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Study explains robust nature of negative memories

(Original link: https://dailytrojan.com/2022/02/01/study-explains-robust-nature-of-negative-memories/) More than 10 years of experiments and observations of glowing fish culminated in a discovery by researchers at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the Viterbi School of Engineering that inches the scientific world closer to understanding why unpleasant memories stick around so vividly in human brains. Starting from […]

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Author discusses health system inequities

(Original story link: https://dailytrojan.com/2022/02/24/author-discusses-health-system-inequities/) Brian Smedley, an equity scholar at the Urban Institute and the author of the book “Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to American Health,” discussed the ingrained racism within the United States healthcare industry during a webinar miniseries at USC’s Center for Health Journalism. Smedley began by presenting a definition […]

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A Look on Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Potential View about Roe v Wade

It was more than fortunate for me to have a chance meeting Justice Amy Coney Barrett in person when I was in an exchange program at Yale in 2017. During an office hour of a law professor for exchange students from high school, Justice Barrett was invited by chance as a courtesy of two female […]

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How Model Minority Trap Hinders Asian Americans from Participating in BLM Movements

As demonstrations continue all over the world to protest against the death of George Floyd and express frustration over the longstanding systematic racism, the movement has received generous support across people from all races. Yet, there have been significant unsupportive voices raised within Asian American communities, which evinced the persistent anti-black sentiment among them. “It […]

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A Well-Known Chinese Trumper Explains Herself

Sister Shi is probably the most famous supporter of Trump among sinophone communities, as she has attracted more than 500,000 followers from Weibo, the largest microblogging website in China, which has more than 229 million daily active users. While many scholars, lawyers or influencers on Weibo prefer not to reveal their political preference, Sister Shi […]

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My Published News Stories on Annenberg Media

Online classes present unique challenge for STEM students LA County antibody test results to predict the future of COVID-19 The 2020 Census will continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but with a few adjustments Virtual engagement allows students to stay connected to campus Stakeholders react to USC’s financial aid expansion Watts has a new mural honoring […]

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Q&A: Rosanna Xia on Secrets of Success and Diversity in Newsrooms

Rosanna Xia is an environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She covers the coast, rising sea level, public rights to nature, and endangered marine species. She also emphasized accessibility via her lens as a colored reporter. Rosanna was majoring in Quantitative Economics at Tufts University but opted to become a reporter after graduation. Her […]

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Questionable conducts raise concerns over the credibility of New York Times articles

In their article “Still Standing, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Step Back in the Spotlight,” Maggie Haberman and Katie Rogers, two accomplished Washington correspondent for The Times, proffered a host of anecdotes and evidences with dispassionate description to inform the audience how Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner step back from public scrutiny and prepare for more […]

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