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  • Bright Images in the City of Light 11/20/09

    We’ve all heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” so often that it has begun to lose its meaning. A single image, according to the saying, can tell a story better than mere text.

  • Wolf Pack Gathers for 50-Year Celebration 11/19/09

    While many things have changed at USC over the last 50 years, professor Walter Wolf has remained a consistent force at the School of Pharmacy.

  • USC Faculty to Help Paramount School District 11/19/09

    A multidisciplinary collaboration aims to transform middle school science and math education in the Paramount Unified School District by harnessing the expertise of USC faculty.

  • Former USC Intern Fights for Cleaner Air 11/19/09

    Otana Jakpor’s essay on how she spent her time with USC would include leading demonstrations on how to map demographic data and conducting research on diesel emissions from locomotives and other rail yard equipment.

  • D. Brent Polk to Lead Pediatrics Programs 11/18/09

    D. Brent Polk has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chair of pediatrics and vice president of academic affairs at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, effective April 1, 2010.

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  • Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed by Selma Holo of the USC College about the economic sustainability of museums. “The new anniversary exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art is not only cause for celebrating the financial stabilization of an irreplaceable cultural institution in Los Angeles. It also is part of an important turning point in the modern history of museums — a renewed focus on permanent collections,” wrote Holo, who is director of the USC Fisher Museum of Art. “With its ‘Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years,’ the museum is the latest to put its own works of art front and center to attract the public rather than rely on traveling art spectacles.” Holo cited research by USC’s Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy that predicted declining donations because of the economic slowdown, noting that this undermines the likelihood of blockbuster exhibitions in the near future.

    Los Angeles Times featured research by led by Lynn Dodd of the USC College and a Tel Aviv University colleague. The team developed a searchable online map for the USC Digital Library, detailing 40 years of Israeli archaeological work in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The project won the American Schools of Oriental Research’s 2009 Open Archaeology Prize because it offers information previously unavailable to the public about sites surveyed or excavated since 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the story reported. The interactive satellite maps on the Web site show about 7,000 archaeological locales, the Qumran caves, where the Dead Sea scrolls were found, the article noted.

    The New York Times, in a widely carried Reuters article, quoted Dan Schnur of the USC College about the difficulties facing efforts to implement immigration reform. “Between focusing on the economy and other public policy priorities, it’s hard to see Congress having the bandwidth to take on a big-ticket immigration reform as well,” Schnur said.

    The Times of India (India) featured research by Nathanael Fast of the USC Marshall School on the infectious nature of blame. Observing people blame others for their lack of success increased the likelihood that people will make subsequent blame attributions for their own failures, according to a paper written by Fast and a Stanford University colleague. “When we see others protecting their egos, we become defensive too,” Fast said. “We then try to protect our own self-image by blaming others for our mistakes, which may feel good in the moment.”

    Manila Bulletin (Philippines) cited research from the USC Annenberg School’s Center for the Digital Future which found that while parents have positive views about the uses of the Internet, they express fears about online predators, discomfort over their children participating in online communities, and uncertainty as to whether the Internet improves their children’s school performance. The study also found that those who use the Internet spend less time watching television and more time reading newspapers, magazines and books, playing outdoors, and working on arts and crafts

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  • Sheltering Homeless Saves Money, Study Says 11/19/09

    Placing four chronically homeless people into permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles resulted in more than $80,000 per year in savings to taxpayers and improved quality of life for the individuals.

  • Once a Trojan, Always a Trojan 11/19/09

    Superstition aside, Friday, Nov. 13 proved to be a lucky day for the approximately 260 attendees at the Half Century Trojans Annual Luncheon at Town & Gown.

  • Peter Guber Leads the Way as Storyteller 11/19/09

    “Leaders are great storytellers,” said entertainment industry stalwart Peter Guber in a lecture hosted by the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

  • Newsmakers 11/18/09

    The Real Spiel

  • Improving End-of-Life Care for African Americans 11/18/09

    Since hospice care became a Medicare benefit nearly 25 years ago, terminally ill minorities have encountered numerous barriers in accessing its services.

  • Ruvkun and Ambrose Receive Massry Prize 11/17/09

    Gary Ruvkun has come a long way from living in his van after being denied medical school admission by USC and UCLA in the early 1970s.

  • Analysts: Media Must Dig Deeper Into Afghanistan 11/17/09

    Policymakers and analysts are calling on the press to dig much deeper into the strife that engulfs Afghanistan and to provide better analysis on the policy options now before President Obama as he weighs whether to send thousands more American troops.

  • Brain Has an Innate Sense of Geometry 11/17/09

    Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study.

  • Stimulus Grant Yields Child Abuse Update 11/16/09

    USC School of Social Work professor Penelope Trickett has been awarded $1.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to study how and why child abuse and neglect increases the risk for substance abuse in adolescents.

  • Holly Goes for Impact at D.C. Briefing 11/16/09

    Krisztina Holly, vice provost for innovation and executive director of the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, presented “IMPACT: A Proposal for Realizing the Economic Potential of University Research” to a standing-room-only crowd at a Capitol Hill briefing on Oct. 7.