James Bullock
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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
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Such a thrill yesterday to celebrate Percival Everett’s Pulitzer Prize along with a panel of other esteemed @dornsife.usc.edu English Profs Dana Johnson and Aimee Bender. Special thanks to Provost Guzman for hosting the event, which featured questions from some amazing undergraduate students.
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Brings together a neurologist, quantitative biologist, and clinical pharmacist to develop a drug to reduce the impact of Alzheimer's disease.

Cool aspect: using AI to speed up molecule discovery by ~1000 times @dornsife.usc.edu

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USC researchers win $8M NIH grant to pursue Alzheimer’s drug
USC scientists are in pursuit of a new drug therapy to combat Alzheimer’s.
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New in Cell by @dornsife.usc.edu Quantitative & Computational Biology Professor Jazlyn Mooney
--> Population size of gray foxes in the US is actually stable/ past estimates had suggested decline. Past work using the wrong “reference genome” distorted the picture.
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Genomic reference DNA affects genetic research results
USC Dornsife research shows studies relying on stand-in reference DNA can distort findings and put vulnerable species at greater risk
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Be part of an unforgettable conversation with acclaimed author and artist Oliver Jeffers as he takes us on a journey through his stories about Earth, environment, and our shared future!

🎟️ Spots are limited! Secure your ticket today: wies-deltamurphy-2025.eventbrite.com
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Wonderful interview w @dornsife.usc.edu Distinguished Professor of English Maggie Nelson @parisreview.bsky.social
She is in the American Academy of Arts & Letters and was awarded a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. Books include NYT bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson, The Art of Nonfiction No. 13
“Any time someone has suggested that the kind of book I was describing couldn’t or shouldn’t be pulled off, it’s made me think, I’ll show you.”
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Great news from the lab of @dornsife.usc.edu Chemistry Professor Stephen Bradforth - major grant from the new US-UK #Quantum Initiative.

Working to detect quantum entanglement in real time, capturing events that unfold in just quadrillionths of a second.

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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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New study by led by @dornsife.usc.edu researchers finds that Individuals with accelerated DNA aging have an increased risk of cognitive decline in their 50's AND the the effect is stronger for people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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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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Huge win for @dornsife.usc.edu Cosmology! Glad to partner with fantastic scientists at Carnegie and UC Riverside to test different theories about how galaxies form.

The amazing Prof Vera Glusevic will serve as the collaboration lead.

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$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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Excellent news from @dornsife.usc.edu Equity Research Institute: a major grant from the Waverley Street Foundation will enable research at the intersection of communities, climate and data. Congrats to Director and Professor of Sociology Manuel Pastor.

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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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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'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/
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Students, take it from our faculty:

🎯 Less fear
🎯 More exploring
🎯 Enjoy your time outside class, too
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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 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.
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Classes start today! Welcome @dornsife.usc.edu students!
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Classes start today! Welcome @dornsife.usc.edu students!
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Great review of @dornsife.usc.edu Prof. Jacob Soll's new book on the history of the Free Market. Soll's own stance - somewhere between pure laissez faire and mercantilist-like government direction -- makes him well suited to tell the story.

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From Cicero to Adam Smith and Beyond - Quadrant
Economics might well be the dismal science, but Jacob Soll's history of the free market is anything but dull reading
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Chimps provide insights into both our ancestors’ lives and our own behavior. @dornsife.usc.edu Prof. Craig Stanford’s ground-breaking research on meat-eating among chimps showed that meat for them was not just about calories, but that there was a political, cultural and even sexual side.
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Alumnus Kirk Stueve (class of 2003) is combining his farming roots with his USC Dornsife education to help shape a more sustainable future through smart farming technology.

Read more from our latest USC Dornsife Magazine issue:
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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ABC and NBC news teams are talking about our bold, new effort to cool Los Angeles. Learn more about ShadeLA:
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