USC Dornsife News

A regional conference organized by USC Dornsife and the University of California at Irvine brings together researchers of hearing and vocal communication.

Under the auspices of USC Dornsife 2020, 10 doctoral students presented summer research projects in social neuroscience at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island.

An intimate group inside the Brain and Creativity Institute’s Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall are privy to a tête-à-tête between world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and University Professor and neuroscientist Antonio Damasio.

The ability to read depends upon the cooperation of distinct regions in the brain, according to a new study led by Qinghua He of USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute. The findings could lead to therapies for reading problems.

Led by USC Dornsife’s Don Arnold and Richard Roberts, a new study published in Neuron explains how scientists for the first time can track the physical changes in the brain as new memories are formed.

After neuroscience and human biology major Erin Walker volunteered assisting in dentistry work in Honduras, she founded the USC Global Dental Brigades on campus.

Outstanding students in USC Dornsife’s biological sciences department and undergraduate neuroscience program are honored during an awards luncheon recognizing their best and brightest.

USC valedictorian Katherine Fu and salutatorians Alexander Fullman and Julia Sabo Mangione — all in USC Dornsife — will represent the Class of 2013 on May 17.

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, assistant professor of psychology at the Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI) in USC Dornsife, implores admissions officials to look beyond high grades and test scores when considering potential students.