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The largest of USC's academic schools, the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences plays an integral role in the intellectual life of the university. USC College forms the backbone of undergraduate education, providing general education courses for all students and a selection of more than 130 majors and minors. The college also administers the majority of USC’s non-professional graduate training programs, offering doctoral and master’s degrees in more than 20 fields of study.In addition, the college serves as the university’s primary center for fundamental research in disciplines spanning the humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Many of research groups at USC College are nationally recognized for excellence, including those focused on the history of California and the West, neuroscience, computational biology, creative writing, aging, the philosophy of language, geobiology, hydrocarbon chemistry and earthquake phenomena.
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The Iconic Image of Marilyn Monroe during the filming of "The Seven-Year Itch"
Author: Lois Banner
Thu, Nov 08, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - The Iconic Image of Marilyn Monroe during the filming of "The Seven-Year Itch" - Working with undergraduate researchers Lilly Insalata & Christine Geer, history & gender studies Lois Banner is writing the first scholarly work chronicling how Marilyn Monroe, as a symbol of the 1950s, reflected & defined the culture of that era.
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The Importance of the Image for Spanish Naturalists of the 16th through the 18th Centuries
Author: Daniela Bleichmar
Thu, Nov 15, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - The Importance of the Image for Spanish Naturalists of the 16th through the 18th Centuries - Bleichmar, assistant professor of art history and of Spanish and Portuguese in USC College, was featured in the Smithsonian Institution's monthly magazine special issue, "37 Under 36: America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences," on 10/16/07.
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"Talk Talk": T. C. Boyle, USC Distinguished Professor, reads from his 19th novel
Author: T. C. Boyle
Fri, Dec 14, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - "Talk Talk": T. C. Boyle, USC Distinguished Professor, reads from his 19th novel - USC Distinguished Professor T. C. Boyle read from his 19th novel, "Talk Talk" (Penguin Group, 2006), as part of USC's Visions and Voices program in November 2006.
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Quaking in California: The Faults Beneath Our Feet
Author: James Dolan (Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and member, Southern California Earthquake Center)
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Quaking in California: The Faults Beneath Our Feet - During USC Parents Weekend (10/11-12/07), Prof. Dolan talked about why we have earthquakes in Calif., where the major faults are and how they store & release energy -- as well as how what we know has made us safer today than 20 years ago.
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Conversation on the U.S. Constitution
Author: Howard Gillman (Dean, USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences)
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Conversation on the U.S. Constitution - For Constitution Day (09/17/07), Gillman, an expert on the Constitution & judicial politics, talked about the war on terror's implications for freedom, civil liberties & the historic balance of power among the three branches of the U.S. government.
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Environmental Entrepreneurs: Ecological Solutions for the 21st Century
Author: Anthony Michaels (Professor of Biological Sciences and Director, USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies)
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Environmental Entrepreneurs: Ecological Solutions for the 21st Century - On Parents Weekend (10/11-12/07), Prof. Michaels talked about research by USC marine scientists aiming to solve environmental problems at low cost or even at a profit, and how the approaches they have developed can be adopted by the private sector.
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Language Acquisition: how infants initially begin to figure out what the words in their language are, as opposed to what the words mean.
Author: Toby Mintz, Associate Professor of Psychology and Linguistics, with USC College student Ashlee Welday
Thu, Dec 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Language Acquisition: how infants initially begin to figure out what the words in their language are, as opposed to what the words mean. - Professor Mintz and his students are studying how infants initially begin to figure out what the words in their language are, as opposed to what the words mean.
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Lunar Light Show
Author: Edward Rhodes
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Lunar Light Show - Astronomy professor Edward Rhodes presents a lunar light show simulating the first half of the total eclipse of the moon that occurred on 08/28/07, followed by a set of nearly 200 digital images of the moon taken from the Mount Wilson Observatory.
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The Methuselah Receptor. development of a single protein that inhibits aging in fruit flies: opens the possibility of developing new therapeutics and also may hold implications for human longevity.
Author: Richard Roberts, interviewed by Carl Marziali
Thu, Dec 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - The Methuselah Receptor. development of a single protein that inhibits aging in fruit flies: opens the possibility of developing new therapeutics and also may hold implications for human longevity. - Richard Roberts, associate professor of chemistry, has developed a single protein that inhibits aging in fruit flies. The finding opens the possibility of developing new therapeutics and also may hold implications for human longevity.
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Makeup of a Meltdown: a study that indicates that carbon dioxide was not the main cause of the end of the last ice age.
Author: Lowell Stott, interviewed by Terah DeJAuthor: ong
Thu, Dec 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Makeup of a Meltdown: a study that indicates that carbon dioxide was not the main cause of the end of the last ice age. - In contrast to what is often inferred from the geologic record, a new study co-authored by paleoclimatologist Lowell Stott (and published in "Science" magazine) indicates that carbon dioxide was not the main cause of the end of the last ice age.
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Envisioning the Sustainable City: To Live, Work and Thrive in L.A.
Author: Jennifer Wolch (Professor of Geography and Director, USC Center for Sustainable Cities)
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Envisioning the Sustainable City: To Live, Work and Thrive in L.A. - On Trojan Parents Weekend (10/11-12/07), Professor Wolch, director of the USC Center for Sustainable Cities, talked about Southern California as a living laboratory & how we can design more environmentally, socially & economically sustainable cities.
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Hanging with the Lemurs: a slideshow of the world's rarest and most primitive primemate
Author: Nayuta Yamashita
Thu, Dec 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Hanging with the Lemurs: a slideshow of the world's rarest and most primitive primemate - This slideshow by bio-anthropologist Nayuta Yamashita, USC's resident expert on the lemur (the world's rarest and most primitive primate), features photos of Madagascar and its native primate -- a living link to Homo sapiens' biological history.
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"The Ancient Near East": Undergraduates Study Ancient Cylinder Seals
Author: Bruce Zuckerman (Professor of Religion and Linguistics) and Kenneth Zuckerman
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - "The Ancient Near East": Undergraduates Study Ancient Cylinder Seals
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Global Cultures
Author: Dean Peter Starr and faculty of the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Global Cultures
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History of Hollywood
Author: USC University Professor Leo Braudy; alumnus Robert Osher, COO of Columbia Pictures; Professor Steven Ross; and University Professor Kevin Starr
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - History of Hollywood
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Separation of Religion and State around the World
Author: Jonathan Fox, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Separation of Religion and State around the World - Jonathan Fox spoke on 02/21/07 as part of the USC Religion, Identity and Global Governance (RIGG) Project speaker series. The event was sponsored by the USC School of International Relations, Center for International Studies and Center on Public Diplomacy
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Religion and Realpolitik: A Realistic Review
Author: Chris Seiple, President, Institute for Global Engagement
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Religion and Realpolitik: A Realistic Review - Chris Seiple, president of the Institute for Global Engagement, spoke at USC on 03/07/07 as part of the USC Religion, Identity and Global Governance (RIGG) Project. Event sponsored by the USC Center for International Studies.
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USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
Author: Douglas Greenberg, historian and executive director, USC Shoah Foundation Institute
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education - At the Ambassadors for Humanity dinner honoring Wallis Annenberg on April 23, 2007, Professor Douglas Greenberg talks about the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education.
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Helping History Survive: The USC Shoah Foundation Institute Archive
Author: Sherry Bard and Chaim Singer-Frankes (USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education)
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Helping History Survive: The USC Shoah Foundation Institute Archive - On USC Parents Weekend (10/11-12/07), Sherry Bard & Chaim Singer-Frankes talk about the educational work of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education and how it is making its archive available worldwide.
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An Introduction to Multimedia in the Core
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - An Introduction to Multimedia in the Core
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USC College Faculty Retirement Ceremony
Author: USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - USC College Faculty Retirement Ceremony - The USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences celebrates retiring faculty members in 2007 with a ceremony that includes introductions by department chairs.
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Undergraduate Research in Linguistics and Psychology
Author: Toby Mintz, Associate Professor of Psychology and Linguistics, with USC College student Ashlee Welday
Tue, Nov 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Undergraduate Research in Linguistics and Psychology - Ashlee Welday, an undergraduate majoring in linguistics & psychology, and her mentor, Toby Mintz, associate professor of psychology & linguistics, talk about the value of involving undergraduates in research at the USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences.
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Buildings Catch a Wave: In Aug 07, USC College of LAS ferried six new houses to Santa Catalina Island as part of construction of the George and MaryLou Boone Center for Science and Environmental Leadership at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center
Author: USC George and MaryLou Boone Center for Science Author: &Author: Environmental Leadership
Thu, Dec 13, 2007
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences - Tracks - Buildings Catch a Wave: In Aug 07, USC College of LAS ferried six new houses to Santa Catalina Island as part of construction of the George and MaryLou Boone Center for Science and Environmental Leadership at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center - In August 2007, the USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences ferried six new houses to Santa Catalina Island as part of construction of the George and MaryLou Boone Center for Science and Environmental Leadership at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center.
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