Shoah Foundation receives first endowed fellowship
Former director Douglas Greenberg and his wife Margee provided the funding for the award.
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University announces new center for bioscience
University President C. L. Max Nikias announced a $50 million donation from Dr. Gary Michelson to fund the establishment of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience on Monday morning. Dr. Michelson, a retired orthopedic spinal surgeon, has over 955 issued or pending patents to date, as well as a place in the National Inventors […]
USC professor wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dr. Arieh Warshel of the USC David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. The award recognized Warshel, Martin Karplus of the Université de Strasbourg in France and Harvard University, and Michael Levitt of Stanford University for “the development of multiscale models for complex […]
Team finds new type of bacteria
Researchers from USC discovered the bacteria they call a “natural power cable.”
Study aims to judge music’s role in learning
New research by the USC Brain and Creativity Center will focus on childhood development.
Perception is tied to likability
New research reveals humans perceive others differently if they like or dislike them.
Fasting might affect cancer treatment
A study showed that short-term fasting can increase effects of radiation for brain tumors.
Researchers track paths in brain cells
The project relied on green fluorescent protein to view and study the movement in cells.
University increases health grants by 10 percent
USC receives the 11th-greatest amount of funding among private institutions of higher education.
CET advises students on graduate school
The Office of College Advising suggests students wait a few years to apply for grad school.