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Catcher Salazar (Photo courtesy of Catcher Salazar); featured image for USC Dornsife undergraduates Catcher Salazar and Jason Toliao earn prestigious Goldwater scholarships

USC Dornsife undergraduates Catcher Salazar and Jason Toliao earn prestigious Goldwater scholarships

Aimed at identifying and nurturing scientific talent, the scholarships support students focused on developmental biology and pediatric neurology. The Goldwater scholarships, administered by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, …

Peter Kuhn and researchers at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Biosciences aim to revolutionize how breast cancer screening. (Image source: National Cancer Institute/Bruce Wetzel and Harry Schaefer.); featured image for Could a simple blood test detect cancer?

Could a simple blood test detect cancer?

Clinicians agree that cancer screenings, such as mammograms, offer the best hope of finding cancer before it’s out of hand. Unfortunately, screening is often uncomfortable and can require invasive techniques. It also …