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Trojan Family Weekend vibes 😎
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃

Here’s an interesting short read on the historical popularity of ghosts and by folklore expert Tok Thompson of anthropology at @dornsife.usc.edu

Boo! 👻

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Why believing in ghosts can make you a better person Why believing in ghosts can make you a better person
Ghosts could be offering us important lessons on how to lead moral lives. [4 min read]
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October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Research led by @dornsife.usc.edu Professor Emilio Valadez shows how combining two types of brain scans significantly improved predictions of future anxiety in teens.

=> One day we may use brain imaging to help teens most at risk for anxiety disorders

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2 brain scans are better than 1 in predicting teen anxiety
Combined brain imaging methods helps forecast which adolescents are most at risk for anxiety disorders well before symptoms appear
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October 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Just as an FYI, Father Matthew Wheeler of the USC Caruso Catholic Center assured me that God will be on USC’s side against the Fighting Irish tonight.

Yes that’s a USC Rosary 📿 he’s holding.
October 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fantastic article on the most recent Nobel prize in physics to Clarke, Devoret and Martinis
written by @dornsife.usc.edu Prof. Eli Levenson-Falk.

Eli's Ph.D. adviser, Irfan Siddiqi, was advised by Devoret, and Clarke was his secondary adviser.

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Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched a quantum technology
The discovery that superconducting circuits can behave like quantum particles was a revolutionary development in the field of quantum technologies.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Great time celebrating new and promoted faculty @dornsife.usc.edu yesterday.

From folks in the writing program helping students communicate, listen, speak, and write… to physicists working on superconducting qubits, it was an amazing celebration of excellence in the liberal arts @usc.edu
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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How do you make a century old Los Angeles landmark more sustainable? USC Environmental Studies Professor Victoria Petryshyn has the answers!
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#FridayFacts: Ep. 3 Energy Efficiency and Old Buildings - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
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October 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Such a thrill yesterday to celebrate Percival Everett’s Pulitzer Prize along with a panel of other esteemed @dornsife.usc.edu English Profs Dana Johnson and Aimee Bender. Special thanks to Provost Guzman for hosting the event, which featured questions from some amazing undergraduate students.
October 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
No ivory tower here: @dornsife.usc.edu scientists and USC heath experts in the community lending a hand in Los Angeles.

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USC hosts post-wildfire soil and blood testing event in Altadena - USC Dornsife News Briefs
USC Dornsife scientists join health experts and community partners to help neighborhoods impacted by the January wildfires
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October 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Brings together a neurologist, quantitative biologist, and clinical pharmacist to develop a drug to reduce the impact of Alzheimer's disease.

Cool aspect: using AI to speed up molecule discovery by ~1000 times @dornsife.usc.edu

today.usc.edu/usc-research...
USC researchers win $8M NIH grant to pursue Alzheimer’s drug
USC scientists are in pursuit of a new drug therapy to combat Alzheimer’s.
today.usc.edu
September 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
New in Cell by @dornsife.usc.edu Quantitative & Computational Biology Professor Jazlyn Mooney
--> Population size of gray foxes in the US is actually stable/ past estimates had suggested decline. Past work using the wrong “reference genome” distorted the picture.
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Genomic reference DNA affects genetic research results
USC Dornsife research shows studies relying on stand-in reference DNA can distort findings and put vulnerable species at greater risk
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September 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Be part of an unforgettable conversation with acclaimed author and artist Oliver Jeffers as he takes us on a journey through his stories about Earth, environment, and our shared future!

🎟️ Spots are limited! Secure your ticket today: wies-deltamurphy-2025.eventbrite.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Wonderful interview w @dornsife.usc.edu Distinguished Professor of English Maggie Nelson @parisreview.bsky.social
She is in the American Academy of Arts & Letters and was awarded a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. Books include NYT bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson, The Art of Nonfiction No. 13
“Any time someone has suggested that the kind of book I was describing couldn’t or shouldn’t be pulled off, it’s made me think, I’ll show you.”
www.theparisreview.org
September 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Great news from the lab of @dornsife.usc.edu Chemistry Professor Stephen Bradforth - major grant from the new US-UK #Quantum Initiative.

Working to detect quantum entanglement in real time, capturing events that unfold in just quadrillionths of a second.

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US-UK quantum chemistry grant goes to USC Dornsife scholar
Chemistry professor Stephen Bradforth will explore how quantum entanglement can influence the outcome of ultrafast molecular events
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September 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New study by led by @dornsife.usc.edu researchers finds that Individuals with accelerated DNA aging have an increased risk of cognitive decline in their 50's AND the the effect is stronger for people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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What your DNA – and childhood – reveal about midlife brain health
Study of twins finds accelerated biological aging, amplified by early-life disadvantage, is linked to steeper IQ declines by midlife
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September 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Huge win for @dornsife.usc.edu Cosmology! Glad to partner with fantastic scientists at Carnegie and UC Riverside to test different theories about how galaxies form.

The amazing Prof Vera Glusevic will serve as the collaboration lead.

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$4M John Templeton Foundation grant funds a new frontier in cosmology
The grant funds an ambitious team project aimed at better understanding our universe, led by USC Dornsife's Vera Gluscevic.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Excellent news from @dornsife.usc.edu Equity Research Institute: a major grant from the Waverley Street Foundation will enable research at the intersection of communities, climate and data. Congrats to Director and Professor of Sociology Manuel Pastor.

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USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute’s landmark $5M grant
Waverly Street Foundation grant — largest in ERI’s history — will help ERI train scholars to advance climate and economic justice
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September 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Fascinating @dornsife.usc.edu study 🦊🧠
- Most Channel Islands foxes evolved proportionally larger brains than their mainland cousins. Work by @usc.edu Professor of Biological Sciences Suzanne Edmands and PhD student Kimberly Schoenberger. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
Evolutionary shock: Small island foxes have unexpectedly big brains
Challenging classic ideas about “island syndrome,” a USC Dornsife study of Channel Island foxes reveals a few surprises
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September 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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USC Dornsife's own Bill Deverell will be honored at Clockshop 's 20th anniversary gala next week. We salute his tireless research that deepens connections between California's communities and public lands.

Event details: clockshop.org/fundraiser/
September 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Students, take it from our faculty:

🎯 Less fear
🎯 More exploring
🎯 Enjoy your time outside class, too
August 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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It's the start of the school year for Trojans—but also for our new dean, James Bullock!

Get to know @jbprime.bsky.social and why he believes USC Dornsife is uniquely positioned to help tackle society’s most pressing challenges.
New USC Dornsife dean touts the value of the liberal arts
Astrophysicist and former UC Irvine dean James Bullock discusses public scholarship’s power and why asking big questions matters
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August 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The research that saves lives, sparks innovation and drives change is happening right now. Thanks to Big Ten universities, solutions are being delivered to help communities grow, thrive and overcome challenges.
August 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Classes start today! Welcome @dornsife.usc.edu students!
August 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Classes start today! Welcome @dornsife.usc.edu students!
August 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM