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USC STAR Program

The USC Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Program is a collaborative science education venture involving the university, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, El Sereno Middle School and Murchison Elementary School. STAR educates children and their teachers - from kindergarten through 12th grade - about science, math, engineering and the unlimited potential of science and engineering to enrich not only classroom learning, but also our lives.

In this photo, Esosa Agbonwaneten, a Bravo senior who is headed to UC Irvine, makes gel preparations for research on proteins in the USC laboratory of professor and STAR program director Roberta Diaz Brinton.

Photo by Philip Channing

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