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USC Team Mends Discord in Mexico
Cramped in poor working conditions and dispirited by the austere approach of their employers, workers in a Mexican garment factory were struggling with high levels of work-related stress. Their Korean managers, concerned about the productivity of the factory, felt the workers socialized too much and, due to cultural misunderstanding, perceived
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Ostrow School Resident Provides Care in Thailand
Dozens of patients in Thailand received free dental care from first-year Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC advanced endodontics resident Sue Suh during her mid-December trip to the Southeast Asian nation. Assisted by Daniel Lee and Jane Lee, her nephew and niece, Suh treated 137 people throughout the weeklong trip.
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Mexico Program Targets Care for Mentally Ill
In a neighborhood in Puebla, Mexico, a dozen promotoras - health care workers who screen ill people to determine what level of doctor care they need - gathered at a private home for a chat with a USC professor and his students. In Mexico, ailing residents first see promotoras who
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Perfecting a Romantic Language
Inside a Taper Hall classroom, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences senior Bridget McDonald chatted with classmates, effortlessly transitioning from English to Spanish. The Pasadena native’s confidence faltered, however, when native Spanish speakers struck up a conversation with her. That was before she spent a month in Spain.
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Journalist Dissects Spread of 'Jihadi Virus'
Longtime journalist Maria Ressa discussed how social network theory applies to terrorism as part of USC’s Distinguished Speaker Series offered by the USC Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE). In a November lecture titled “From Bin Laden to Facebook,” Ressa explained how the “jihadi virus” has
