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NSF Extends Funding for Research

January 26, 2010

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere might indirectly fertilize the ocean with nitrogen in places that are now poor in this essential nutrient.


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John Brooks Slaughter Joins USC

January 26, 2010

John Brooks Slaughter has joined USC as professor of education and engineering with a joint appointment at the USC Rossier School of Education and the USC Viterbi


Stress Reduction Lab Opens at HSC

January 26, 2010

The USC Center for Work and Family Life recently launched a stress reduction lab on the Health Sciences campus, featuring resources to help participants improve their mental and physical well-being.


'Outlaw biology' event at UCLA looks at cutting-edge science in the hands of the public

January 26, 2010

WHAT:
At-home medical genetics, open-source science, bio-art, do-it-yourself DNA kits — the life sciences are open to the public as never before, and citizen scientists, from gentleman researchers to high school students and hackers, are tinkering with life as they find it.


Grant Goes to Early Childhood Education

January 25, 2010

The USC School for Early Childhood Education will be able to reach nearly 100 more needy parents and children through the Early Head Start program, thanks to a $1 million grant from the American Recovery a


In Memoriam: Mel Sloan, 86

January 25, 2010

USC School of Cinematic Arts Professor Emeritus Mel Sloan died Jan. 12 of pneumonia at his home in Van Nuys. He was 86.

Sloan served on the faculty from 1946 until his retirement in 1997.


USC Students Help Jamaican Children

January 25, 2010

Over the holiday break, 10 USC School of Pharmacy students traveled to Jamaica for a service-learning project.


Do Children Need a Mother and Father?

January 22, 2010

The presumption that children need both a mother and a father is widespread. It has been used by proponents of Proposition 8 to argue against same-sex marriage and to uphold a ban on same-sex adoption.


Predicting the Recurrence of Gastric Cancer

January 22, 2010

For the first time, USC researchers have identified specific genetic variations that predict clinical outcomes in patients with gastric (stomach) cancer.


Eric Roth Wins Scripter Literary Award

January 22, 2010

The USC Libraries have announced that screenwriter Eric Roth has won the 2010 Scripter Literary Achievement Award for his sustained contri


Teens Recruited for Science Challenge

January 22, 2010

An aquatic science challenge in Southern California that is sponsored in part by USC reached a new audience of middle school and high school students this year.


New Course Preps Students for Environmental PR

January 22, 2010

The USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism has created an environmental public relations course - the first of its kind at a major research university - in which students learn about the rapidly changing field of


Indiana’s 2009 population: Slow growth

December 23, 2009

Indiana's population grew by 34,800 between July 2008 and July 2009, reaching an estimated 6,423,100 residents. These estimates were released today (Wednesday, Dec. 23) to Indiana University's Indiana Business Research Center by the U.S. Census Bureau.


IU's Ostrom awarded Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Daniels

December 22, 2009

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels honored Indiana University's Elinor Ostrom with a Sagamore of the Wabash at an event held last night (Dec. 21) at the Governor's Residence in Indianapolis.

Ostrom, the Arthur F.


IU's McRobbie responds to budget cut allocation announcement

December 22, 2009

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie issued the following statement this evening (Dec. 22) following the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announcement regarding budget cut allocations for the state's higher education institutions.


IU Bloomington police chief to retire

December 22, 2009

Indiana University Bloomington Police Chief Michael Hanson will retire after 39 years of service to the campus, the last 18 as deputy chief and chief.


Ambassador to invite Ostrom to visit Nepal

December 21, 2009

The ambassador of Nepal to the United States is expected to visit Indiana University this month to formally invite IU Professor and Nobel Prize laureate Elinor Ostrom to visit Nepal in 2010.

Ambassador Shankar Sharma is scheduled to meet Dec.


SLIS researcher promotes Innovation Dashboard for policymakers during Capitol Hill visit

December 21, 2009

Work by Indiana University Katy Börner on visualizing knowledge and her Mapping Science exhibit have literally been around the globe -- on public display at the Chinese Academy of Science, on exhibit at Stanford University, and featured in the German Science Train's Expedition Zukunft (Expedition in


BME Student Awarded Best Thesis from Purdue's College of Engineering

November 20, 2009

The thesis written by Jenna Sullivan, a Ph.D. student in Yale’s Biomedical Engineering, for her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering degree at Purdue University, was judged to be the strongest of all M.S.


Scientists Guide Immune Cells with Light and Microparticles

November 20, 2009

A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a new approach to studying how immune cells chase down bacteria in our bodies.


A New Method Helps Researchers Better Understand Turbulence

November 20, 2009

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Assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Nicholas Ouellette, combines two well-established approaches with an inn


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