USC Dornsife News

Sergey Nuzhdin and Co-Researchers Unearth How Plants Survive Marginal Soil Environments

USC College researchers Douglas Capone and William Berelson will examine plume’s effects on climate.

Oscar Aparicio’s federal stimulus grant will enable him to accelerate progress on his research on DNA replication aimed at improving the understanding of genetic diseases.

Aravind Asok, assistant professor of mathematics in USC College, is awarded a federal stimulus grant. His research draws together several branches of mathematics — arithmetic, topology and algebraic geometry — illustrating the fundamental unity of the subject.

USC College’s Michelle Arbeitman’s federal stimulus grant for neurobiology research in fruit flies will help scientists get closer to detecting genes that underlie social behavior. The work may lead to better understanding of neural diseases.

The USC College Board of Councilors member will discuss the new mammogram guidelines for women.

Omid Nohadani, a physicist and leader in the field of robust optimization, will join the faculty at Purdue University.