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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 11h

Congrats to all our new -- and newly promoted -- faculty! 👏

James Bullock @jbprime.bsky.social · 12h

Great time celebrating new and promoted faculty @dornsife.usc.edu yesterday.

From folks in the writing program helping students communicate, listen, speak, and write… to physicists working on superconducting qubits, it was an amazing celebration of excellence in the liberal arts @usc.edu

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 1d

This is what collaboration for climate resilience looks like. We're proud to partner with you to help cool LA's hottest neighborhoods.

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social · 1d

LA's scaling up shade ahead of the 2028 Olympics, and our Shade Map is helping guide where it’s needed most. Partnering w/ @dornsife.usc.edu, we’re working to turn shade deserts into cooler, healthier spaces.

@latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/... #UCLA #UCLALuskin @weareshadela.bsky.social

Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, Los Angeles launches a program to expand shade across the city

L.A. is partnering with colleges and nonprofits to launch ShadeLA, an initiative focused on tree planting, canopy design and urban heat resilience before the 2028 Games.

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The University of Southern California @usc.edu · 5d

The world knew her as a trailblazing primatologist who redefined evolution. We knew her as an integral part of @dornsife.usc.edu. Jane Goodall’s legacy will keep inspiring the Trojan Family.

Honoring Jane Goodall’s legacy at USC Dornsife

Trailblazing primatologist Jane Goodall advanced the study of great apes at USC Dornsife, and left a lasting mark on its students and faculty

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The University of Southern California @usc.edu · 4d

Blink and you’ll miss it! @dornsife.usc.edu's Stephen Bradforth won a US-UK grant to study ultrafast quantum chemistry with potential in solar energy & drug design.

US-UK quantum chemistry grant goes to USC Dornsife scholar

Chemistry professor Stephen Bradforth will explore how quantum entanglement can influence the outcome of ultrafast molecular events

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The University of Southern California @usc.edu · 6d

They swam the English Channel before starting college. Now twins Amelia and Sarah Batt are diving into Trojan life at @dornsife.usc.edu. 🏊‍♀️

The twins making waves at USC Dornsife

Extreme swims and a father’s cancer diagnosis prove incoming freshmen Amelia and Sarah Batt know resilience and commitment

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 7d

“Jane Goodall’s spirit lives on in the questions we ask, the way we study, and the deep respect we hold for the natural world.”

Prof. Goodall left an enduring mark on USC Dornsife and inspired generations of students and faculty.
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Honoring Jane Goodall’s legacy at USC Dornsife

Trailblazing primatologist Jane Goodall advanced the study of great apes at USC Dornsife, and left a lasting mark on its students and faculty

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 8d

Fascinating research findings - thank you for sharing them!

Begüm Babür @begumbabur.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to be featured on #TheAcademicMinute during @dornsife.usc.edu Scholars Week!

I discuss our research on how our brains learns from social rejection. Check it out if you’ve got a minute👇

bit.ly/BBaburAM

Begüm G Babür, University of Southern California Dornsife - Your Brain Learns From Rejection - The Academic Minute

On this Student Spotlight during University of Southern California Dornsife Week: What does your brain learn from rejection? Begüm G Babür, Ph. D student in social psychology, analyzes the results. Be...

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Hajar Yazdiha @profhajaryazdiha.bsky.social · 9d

📌 Join us online 10/21 to reflect on the legacy of Black Altadena and the devastating aftermath of the Eaton Fire: bit.ly/AltadenaVoicesWebinar
Hosted by USC’s Black Studies Center & Equity Research Institute.

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The University of Southern California @usc.edu · 12d

California lives with the risk of earthquakes, but some are far more dangerous. @dornsife.usc.edu is raising concerns over 'supershear' quakes.

'Supershear' earthquakes a major threat to California, say scientists

USC Dornsife researchers say powerful, fast-moving quakes will strike the Golden State, urge stronger building codes and better monitoring

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 9d

Microbes that filter methane from the ocean floor may hold new clues to addressing climate change, according to new research by USC Dornsife and collaborators.

Scientists show how microbes team up to consume ocean methane

Microbes filtering the potent greenhouse gas from the sea floor may point to new climate change solutions, USC Dornsife scientists find

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 21d

This grant (the largest in Equity Research Institute’s history) will help us

✅️ Shape public understanding
✅️ Support frontline advocates
✅️ Train scholars to advance climate and economic justice.

Read about the priorities that will receive unprecedented support, thanks to @waverleystreet.bsky.social

USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute’s landmark $5M grant

Waverly Street Foundation grant — largest in ERI’s history — will help ERI train scholars to advance climate and economic justice

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 21d

A multi-university study of twins, led in part by USC Dornsife researchers, finds that accelerated biological aging, amplified by early-life disadvantage, is linked to cognitive decline later in life.

What your DNA – and childhood – reveal about midlife brain health

Study of twins finds accelerated biological aging, amplified by early-life disadvantage, is linked to steeper IQ declines by midlife

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 22d

Astrophysicists, computer scientists, artists and philosophers from USC, UC Riverside and Carnegie Observatories embark on an ambitious project to better understand our universe.

All thanks to a $4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

$4M John Templeton Foundation grant funds a new frontier in cosmology

The grant funds an ambitious team project aimed at better understanding our universe, led by USC Dornsife's Vera Gluscevic.

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 28d

We're always ready for Democracy Day here at @uscpolfuture.bsky.social. Check out these events featuring BIPARTISAN panels on courts, elections, national service and America’s political future:

Political discussions of democracy’s big questions at USC Dornsife

Upcoming events feature bipartisan panels on courts, elections, national service, America’s political future and more

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James Bullock @jbprime.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fascinating @dornsife.usc.edu study 🦊🧠
- Most Channel Islands foxes evolved proportionally larger brains than their mainland cousins. Work by @usc.edu Professor of Biological Sciences Suzanne Edmands and PhD student Kimberly Schoenberger. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...

Evolutionary shock: Small island foxes have unexpectedly big brains

Challenging classic ideas about “island syndrome,” a USC Dornsife study of Channel Island foxes reveals a few surprises

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 29d

Microbes that filter methane from the ocean floor may hold new clues to addressing climate change, according to new research by USC Dornsife and collaborators.

Scientists show how microbes team up to consume ocean methane

Microbes filtering the potent greenhouse gas from the sea floor may point to new climate change solutions, USC Dornsife scientists find

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · Sep 5

USC Dornsife's own Bill Deverell will be honored at Clockshop 's 20th anniversary gala next week. We salute his tireless research that deepens connections between California's communities and public lands.

Event details: clockshop.org/fundraiser/

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · Sep 1

On Labor Day, don't forget to honor moms' emotional labor.

Darby Saxbe's recent study shows mothers experience a more significant mental burden than men due to their roles as household managers. @darbysaxbe.bsky.social

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The University of Southern California @usc.edu · Aug 30

Your next meal could be grown with the help of AI! @dornsife.usc.edu alum Kirk Stueve fuses tech & tradition to make farming more efficient. 🌽

The AI Farming Expert With One Foot in the Field and the Other in the Cloud- USC Dornsife Magazine

Kirk Stueve '03 is combining his farming roots with his USC Dornsife education to help shape a more sustainable future through smart farming technology.

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · Aug 28

It's the start of the school year for Trojans—but also for our new dean, James Bullock!

Get to know @jbprime.bsky.social and why he believes USC Dornsife is uniquely positioned to help tackle society’s most pressing challenges.

New USC Dornsife dean touts the value of the liberal arts

Astrophysicist and former UC Irvine dean James Bullock discusses public scholarship’s power and why asking big questions matters

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The University of Southern California @usc.edu · Aug 27

The research that saves lives, sparks innovation and drives change is happening right now. Thanks to Big Ten universities, solutions are being delivered to help communities grow, thrive and overcome challenges.

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · Aug 27

Students, take it from our faculty:

🎯 Less fear
🎯 More exploring
🎯 Enjoy your time outside class, too

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · Aug 26

Don't boys deserve the same level of protection as girls in sports? Is this a case for a universal switch to flag football?

Michael Messner, professor emeritus of sociology and gender studies at USC Dornsife, writes in @latimes.com:

Contributor: If tackle football isn't safe for girls, why do we let boys play?

An explosion of enthusiasm for girls’ flag football has led some to wonder why we're protecting one sex while celebrating the sport's dangers for another.

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · Aug 25

Among the outstanding scholars entering our freshman class are twin sisters Amelia and Sarah Batt. Both have swum the English Channel—one of the world’s toughest swims—while growing as high-achieving leaders in their high school.
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The twins making waves at USC Dornsife

Extreme swims and a father’s cancer diagnosis prove incoming freshmen Amelia and Sarah Batt know resilience and commitment

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · Aug 25

We're ready!