumnus fuels sustainable energy research at USC Dornsife\u2019s Loker Institute<\/a><br \/>\nG.K. Surya Prakash, Moh El-Naggar, George A. Olah and Massoud Arvanaghi (alumnus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/nostalgic-music-aids-memory\/\">How nostalgic music helps minds remember<\/a><br \/>\nAssal Habibi, Talia Ginsberg and Jonas Kaplan<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/for-university-professor-adam-leventhal-studying-addiction-hits-close-to-home\/\">For University Professor Adam Leventhal, studying addiction hits close to home<\/a><br \/>\nAdam Leventhal and John Monterosso<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/solar-canals-a-bright-solution-for-californias-water-and-energy-needs\/\">\u2018Solar canals\u2019: A bright solution for California\u2019s water and energy needs?<\/a><br \/>\nKate Weber (staff)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/7-usc-professors-join-prestigious-ranks-of-aaas-fellows\/\">7 USC professors join prestigious ranks of AAAS fellows<\/a><br \/>\nRichard Brutchey, Steven Finkel, Emily Liman and Oleg Prezhdo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/powering-up-lithium-valley\/\">Powering Up Lithium Valley<\/a><br \/>\nManuel Pastor and Jill Johnston<\/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\/journey-of-two-princes-from-mozambique\/\">The incredible journey of two princes from Mozambique whose lives were upended by the slave trade<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Lindsay O\u2019Neill &#8211; The Conversation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/06\/trump-indo-pacific-china-india-southeast-asia-geopolitics-world-order\/\">How U.S.-Russia-China Ties Would Impact the Indo-Pacific<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Derek Grossman &#8211; Foreign Policy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cupblog.org\/2025\/03\/17\/on-motherhood-and-the-literary-life-emily-hodgson-anderson\/\">On Motherhood and the Literary Life<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Emily Hodgson Anderson &#8211; Columbia University Press Blog<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theparadise.ng\/the-last-supper-film-is-a-worthy-preparation-for-easter\/\">\u2018The Last Supper\u2019 film is a worthy preparation for Easter<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Stefano Rebeggiani &#8211; Paradise News<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/books\/fiction\/a63921893\/what-makes-a-california-novel\/\">What Makes a California Novel?<\/a><br \/>\nBy: Natalia Molina &#8211; Alta Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>E-newsletters<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"link-list\">\n<li>Mar. 12: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/t8vmdl\/5pxg7vg\">Student Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mar. 20: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/tcf8dl\/5pxg7vg\">Alumni Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mar. 25: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/pl3lel\/5pxg7vg\">Parent Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mar. 26: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/dgrrel\/5pxg7vg\">Faculty and Staff Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"link-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7oYn80lcXSc\">\ud83e\uddd8\u200d\u2640\ufe0fMonday Motivation: You Are More Than Your Grades<\/a><br \/>\nGuru Shabd Khalsa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHTvx49Z630\">What is Stoicism? Ancient Philosophy, Explained<\/a><br \/>\nRalph Wedgwood<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TtHtxnoODyk\">Inside USC\u2019s Hoose Library of Philosophy<\/a><br \/>\nRalph Wedgwood and Melissa Miller (staff)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bud_X9BBkvE\">Alumnus and Actor Luka Jones on Hollywood, Philosophy<\/a><br \/>\nLuka Jones (alumnus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let us know if you have any comments about this Dornsife Brief email us at <a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">communication@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication-briefing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>March 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"March 2025 - USC Dornsife Office of Communication\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"USC Dornsife Office of Communication\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-08T23:57:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-08T23:57:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Liu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Liu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447\"},\"headline\":\"March 2025\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-08T23:57:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-08T23:57:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/\"},\"wordCount\":1,\"articleSection\":[\"Communication Briefing\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/\",\"name\":\"March 2025 - USC Dornsife Office of Communication\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-08T23:57:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-08T23:57:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"March 2025\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/\",\"name\":\"USC Dornsife Office of Communication\",\"description\":\"USC Dornsife Office of Communication\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447\",\"name\":\"Michael Liu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michael Liu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/author\/liumk\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"March 2025","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"March 2025 - USC Dornsife Office of Communication","og_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/","og_site_name":"USC Dornsife Office of Communication","article_published_time":"2025-04-08T23:57:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-08T23:57:17+00:00","author":"Michael Liu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Liu","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447"},"headline":"March 2025","datePublished":"2025-04-08T23:57:16+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-08T23:57:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/"},"wordCount":1,"articleSection":["Communication Briefing"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/","name":"March 2025 - USC Dornsife Office of Communication","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-04-08T23:57:16+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-08T23:57:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/communication-briefing\/march-2025\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"March 2025"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/","name":"USC Dornsife Office of Communication","description":"USC Dornsife Office of Communication","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447","name":"Michael Liu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michael Liu"},"url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/author\/liumk\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1776,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775\/revisions\/1776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/communication\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}