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Ron Nguyen: USC Dental Student, Innovator, and Entrepreneur

Ronald Nguyen is a young dental student at the University of Southern California'. Beginning with the common phrase, "why can't they make this better?", a true innovator, Ron pursued his idea and successfully developed a new dental product, the Feather Light. Read the Full Article

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Debunking the Entrepreneurship Myth

Recently, it has become more widely acknowledged that long-term economic recovery and growth in this country isn’t going to come in the form of bailouts or stimulus packages, but instead in our ability to innovate and create new high-growth businesses. A newly released study from the Kauffman Foundation, "The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur," offers insight into the lives high-growth founders' motivations and the socio-economic, educational, and famillial backgrounds. Read the Full Article

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USC START-UPS RAISE $115M IN TWO YEARS: Since the beginning of 2008, 15 USC spin-off companies have raised approximately $115 million in financing. Read the Full Article

USC COLLEGE, L.A. TIMES TEAM ON STATE POLL: USC College and the Los Angeles Times today announced a jointly sponsored series of six statewide public opinion polls beginning Nov. 8. Read the Full Article

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE’S LINK TO LIVING CELLS: If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton. Read the Full Article

STUDENT INNOVATORS DEMONSTRATE USC’S “CREATIVE CAMPUS” DURING TROJAN PARENTS WEEKEND 2009: Spring boarding on the theme, “The Creative Campus,” the university-wide USC Student Innovator Showcase, presented by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, gave parents and students a highly interactive glimpse into the imaginations of USC student innovators, and a sneak peak at tomorrow's world. Read the Full Article

AGENCY GRANTS $16M FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH: Physician-researchers at USC received a nearly $16 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to fund the development of a stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration Read the Full Article

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The Creative Campus

In the not-so-distant future, we may have a new model for carbon offsetting, inexpensive emergency shelters based on the principles of origami, and robotic assistants for people with disabilities. All this possible because of the creativity and pragmatism of USC students at the 2009 USC Student Innovator Showcase.

As a judge for the competition this year, I was blown away by our students. Presentations included a new approach for architectural building using flexible concrete molds, an iPhone citizen engagement app (Democracy DIY, from Prometheus Institute), a collaborative video editing site for journalists (Stroome), an online clearing house for copyrighted material (PeerDeal.com), and a new way for scientists to share research findings to more quickly find the cure for disease.

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