 |
| Jolt could trigger coastal Tsunami |
24 May 2007 - University of Southern California
A major quake, USC researchers say, could push up ground on the seafloor under Catalina Island, resulting in large waves off the Southern California coast. The ports of L.A. and Long Beach, the nation’s largest, are particularly vulnerable. |
|
|
| USC launches new online consumer health magazine |
23 May 2007 - University of Southern California
The new year has launched a new web magazine designed to showcase USC’s health expertise in a consumer-friendly format. USC Health Now, published by the USC Health Sciences Public Relations and Marketing office, provides the latest health news and tips from USC experts in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, gerontology, occupational and physical therapy, business, and law, among other academic arenas on both campuses. |
|
|
| Giving voice to young Americans |
22 May 2007 - University of Southern California
Pop and Politics joins USC Annenberg, relaunching with a new look, focus on “Content Democracy” and education of voters in key demographic. New tools and resources for young voters to participate in local and national elections have been unveiled with the relaunch of PopandPolitics.com |
|
|
| Mailbag, Age old questions |
21 May 2007 - University of Southern California
My compliments to Eric Niiler for his excellent article on Caleb Finch’s investigation of aging. Finch’s inventive thinking that challenges accepted scientific beliefs is the essence of the scientific method. |
|
|
| Study of genetic traits makes progress |
20 May 2007 - University of Southern California
A team of researchers examines genetic variations of the diverse population in India. The work will help them analyze a range of common diseases in Asian Indians. |
|
|
| Study finds better-educated older adults had greater declines in word memory than less-educated peers |
19 May 2007 - University of Southern California
Study director Eileen Crimmins said she wouldn’t recommend halting any schooling based on the results. The findings, published in the current issue of Research on Aging, suggest that after age 70, educated adults may begin to lose the ability to use their schooling to compensate for normal, age-related memory loss. |
|
|
| Hope in the heart of darkness |
18 May 2007 - University of Southern California
Archival clips culled from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute recall surprisingly uplifting stories from the Holocaust. The vignettes are screened as part of a freshman seminar attended by Steven Spielberg. |
|
|
| Shedding light on rare immune disease |
17 May 2007 - University of Southern California
New USC College study reveals the first structure of a member of a family of proteins, providing key insights into the causes of a rare immunodeficiency disease. |
|
|
| USC study supports origin of cancer |
16 May 2007 - University of Southern California
Permanent silencing of genes prevents embryonic stem cells from differentiating, leading to the seeds of cancer development later in life, researcher says. Peter Laird, associate professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and researchers found empirical evidence for a stem cell origin of cancer. |
|
|
| New USC study takes a close look at Southern California's open spaces, finding inequity |
15 May 2007 - University of Southern California
Photo/Philip ChanningDespite the fact that greater Los Angeles has some exceptional parks and open spaces, many Southland residents do not have easy access to recreational green space, USC College researchers report in a study released. |
|
|
| First multimedia online journal bringing together communications scholars from around the world |
14 May 2007 - University of Southern California
Manuel Castells, above, and Larry Gross teach in the USC Annenberg School for Communication. Photo/Maggie Smith; Larry Gross appears in thumbnail photoTwo USC professors have launched a much-anticipated e-journal for communications scholarship. |
|
|
| Almost only counts in horseshoes — and computer chips |
22 February 2005 - University of Southern California
Flawed hardware can function well in many applications, USC researchers find
Computer chip manufacturers traditionally have had a single, simple standard for their product - perfection. But a USC engineer who has spent his career devising ways to have chips test themselves has found that less than perfect is sometimes good enough - possibly good enough to save billions of dollars. 'Chips with any flaws at all have always been discarded,' said Melvin A. Breuer, a professor in the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering's Department of Electrical Engineering. 'And this significantly increases the cost for the good ones.' |
|
|
| Symposium examines the growing influence of aerosols on climate |
14 February 2005 - University of Southern California
Aerosols now believed to be as important as greenhouse gases, particularly through impacts on localized regions. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
In a few decades, it's likely that scientists will look back at the early part of the 21st century and regard it as a fundamental stage in understanding the importance of the effects of aerosols on Earth's climate. In fact, it was in this time period, they may say, that aerosols were first found to be as climatologically significant as greenhouse gases. |
|
|
| UCSD chemists develop self-assembling silicon particles - a first step toward robots the size of a grain of sand |
25 August 2003 - University of Southern California
Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have developed minute grains of silicon that spontaneously assemble, orient and sense their local environment, a first step toward the development of robots the size of sand grains that could be used in medicine, bioterrorism surveillance and pollution monitoring.
In a paper to be published in September in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which will appear in the journal's early on-line edition this week, Michael Sailor, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCSD, and Jamie Link, a graduate student in his laboratory, report the design and synthesis of tiny silicon chips, or 'smart dust,' which consist of two colored mirrors, green on one side and red on the other. Each mirrored surface is modified to find and stick to a desired target, and to adjust its color slightly to let the observer know what it has found. |
|
|
| UCSD biologists discover key step for 'designer plants' that could clean up heavy metals |
08 August 2003 - University of Southern California
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have demonstrated that a chemical that permits plants to detoxify heavy metals can be transported from the roots to stems and leaves, a finding that brings the possibility of using plants to clean up soil contaminated with toxic metals such as lead, arsenic and cadmium one step closer to reality. |
|
