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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

@USCDornsife

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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
@USCDornsife
Jun 24
The latest issue of the @USC Dornsife alumni magazine is here, and it's 🇺🇸 star-spangled. We're celebrating America's 250th anniversary with stories exploring the nation's founding principles, economy, tradition of scientific innovation and much more. Read the full magazine
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Los Angeles wants more trees and shade, but some of its decades-old rules may be standing in the way. Research from our Spatial Sciences Institute and Public Exchange found that more flexible tree-spacing standards could create substantially more opportunities to plant trees in
Decades-Old LA Tree Rules May Be Blocking Shade Where It's Needed Most
From patch.com
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
@USCDornsife
Aug 5
More than a year after the Palisades and Eaton fires, many Los Angeles residents still have urgent questions about the safety of their soil and coastal waters. A new report from our Public Exchange CLEAN project, based on more than 6,000 soil samples and 900 seawater samples,
USC research offers answers for communities rebuilding after fires
From today.usc.edu
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
@USCDornsife
Aug 4
The pathogens our ancestors encountered thousands of years ago may still influence how our bodies respond to disease today. A USC Dornsife-led study traced how 4 immune-system genes evolved across human populations and identified rare genetic variants associated with severe
Evolution may explain why some develop more severe COVID-19
From dornsife.usc.edu
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
@USCDornsife
Jul 29
A memorable meal may begin in the stomach as well as the brain. USC Dornsife biologists have found that nutrients in food trigger gut signals that activate the brain’s memory system. The findings -- which reveal an unexpected link among food, the vagus nerve and memory -- may
How the stomach helps the brain form memories
From dornsife.usc.edu