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Calif. Lawmakers Seek Liquefaction as Alternative to Cremation

It sounds like the stuff of horror movies -- placing a body in a steel tube and then covering it with a mixture of water and acid until most of the remains are liquefied. But it's actually a scientific process called alkaline hydrolysis that is on track toward becoming an alternative to cremation in California. Lawmakers...

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California Couple Give USC $200 Million

Ousting "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas as the college's top donor, Dana and David Dornsife have donated $200 million to the University of Southern California. Lucas, who attended USC's School of Cinematic Arts, gave $175 million in 2006. To honor the couple's commitment, the Los Angeles-based university is renaming...

USC Hospital Halts Transplants After Patient Gets Wrong Kidney

The University of Southern California University Hospital has temporarily shut down its kidney transplant program after a patient in need of a transplant accidentally received a kidney designated for someone else. The Los Angeles Times reports that the private Los Angeles hospital voluntarily halted transplants on Jan. 29...

Army Plans 'Virtual Afghanistan' to Help Treat PTSD

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 2) -- An Army-funded institute that has used virtual reality to help treat traumatized veterans of the war in Iraq is now moving to build an even more detailed virtual world of Afghanistan. The Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California, which conducted pioneering work...

University of Southern California News From the Web

04/13/11 university of southern california Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario CA
04/12/11 University of Southern California Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Charles Laufer, who built a publishing career with youth-oriented fan magazines such as Tiger Beat, has died.
12/30/10 University of Southern California Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL So, just how much of the Internet do we inhabit?
12/04/10 University of Southern California Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA 92 Education: Bachelor's degree, City University of New York. Doctorate in education, Union Institute and University, New York. Homes: Washington, D.C.; Venice, Calif.; and Aspen, Colo. Marriage:
11/20/10 University of Southern California Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Some surprise contributions from freshman forward Garrett Jackson and some much-needed three-point shooting from senior guard Donte Smith has helped USC to a 31-23 halftime lead over Bradley on Saturday at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. The...

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The University of Southern California (USC) is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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