Pacific Preparedness
As the importance of Pacific Rim nations rises, they face a host of dangers, both natural and manmade. The Southern California Earthquake Center and other USC centers are working to prepare for these threats. Read More
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French Honors
Antonio Damasio and Hanna Damasio of USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute receive honorary degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris. Read More
Tracking Gratitude
Researchers in USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute are using Holocaust survivor testimonies from USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education to map brain circuitry. Read More
Good Stress
Kelvin Davies of biological sciences and gerontology has found that a small amount of oxidative stress can actually be good for you. Read More
Octopus Video Aids Linguists
Researchers in linguistics and marine biology turn to Japanese octopuses for help in understanding speech-related deficits stemming from Parkinson’s disease. Read More
A Plan for Tomorrow
USC Dornsife students help lead efforts to bring climate scientists, musicians and environmental activists, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to USC as part of Know Tomorrow’s Oct. 2 national day of action on climate change. Read More
Welcome New Faculty
This academic year, 17 natural sciences, humanities and social sciences faculty members join the Trojan Family. Read More
Disruptive Science
With six high-profile papers published in the past seven months, biochemists in The Bridge@USC are poised to disrupt the future of pharmaceutical development and enable the advancement of personalized medicine. Read More
Bacteria in Overdrive
Scientists demonstrate that a key organism in the ocean’s food web will start reproducing at high speed as carbon dioxide levels rise, with no way to stop when nutrients become scarce. Read More
Strange Earthquakes
Currents of semi-liquid rock are linked to the frequency of temblors that occur away from tectonic plate boundaries, according to Thorsten Becker of earth sciences. Read More
