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Students praised for their scholarship, creative work, leadership and commitment to serve.

A team of researchers from USC, Caltech and UC Irvine tested a full “bionic suit” with a patient for the first time. Early results are promising.

The study, led by USC Leonard Davis Instructional Associate Professor Roberto Vicinanza, found that people who closely follow a Mediterranean-style diet have higher levels of two mitochondrial microproteins.

The study, which analyzed DNA from more than 10,000 women, identified a total of 10 genes linked to the most severe form of pregnancy sickness.

The new president and CEO of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation delivered a timely address on philanthropy’s role in advancing innovative university research.

Building on the concept that blocking differentiation into specialized cell types maintains stem cells, USC and NIH scientists identify GSK3α as a checkpoint across diverse stem cell types.

The technology company and the university are creating a framework designed to connect research and patient care across USC’s healthcare system.

The JD and undergraduate ceremony will feature Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen Prejean, while graduate and international programs will be addressed by alumnus Nicolai Schwarz-Gondek.

Michelle Barton has led major environmental initiatives and will help guide work on shade, heat resilience and the Los angeles River.

STORY, PHOTOS and VIDEO: “These are old documents, but they are still alive in a way,” says USC doctoral student Sharon Salgado Martinez.