Tag: USC Dornsife
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Sylvain Barbot, University of Southern California Dornsife – Is the Seismic Crisis over now for Turkey?
On USC Dornsife Week: Predicting earthquakes would save many lives. Sylvain Barbot, associate professor of earth sciences, says one region that needs to prepare for another tremor. Dr. Sylvain Barbot studied earthquake physics and tectonic geodesy at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at the Scripps…
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Vsevolod Seva Katritch, University of Southern California Dornsife – Computer Modeling and A.I. Transform Drug Discovery
On USC Dornsife Week: Can A.I. cut the cost of making new drugs? Vsevolod Seva Katrich, associate professor of quantitative and computational biology and chemistry, takes a closer look. Dr. Katritch is an is a computational biologist and chemist at University of Southern California Dornsife, and a founding co-director of the Center for New Technologies…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.07.24-2023.07.28
The Academic Minute from 7.24 – 7.28 Monday Robin Morrison – University of Zurich Overcoming Adversity Robin Morrison is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Zurich and an Affiliate Scientist at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda. She uses long-term data from wild gorillas to examine the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.07.24)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.07.24 Monday Robin Morrison, senior researcher at the University of Zurich and affiliate scientist at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, determines how gorillas foster resilience. Tuesday Patrick James, Dana and David Dornsife Dean’s Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California, considers the lessons the U.S. can…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.02.14-2022.02.18
The Academic Minute from 02.14 – 02.18 Monday, February 14th Lisa Bitel – University of Southern California Dornsife St. Valentine I am a first-generation college student. My parents came from a very small midwestern town and never considered university. I attended Smith College, Harvard University, and University College, Dublin. I learned Latin and Old…
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Lisa Bitel, University of Southern California Dornsife – St. Valentine
The history of Valentine’s Day might not match up with our current incarnation. Lisa Bitel, professor of history and religion at the University of Southern California Dornsife, delves into the past to find St. Valentine’s origin story. I am a first-generation college student. My parents came from a very small midwestern town and never considered…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.02.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.02.14 Monday, February 14th Lisa Bitel, professor of history and religion at the University of Southern California Dornsife, delves into the past to find St. Valentine’s origin story. Tuesday, February 15th Kathryn Boucher, associate professor of psychology at the University of Indianapolis, says faculty have a large…
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Lisa Bitel, University of Southern California Dornsife – The Real St. Nick
Who was the real St. Nick? Lisa Bitel, professor of history and religion at the University of Southern California Dornsife, explores the saint’s history. Lisa Bitel is a professor of history and religion whose studies focus on the social, cultural and religious histories of medieval Europe. Her publications have focused on gender and religion in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.12.20)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.12.20 Monday, December 20th Susan McKelvey, research assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, looks into how we help students with disabilities fulfill their career goals. Tuesday, December 21st Neel Shah, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School, explains how many prenatal care visits…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.10-2021.05.14
The Academic Minute from 05.10 – 05.14 Monday, May 10th Robert Edgell – SUNY Polytechnic Institute Humans and Outer Space Dr. Edgell is currently a Professor of Technology Management and Co-Director of the Joint Center for Creativity, Design, and Venturing at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. He directs Innovation Challenge New York (ICNY), an integrated community-based experiential…