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USC’s University Park neighborhood is home to a wide array of museums, theatres, sport venues, gardens, churches and farmers’ markets offering a taste of Southern California’s bounty.

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Sour Research, Sweet Results
When you bite into the cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving, and the tartness smacks your tongue as hard as that snide comment from your sister, consider the power of sour. Of the five taste sensations — sweet, bitter, sour, salty and umami — sour is arguably the strongest yet the least understood.
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“Jesus in Beijing”
During a guest lecture at the University Park campus, former Time magazine correspondent David Aikman spoke about the history of Christianity in China — which within a few years could become the world’s largest Christian country — and what religious and cultural change in China means for the global balance of power.
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Elephant Packs Its Trunk for Oprah’s Network
One Lucky Elephant, a documentary directed by USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty member Lisa Leeman, has been picked up by OWN, the Oprah Winfrey TV network. The film, 10 years in the making, will run as part of the network’s monthly documentary film club, premiering this spring.