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A director for dance

Renowned dancer Jodie Gates is set to join the USC Kaufman School of Dance as its new director. Gates's choreography includes 2012's Delicate Balance for BalletX.

Lee Epstein awarded coveted Guggenheim Fellowship

Nationally renowned law and politics scholar Lee Epstein is one of only 175 artists, scholars and scientists recognized with a Guggenheim Fellowship. She was honored for her scholarship assessing diversity on the federal bench and the effect of gender, race and religion on judging. Read the full story at USC News

A sort of homecoming
Her jersey hangs in the Galen Center rafters, a reminder of USC women's basketball's golden days of the 1980s. Now Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is once

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again a USC Trojan, this time as coach. A back-to-back NCAA title winner and former WNBA star, Cooper-Dyke is "living the dream" coming back to USC. Read the full story at USC News

Life of USC medical and physical therapy pioneer honored

Jacquelin Perry brought hope to many men and women stricken with polio who struggled to walk after their illness. She also served as a role model for countless young physicians and physical therapists whose hearts drove them to heal. Perry, who died in March at age 94, left behind an enduring legacy at USC and beyond. Read the full story at USC News

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Gift launches international offensive against cancer

Scientists at USC and in Taiwan have joined forces to find drugs that target an enzyme linked to cancer risk. The new USC Daniel Tsai Fund for Translational Research in Pharmacy, established through USC Trustee Daniel M. Tsai's $1.5 million gift to the USC School of Pharmacy, supports the research. Read the full story at USC News

Blood tests? Yes. Tuxedo? Optional.

At this prom, you can waltz and watch your cholesterol numbers at the same time. The annual "Senior Prom, Health Screening" event offers

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diabetes testing, blood pressure readings and more. Organized by Skull and Mortar, a service fraternity at the USC School of Pharmacy, it reaches out to seniors at a Los Angeles center. Read the full story at USC News

Board welcomes prominent businessman, USC grad

The USC Board of Trustees elected Frank J. Fertitta III, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas-based Station Casinos and Fertitta Entertainment, to join its ranks April 7. Fertitta, a graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business, and his wife, Jill, have supported USC through philanthropy and are also Trojan parents. Read the full story at USC News

Health care financing expert joins board

Leonard D. Schaeffer was elected to the USC Board of Trustees on April 7. Schaeffer and his wife, Pamela, have generously given to establish the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, which conducts research to develop and evaluate ways to control health care costs and improve patient outcomes. Read the full story at USC News

Popular poets, leading authors and literati on tap at book fest

Where else can you see Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sandra Tsing Loh, Brian Boitano and the USC Trojan Marching Band all in one place? The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books offers fun, food, music and thought-provoking discussions at the USC University Park Campus on April 20-21. Read the full story at USC News

A new potential road to stroke and brain disease recovery

Experts once believed that damaged brain cells could never be replaced. But recent research suggests otherwise. Now a USC study shows that brain cells lost to diseases such as Parkinson's or damage from stroke could possibly be restored through treatment with a genetically engineered protein. (Photo/GerryShaw) Read the full story at USC News

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Row, row, row your long, concrete boat

You may think a concrete canoe would sink, but au contraire. Eighteen teams of aspiring collegiate civil engineers brought their concrete watercraft to USC on April 4 to compete in contests of skill and knowledge. On April 5, they'll test canoes' water-worthiness at Santa Fe Dam. Check out images from the kickoff. Learn more

You'd better shop around

Part of the thinking behind increasingly common health insurance plans with low premiums and high deductibles is that they'll drive consumers to hunt for the best prices for health care. A new USC-led study shows that's not the case. Researchers call for greater transparency in price and quality in the health care market. Read the full story at USC News More news

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At 1:34 am on Monday, Apr. 15, 2013, it's 57 and light rain in Los Angeles. Classes are in session: Week 13 of the spring 2013 term. The LA Times Festival of Books will take place this weekend (April 20-21) on campus.

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