Tag Archives: 2012
← Older postsFinal exams or last-minute shopping? Don’t stress over it
More than a third of USC undergraduates report that stress hurt their academic performance within the last year — yet too many of them choose the wrong tools to deal with anxiety.
Posted in University | Tagged 2012, Health
MSW@USC student to compete in 2012 Paralympics
Eric Hollen, a Virtual Academic Center student at the USC School of Social Work, was tending his horse farm about 10 years ago when his tractor tipped over, pinning him. He spent five months in a hospital being treated for the dislocation of his third and fourth lumbar vertebrae, a ruptured diaphragm, a broken pelvis and a torn aorta.
Posted in Featured Topics, University | Tagged 2012, Olympics, social work
USC scientists find unexpected new autism gene
Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have discovered the first gene associated with autism that has genome-wide significance.
Posted in Research, Science Technology, Top Stories | Tagged 2012
Quantum computer built inside a diamond
Diamonds are forever – or, at least, the effects of this diamond on quantum computing may be.
Posted in Research, Science Technology, Top Stories | Tagged 2012
Most Americans say media coverage of religion too sensationalized
Two-thirds of the American public says religion coverage is too sensationalized in the news media – a view held by less than 30 percent of reporters, according to the results of a survey released today.
Posted in Digital Media, Research, Top Stories | Tagged 2012
People who need people
In the old days, we poured our hearts out in “Dear John” letters. Now, breaking up is easy. Just send a text: “Dear Baby, Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: You.”
Posted in Top Stories | Tagged 2010, 2012, pageant
Buffetts share thoughts on philanthropy
Peter and Jennifer Buffett, founders and co-chairs of the NoVo Foundation, gave their thoughts on philanthropy on March 20 as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by the USC Center on Philanthropy & Public Policy.
Posted in Top Stories, University | Tagged 2012
USC cancer researchers present work at international meeting
Sensitizing drug-resistant liver cancer cells to chemotherapy. Using new genetic technology to prescribe more personalized treatment to patients. Examining the underlying racial and ethnic differences in obesity-related cancer risk.
Posted in Health, Research, Top Stories | Tagged 2012
USC senior makes memories at El Rodeo
From the day Christina Lee entered the gates of USC, she had a plan to get involved with El Rodeo, USC’s 123-year-old yearbook.
Posted in Top Stories, University | Tagged 2012
Fubon Financial chairman Daniel M. Tsai is USC trustee
Daniel M. Tsai, chairman of Fubon Financial, Taiwan’s second largest financial services group, has been elected to the USC Board of Trustees.
Posted in Top Stories, University | Tagged 2012