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College Magazine, Summer 2003: Cover Page
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Gifts and Grants

A Win-Win-Win Situation
Recent Gifts & Grants
New History Chair Established

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Hot Topics
Performance of a Lifetime
NAS Adds Golomb to Its Numbers
Three AAAS Fellows Elected
Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity
Reflecting Upon the Korean-American Experience
Neuroscientist McClure Earns University’s Highest Honor
A Voice All His Own
Everett’s ‘satiric brilliance’ earns academy award
College Web Site Gets New Look
Aoun Joins H.S. Board of Regents
The Crème de la Crème
Awards honor USC’s exemplary students
A Class(ics) Act
Passion for learning wins Chrol T.A. award
2003 Valedictorian and Salutatorians From College
‘Teach-In on the War in Iraq’ Educates Crowd
Faculty News
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Obituaries
Former Secretary of State Christopher Visits International Relations Class
Mapping Community Coordinates
USC College Magazine Summer 2003

Features

Universal Beliefs
Expanding Horizons
A Message From the Dean
Moving on All Fronts
Board of Councilors' Corner
Reed Shatters Glass Ceiling
New Members Bolster Board
What Lies Beneath
Caron studies potentially deadly algal blooms with improved detection system
Construction of $50 Million USC Molecular & Computational Biology Building Heralds New Era for USC
State-of-the-Art Building Will Boost Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Research
Construction of $50 Million USC Molecular & Computational Biology Building Heralds New Era for USC
Breaking Ground
Of Genomes, Cells, Mice and Men
‘New Frontiers’ symposium kicks off celebration
Peace Offerings
Religious leaders gather, seeking solutions to war and conflict
Creative Concepts
USC and the Getty perfect the art of collaborating
Human Relations Center takes hands-on approach in reaching out to surrounding community
Water Foul
Researchers pinpoint pollution problems on Catalina Island
SCEC Scientists Cross Boundaries to Better Understand Earthquakes in L.A. and Beyond
Corsetti Melts ‘Snowball Earth’ Theory of Ice Age
Dolan Unearths Subterranean Terror
Who Would’ve Figured?
Mathematicians impact society with real-life applications
Tracking Market Trends
At the intersection of math and money lies a fortune of opportunity
Secrets of Immunity
Losing Our Senses
Liman tracks the disappearance of a chemical sense
Directing Traffic
Arnold studies how proteins navigate the neuron
An Inspirational Brew
Prakash discovers beer-making process can improve fuel cells
Battle of the Sexes
Tickner wages war to elevate women
Engendering Thought
Fundamental Issues
Researchers explore how extreme governments take root
‘A Latte Spurned Is a Fortune Earned’
College Pays Tribute to Scholars and Donors
Energetic Orkin Wins Goldwater Award
Well-Rounded Claflin Wins Truman Scholarship
English Scholar Turns Investigative Historian to Reveal Hurston's Life