{"id":6440,"date":"2015-12-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/our-top-10-stories-from-2015\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:12:23","slug":"our-top-10-stories-from-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/our-top-10-stories-from-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Top 10 stories from 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-2241-690x432.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Our Top 10 stories from 2015\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Our Top 10 stories from 2015<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Outstanding students, exceptional alumni, prestigious scholarships and new leadership top the list of subjects our readers found most intriguing this past year. As we say goodbye to 2015, we look back at the 10 most read USC Dornsife stories from the past 12 months.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">December 29, 2015<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 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This year, doctoral degrees will be issued to 144 graduates &mdash; including these two exceptional scholars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2053\/guided-by-what-if\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2053\/guided-by-what-if\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;8 &mdash; Her heart&rsquo;s in the Far East<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1978\/her-hearts-in-the-far-east\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Kaitlin_Solomine-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alumna Kaitlin Solimine has dedicated her academic career to studying China. Now she is making academic research appealing to a general audience through an online magazine she co-founded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1978\/her-hearts-in-the-far-east\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1978\/her-hearts-in-the-far-east\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;7 &mdash; Unlocking erotic intelligence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2050\/unlocking-erotic-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Esther_Perel-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel reveals how to prevent desire from languishing in long-term relationships at a Barbra Streisand Professor Lecture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2050\/unlocking-erotic-intelligence\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2050\/unlocking-erotic-intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;6 &mdash; Becoming a giver<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1960\/becoming-a-giver\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Sam_Fisher-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seeking to help first-generation college students succeed, alumnus Sam Fisher creates the Fisher Fellows Program. The deadline to apply for Fisher Fellows Class of 2018 is Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1960\/becoming-a-giver\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/1960\/becoming-a-giver\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;5 &mdash; Three of the best<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2052\/three-of-the-best\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Three_Best-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"350\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reaching through the darkness for the light, across the oceans for greater international understanding and back in time to honor Trojans of years past, three USC Dornsife graduates offer their stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2052\/three-of-the-best\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2052\/three-of-the-best\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;4 &mdash; 2015 Dornsife Scholars named<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2055\/2015-dornsife-scholars-named\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Dornsife_Scholars-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>USC Dornsife Scholars emphasize positive human impact through the knowledge and talents they pursue in USC&rsquo;s Discovery, Renaissance and Global Scholars programs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2055\/2015-dornsife-scholars-named\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2055\/2015-dornsife-scholars-named<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;3 &mdash; Meet USC Dornsife&rsquo;s interim dean<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2216\/meet-usc-dornsifes-interim-dean\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Dani_Byrd-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"350\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Linguist Dani Byrd shares her vision for propelling USC Dornsife&rsquo;s core academic and research missions forward.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2216\/meet-usc-dornsifes-interim-dean\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2216\/meet-usc-dornsifes-interim-dean\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;2 &mdash; Two winners of prestigious 2016 Marshall Scholarships hail from USC Dornsife<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2223\/two-winners-of-prestigious-2016-marshall-scholarships-hail-from\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Marshall-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>USC Dornsife claims two of the year&rsquo;s 32 awardees as well as two top finalists. Marshall Scholars receive two fully funded years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2223\/two-winners-of-prestigious-2016-marshall-scholarships-hail-from\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2223\/two-winners-of-prestigious-2016-marshall-scholarships-hail-from\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;1 &mdash; Meet the fabulous Fulbrights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2077\/meet-the-fabulous-fulbrights\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Fulbrights-2241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\"><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fourteen exceptional USC Dornsife students and alumni have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship, awarded for academic achievement and commitment to cultural engagement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2077\/meet-the-fabulous-fulbrights\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/2077\/meet-the-fabulous-fulbrights\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outstanding students, exceptional alumni, prestigious scholarships and new leadership top the list of subjects our readers found most intriguing this past year. As we say goodbye to 2015, we look back at the 10 most read USC Dornsife stories from the past 12 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,9,10,17],"tags":[75,96,95],"class_list":["post-6440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-dornsife-global","category-faculty","category-student","tag-humanities","tag-natural-sciences","tag-social-sciences"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Our Top 10 stories from 2015<\/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\/news\/stories\/our-top-10-stories-from-2015\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our Top 10 stories from 2015\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Outstanding students, exceptional alumni, prestigious scholarships and new leadership top the list of subjects our readers found most intriguing this past year. 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