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Students Attend Economic Conference

Matthew Morgan, economics and mathematics, Ike Song, economics, and Tiffany Stone, political science, were selected to present their papers on economic development at a conference in Azerbaijan. The conference, “What is Economic Growth,” was organized by the Azerbaijan State Economic University. Morgan and Stone attended.

CRCC’s Undergraduate Awards

USC College’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture awarded 10 undergraduate research grants to students whose scholarship uses an interdisciplinary approach. Recipients include: Nina Hansra, a senior majoring in religion and biology, who interviewed Punjabi Sikh immigrants and people of Sikh descent to investigate how cultural expectations may affect health care. Jeffrey Rich, an astronomy and Russian major, analyzed the Russian icon as an artistic artifact. Judy Vy-Nyen Cao, a senior psychology major, helped anthropology professor, Janet Hoskins, study the syncretistic Vietnamese religion Caodai. Sophomore business major Brett Strom studied ancient Roman seals. Jack Lam, a junior majoring in public policy and political science, and Natalie Golnazarian, who graduated in December, had their photographs of Boyle Heights, an old Jewish neighborhood in L.A., on exhibit at the Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall Gallery in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development from January to April. Michelle Meneses, Liz Ontaneda, Alexandra Wetzel and Wendy White also received awards.