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Jae Jung Honored With 2012 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine

Jae U. Jung of the Keck School of Medicine of USC has been awarded South Korea’s 2012 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine, an honor that often is referred to as the Korean equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

USC Scholar Named Among the World's Most Influential Muslims

Sherman Jackson has been named for the second time among the world’s 500 most influential Muslims by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.

Seminar Studies Sustainable Funding for China’s Infrastructure

Rapid urbanization has created a need for sustainable funding and financial strategy for infrastructure renewal in China, said Richard Little, a senior fellow at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, in a seminar offered on March 7 by USC Price and the METRANS Transportation Center.

Finding Strength Through Adversity

On International Women’s Day, USC students, faculty and the public listened to Rose Mapendo’s harrowing story of living in a death camp with her children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

USC to Train Chinese Physicians at Keck School

Beginning in July, dozens of senior surgeons from hospitals across China will come to USC for training in minimally invasive surgery as part of a new educational and research exchange agreement formalized late last year.

USC Students Find Alternative Ways to Spend Spring Break

More than 150 USC students, staff and faculty members took part in the Volunteer Center’s annual Alternative Spring Break program, a week of service, peer advocacy and team-building activities.

Global Cities Initiative Conference Held at USC

As the metro and the macro worlds continue to blend, local leaders must be adept at moving Los Angeles’ economy forward, a sentiment repeated throughout the Global Cities Initiative conference held at USC.

USC and Chilean Ministry of Education Partner on Ph.D. Fellowships

USC and the Chilean Ministry of Education have announced the creation of a partnership.

USC Price Signs MOU in Israel

The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy advanced its work of "shaping the world" during Dean Jack H. Knott's recent trip to Israel.

USC Engineers Help State Understand Scope of Tsunamis

On the one-year anniversary of the devastating Japanese tsunami, engineers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Tsunami Research Center are working with the state of California to better understand the damaging currents caused by tsunamis.

USC Takes a Dip Into Water Diplomacy

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy hosted “Water Diplomacy: A Foreign Policy Imperative,” a research conference which addressed three public diplomacy objectives in the area of water diplomacy.

USC Conference Examines Globalization of Entertainment

“E2: The Evolution of Entertainment,” the fourth annual USC Marshall School of Business conference last month offering an outlook on the future of the industry, centered on digital convergence and the changing media landscape.

Monkey King to Become China's Mickey Mouse?

International filmmakers and developers interested in partnering with China on business ventures, such as constructing theme parks or filming movies, are advised to have a deep understanding of the Chinese culture, panelists said during a recent “UCLA-USC Media and Culture in Contemporary China” conference.

Pharmacy Students Travel to Central America

Members of the USC School of Pharmacy’s chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association conducted health fairs and provided health education programs in Belize.

Gerontology Experts Chart Global Aging

USC Davis School of Gerontology dean Gerald C. Davison and assistant clinical professor Aaron Hagedorn were among the international experts chosen to pen a chapter for the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Ageing Society’s newest publication, Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise?

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.

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 in December.

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.

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.

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 in November by the USC Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events.

USC Korean Heritage Library Curator Honored

The South Korean government recently honored Joy Kim of the USC Libraries with its National Medal of Merit for her work as curator at USC’s Korean Heritage Library.

USC Director Reflects on Kim Jong Il’s ‘Great Successor’

David C. Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at USC, spoke about the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong II and his “great successor.”

Improving Supply Chains in the Pacific Rim

A report by a team of USC Marshall School of Business MBA students has concluded that improvements in business supply chains could save Pacific Rim economies millions of dollars every year and dramatically improve trade.

USC Delegation Visits South America

A USC delegation visited academic, government and business leaders in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil earlier this month to build ties with top universities, corporations and policymakers, as well as to reconnect with USC alumni across the country.

USC Class Wins Innovative Program Award

Chrissy Roth was sitting at the back of a large, New Orleans ballroom at the annual conference of the National Orientation Directors Association when “The United States: An American Culture Series” won the 2011 Innovative Program Award.

The ‘Godfather’ of Japanese Studies

Dapper in a formal tailcoat, Peter Berton stood between American and Japanese flags as he accepted the Order of the Rising Sun.

USC Faculty Curate Urbanism and Architecture Exhibition

USC Faculty curated "6 Under 60," an exhibition on six cities transformed in the last 60 years, as part of the 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture.

Public Diplomacy Students Travel to India

USC Annenberg graduate students embark on a research trip to India and blog about the country's public diplomacy efforts.

Sampling the Sensations of Spain

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.

Former Fulbright Fellow Views Brazil’s Economy

On a humid August day in Rio de Janeiro, Dawn Powell ’10 boarded a bus bound for Luís Eduardo Magalhães, an agribusiness town in western Bahia.

USAID Taps USC Viterbi for Geothermal Education Effort

The U.S. Agency for International Development has selected the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to work with a top Indonesian university to train experts in geothermal power.

Enlightening the West

Born in Tokyo to a Japanese Buddhist mother and a British Christian father, Duncan Ryûken Williams believes it is his destiny to serve as a bridge between the religions and cultures of his upbringing.

Summit at USC Focuses on Global Health Care

The fourth annual Global Health Supply Chain Summit addressed the ongoing challenges of providing care around the world.

Rwanda Testimony to be Archived at USC

In a significant expansion of its archive, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education is launching a new effort to preserve and share video testimony from survivors of the 1994 Rwandan Tutsi genocide.

International Students Mix and Mingle

Students from three of USC’s most prestigious international programs mingled on Nov. 3 at the Student Networking Mixer, an annual event held at the University Club.

Global Judge Courts a USC Audience

From the time she was a law student at the University of California, Berkeley, Joan Donoghue has been fascinated by international law.

USC Leads the Nation in International Students

For the 10th year in a row, USC counted more international students than any other American institution of higher education, according to the annual Open Doors report released by the Institute of International Education.

USC Debuts Admissions Twitter Event

From as far away as New Zealand and Korea, USC student hopefuls got their chance to ask university admissions officers what it takes to become a Trojan - without ever having to leave their computers.

Sports Communicates in Powerful Ways

Sports, as USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism professors made clear at a two-day conference in Paris, offer a way for people anywhere and everywhere to talk to and understand one another.

SPPD Seminar Contrasts Urbanization in India, China

When it comes to rapid urbanization in India and China, few people can speak with more authority than Keshav Varma, guest lecturer at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) urban growth seminar.

Not Following the Herd

A newborn goat, umbilical cord still attached, stumbled across the dusty road, bleating in wonder.

New Minor Invites Study of Korea's Complexities

Whether it is South Korea’s booming economy or North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, the business and politics of the Korean Peninsula make headlines on a regular basis.

SPPD Defines Global Reach in Hong Kong

The USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) brought its international expertise to the table at the 2011 USC Global Conference, held Oct. 13-15 in Hong Kong.

Mexican Student Brings His Talents to USC Viterbi

Juan-Miguel Ramírez-Rocamora began the doctoral program in USC’s biomedical engineering (BME) in August, but he had to take two days off in September to fly back to his alma mater for ceremonies honoring his academic achievements.

Fighting for Freedom in North Korea

The United States’ turbulent relationship with North Korea spans decades, with points of contention historically centered on the communist state’s nuclear programs and missile development, said Robert King, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights.

Striving for New Heights in China

Not many people gain access to the rooftop above the 88th floor of Hong Kong’s International Finance Centre Tower 2, the world’s ninth tallest building.

First Pacific Islander Campus Visit Draws Big Numbers

The first Pacific Islander USC Campus Visit on Oct. 8 started off with a traditional Hawaiian chant.

USC Signs MOU in Taiwan

USC Viterbi School of Engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan on Oct. 17.

'The Future of Business in a Global World' Stirs Media Attention

The USC Global Conference plenary panel on “The Future of Business in a Global World” drew the attention of regional media interested in the views of some of the most influential minds of the business world in Asia.

New Book Analyzes Global Media

A new book written by USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism assistant professor Paolo Sigismondi examines the unfolding dynamics of global media and entertainment.

USC Global Conference Opening Night Gala

The 2011 USC Global Conference opened with a lion’s roar as USC president C. L. Max Nikias and Hong Kong finance secretary John C. Tseng inaugurated the event with a ceremonial “waking” of a lion in a traditional Chinese dance.

USC Global Conference to Examine a Changing World

On-site preparations are under way for the 2011 USC Global Conference in Hong Kong, a three-day event that brings together academic and business experts from both sides of the Pacific to exchange ideas, renew connections and forge new relationships.

Gerontology and Genoa’s Lifestyle

The Italian countryside is a gorgeous backdrop for any Americans abroad, but it also proved to be a fascinating classroom for students who signed up for the USC Davis School of Gerontology’s first study abroad program.

USC and Taiwan Partner on Ph.D. Fellowships

USC and the Taiwan Ministry of Education have established the Taiwan-USC Scholarships in a joint partnership that will provide Ph.D. students from Taiwan with full tuition and living stipends as they pursue advanced degrees at the university.

SPPD Students Apply Their Lessons Around the World

The USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) has a mission to "shape the world," and more than 60 students spent their summers putting these words into action in Brazil, China, Bolivia and Australia.

The New Economic Frontier

While the world watches the relationship between the United States and China unfold, China has turned its attention to Latin America.

Fellows Forum Covers Events in Middle East

A new forum connected one of the most respected scholarly researchers of the Middle East with two doctoral fellows who have used technology to chronicle recent uprisings in the region.

Internet Is Potent Weapon in Fight Against Human Trafficking

The rapid expansion of the Internet is being used to facilitate human trafficking, yet it also can be harnessed to monitor and combat this form of modern-day slavery. This is the finding of a new report from the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

Prominent Public Health Researcher Joins USC

Global health pioneer Sofia Gruskin has joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC with a joint appointment at the USC Institute for Global Health and the USC Gould School of Law.

Global Fellows Program Recruits Taipei Personalities

Students can forgo that part-time job at Starbucks and set their sights on East Asia thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation supporting the USC Global Fellows Internship Program.

Clues From Ancient Antioch

Lynn Swartz Dodd and her students had heard rumblings of a 10th-century cemetery deep in the brush in the Hatay region of Turkey.

Hassan Participates in Global Initiative Jobs Summit

Anthony Hassan, director of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families at the USC School of Social Work, recently attended the Clinton Global Initiative America jobs summit.

Experts Rethink Disaster Risk Management

From the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina to this year's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the last decade has shown that disasters - whether natural or man-made - are inevitable and that the next one is coming soon.

The Global Impact of Pentecostalism

Pentecostalism - a religious movement that began in a warehouse on Azusa Street in Los Angeles in 1906 - has emerged as a fast-growing minority religion in the developing world, gaining popularity in the Southern hemisphere and becoming a competitor to traditional denominations.

In Memoriam: Gunnar Nielsson, 77

Gunnar Nielsson, retired professor in the School of International Relations at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and expert in European integration, has died. He was 77.

Norman Lear Center to Expand Film Project

Journeys in Film, which since 2003 has provided foreign film-based curricula and training to U.S. teachers of 500,000 American middle and high school students, is the newest project of the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

Mellon Mays Program Mentors Minority Students

Exploring topics ranging from the social impact of black stand-up comedy to genocide resistance in Rwanda, seven students will get the opportunity to conduct graduate-level research through the 2011-12 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program.

Tavaré Elected to the Royal Society

Simon Tavaré, holder of the George and Louise Kawamoto Chair in Biological Sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society.

MBA Students Help Central African City Improve Its Economy

When you need an entrepreneurial jump-start, ask an MBA. At least that’s how it worked when USC Marshall School of Business associate professor Sriram Dasu attempted to establish entrepreneurship in low-income communities in Central Africa.

USC Fellow to Host Al Jazeera Program

Maytha Alhassen, a member of the Provost's Ph.D. Fellowship Program, will interrupt her travels across North Africa and the Middle East to host Al-Jazeera’s The Stream, a live TV program covering current events through social media such as Twitter and Facebook.

Legal Lifeline for Iraqi Refugees

Eight years after U.S. tanks first rolled into Baghdad, and at a time when most Americans consider the war in Iraq over, scores of thousands of Iraqis whose lives were upended by violence still live in fear of political persecution, financial destitution, rape and torture.

Assessment Symposium Goes Around the World in 240 Minutes

Want to know how international students imagine life in the United States? The Cosby Show might be a good place to start.

Japanese Immersion by Way of L.A.

Wendy Barrios was on the fourth floor of a building at Tokyo International University the afternoon of March 11, 2011, when the floor began to tremble. She was taking a break between her classes at the university, where she was participating in a study abroad program through the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

Bridging Two Worlds

In May, as USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences graduates boxed up their belongings and left campus for new ventures, 13 boarded a plane for Africa to make good on a promise.

JEP Nurtures 'Green Ambassadors'

The word sustainability doesn’t always roll off the tongues of 10-year-olds. Likewise, the concept of sustainable living - a lifestyle meant to reduce society’s use of the Earth’s natural resources - isn’t so easy for children to wrap their heads around.

Keck School Signs on as Co-Organizer of Stem Cell Summit

The Keck School of Medicine of USC is a co-organizer for the upcoming World Stem Cell Summit, an international gathering of scientists, advocates, government representatives and other stakeholders involved with stem cell research.

Sowing the Seeds for Sustainability

Under the auspices of USC Dornsife College’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fund, eight research fellows traveled to the central region of Ghana on June 1.

International Human Rights Clinic Hosts Genocide Discussion

More than 120 USC students, faculty and staff attended a USC Gould School of Law discussion titled “Fighting Genocide Around the Globe: What Is Our Responsibility?”

USC Opens Office in Mumbai, India

USC’s Office of Global Initiatives has opened a new international office in Mumbai, building on the momentum of the recent USC delegation to India led by President C. L. Max Nikias.

Swedish Institute Confers Honorary Doctorate on Margaret Gatz

Margaret Gatz knew she was onto something special when she arrived in Sweden 25 years ago. She was invited to join a group of researchers who had discovered a sample of twins raised apart that largely had been forgotten.

Leadership Lessons From the Top of the World

Conrad Anker and Geoff Tabin are two of the world’s foremost adventure seekers. Each has made several death-defying climbs of the world’s highest peaks.

USC Urologists Lay Groundwork for USC-China Program

A team from the USC Institute of Urology recently returned from a 12-day, five-city visit to Asia to lay the groundwork for a collaborative program with physicians in China.

Dalai Lama of Tibet Speaks at USC for First Time

Happiness - the basic human goal - depends upon good ethical conduct, regardless of one’s religious beliefs, said the 14th Dalai Lama during his first visit to USC.

Lord and Lady Eatwell to Join USC Faculty

Lord John Eatwell, a well-known British economist, member of the House of Lords and president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and Lady Eatwell (known professionally as Suzi Digby), an acclaimed choral conductor and recipient of the Order of the British Empire for services to music education, have been appointed to the USC faculty for the fall semester.

Global Aging Through a Unique Prism

Japan has long been a global hotspot in the study of aging. After all, it is home to the planet’s largest population of centenarians.

Abe Lowenthal Interviews Ecuador's President

With one book just out and another expected next year about United States-Latin America relations, Abe Lowenthal has spent the past four years interviewing leaders of diverse perspectives south of the border.

USC Experts Present Findings From Japan’s Quake

Within hours of Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11, scientists from the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the USC School of Engineering were heading to coastal communities to survey damage.

New Frontier of City-Making

Europe has long been the standard of comparative study for architecture students, but when the USC School of Architecture announced its inaugural 15-week study abroad tour of urbanism in Asia last year, USC junior Joyce Tsai couldn’t resist.

Dana and David Dornsife Honored for Their Gift

USC president C. L. Max Nikias on Wednesday held up two engraved, long golden chains - an honor presented to only one other person in USC’s 131-year-history.

SPPD Signs MOU With State of Gujarat

The USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Gujarat and the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology University.

Semper Fidelis

In a rural, poppy field-filled area outside Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Russell Todd Zink ’91 sat with village elders under a tent in the hot desert sand. It was his first shura - a consultation meeting - with the local leaders.

Letter From USC President About Japan

The USC community wishes to express its deep concern and sympathy for those affected by the tragic events in Japan.

Mobile MAT@USC Learning Management System Available

The USC Rossier School of Education released a native application for the iOS platform, which brings the groundbreaking online learning platform for its Master of Arts in Teaching program, MAT@USC, to the iPhone and iPad.

Experts Weigh in on Chinese Economy

The USC U.S.-China Institute hosted an international conference Feb. 25-26 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles to examine the structure of the Chinese economy, its current health and its likely future - and what this all means for the United States and the world at large.

USC Annenberg Announces Knight Luce Fellows

The USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism announced the recipients of the 2011 Knight Luce Fellowship for Reporting on Global Religion.

MAT@USC Wins 2011 Innovation Award

MAT@USC, the USC Rossier School of Education’s online master of arts in teaching program, was honored with a 2011 International Award for Innovative Practices in Higher Education in Washington, D.C., for melding new technologies with hands-on classroom teaching experience.

USC Forges Bonds With India

A USC leadership delegation led by president C. L. Max Nikias, first lady Niki Nikias, Board of Trustees chairman Edward P. Roski, Jr. and Gayle Garner Roski traveled across India Feb. 20-27.

USC Delegation on Historic Visit to India

A delegation of USC leaders led by president C. L. Max Nikias is visiting India to build relationships with civic, academic and corporate leaders.

Undergrads Make Space for Themselves in Japan

On the Tokyo subway trains, passengers were packed in like Pringles. Each train typically had a designated “pusher” whose job was literally to shove people inside so the doors could shut. On the streets, people walked so closely behind, you could hear them breathe.

Spreading Clinical Pharmacy Skills Abroad

Hovik Mekhjian and Parth Parikh, USC students in the doctor of pharmacy program, have begun an outreach project that educates pharmacy students in India.

SPPD's Southers Gives Keynote at Global Security Summit

Erroll Southers, Master of Public Administration ’98, associate director of USC’s National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events, delivered the keynote speech at the fifth annual Global Security Leadership Summit in New Delhi.

Getting to the Roots of Evil

The weary oak carries the burden of a hideous past. Against its trunk, Khmer Rouge soldiers bashed the delicate skulls of infants and small children, tossing their lifeless bodies into open pits.

Ronnie C. Chan Named One of China's Top Business Leaders

USC trustee Ronnie C. Chan MBA ’76 has a new honor to add to his long list of accolades and achievements.

New Book Explores China’s Public Diplomacy

A new book edited by USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism associate professor of public relations Jian "Jay" Wang, takes on a timely topic.

Undergraduates Find Their Seoul Mates

Growing up in Tampa, Fla., where Koreans comprise less than 1 percent of the population, Jimisha Tolliver had never heard of lotus chips.

USC Marshall-Based Nonprofit Reaches Global Scale

It’s only been two years since its inception, but The World Is Just a Book Away nonprofit already has launched 47 school libraries in Indonesia and reached 25,000 children with 45,000 books.

Pharmacy Duo Meets Pacific Rim Counterparts

USC School of Pharmacy officials inked exchange agreements, discussed challenges in pharmacy education and presented to faculty and students across Taiwan.

Kucha and the Silk Road

Scholars from the United States and Europe recently met at USC to discuss topics related to Kucha, an ancient Buddhist kingdom along the Silk Road.

USC Viterbi and Mexico Reach Pact on Ph.D. Fellowships

Graduate students from Mexico will attend the USC Viterbi School of Engineering with funding from their country's National Council of Science and Technology.

How Christianity Came to China

Chinese authorities recently detained their country’s delegates to the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, an international gathering of prominent Protestant leaders. But this action only served to underline an astonishing trend.

USC Leads in International Students for Ninth Year in a Row

USC counted more international students than any other American institution of higher education, according to the annual Open Doors report issued on Nov. 15 by the Institute of International Education.

Strong China Has Meant Peace in East Asia

As China’s economic ascendancy and military expansion has prompted fears of a more aggressive China, a timely new book recasts the prevailing understanding of East Asian relations, showing how a strong China has historically created stability in East Asia, not conflict.

Michael Chertoff Lectures at CREATE Event

The failed Al Qaeda attempt to blow up U.S.-bound cargo planes in October could be part of a terrorist strategy to move to more small-scale attacks, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said.

Vega Appears at International Conference in Spain

William A. Vega discussed the mental health challenges facing Latinos in the United States.

USC Rossier Online Programs Reach 14 Countries

Just over one year since the online launch of the USC Rossier School of Education’s Master of Arts in Teaching program, known as MAT@USC, the program boasts 1,104 students in 45 states, as well as 13 countries outside of the United States.

USC Event Examines the Games People Play

It’s a pop quiz straight out of Workplace Relations 101.

The Future of Biodiversity

In the Sichuan province of China, there is an abundance of orchards but no bees.

Policy Without Borders

Every year, USC’s School of Policy, Planning, and Development shepherds a mini-United Nations of mid-career professionals through both a rigorous program in public policy and a crash course in American culture.

USC Ambassador Branches Out in Paris

USC College senior Lauren Goodwin's involvement with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation began in fall 2009 with her study abroad experience in Paris. Or precisely, it began right before she left.

International Human Rights Clinic to Launch at USC

The USC Gould School of Law’s International Human Rights Clinic will launch during the spring semester.

Chimp Chaser

Roaming a Myrtle green swath of forest in the Pearl of Africa, Maureen McCarthy attaches what looks like an oversized electric-yellow iPhone to a long stick and extends it skyward in a tiny clearing among a canopy of trees.

Excavation Class Digs in Around Rome

Professor John Pollini led 11 students this past summer on an excavation at Ostia Antica, a vital port town of ancient Rome and the third best-preserved Roman town after Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Second Lives, First Meetings

In mid-August, six architecture students and a professor from Egypt’s Ain Shams University came to campus for a long-awaited meeting with their digital colleagues at the USC School of Architecture.

Armenian Genocide Interviews to be Added to Shoah Foundation Archive

Decades before Steven Spielberg established the Shoah Foundation Institute, filmmaker J. Michael Hagopian interviewed survivors of the first major genocide of the 20th century.

USC Rossier Group Visits Vietnam and Malaysia

The 2010 Asia Pacific Rim International Study Experience recently took place during a 10-day tour of Vietnam and Malaysia.

SPPD Students Intern for World Bank in Beijing

When the World Bank needed two summer interns to serve in its Beijing office, it turned to USC's School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

Topping Scholars Say Konnichiwa to Japan

For the 13 Norman Topping Student Aid Fund scholars who participated in the Summer Immersion Program in Japan, the trip opened up new and uncharted territory.

Pacific Rim Collaboration Earns Grant

A team of faculty members from USC College and the USC Marshall School of Business has received a three-year grant through the inaugural USC Research Collaboration Fund for Pacific Rim studies.

Summer Institute Explores Cultural Diplomacy

Thirty public diplomacy practitioners from around the world gathered on July 20 at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism as part of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy's annual Summer Institute.

USC Urban Planners Scrutinize China

This summer, four USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development students are applying their expertise to some of the complex challenges faced by China, a country with approximately 100 cities with populations over a million.

SPPD Volunteers Bring Change to Peru

SPPD students and professor Richard Sundeen expanded the borders of education during USC’s first Alternative Spring Break trip to Cusco, Peru.

USC Students Shine at Global Summit

USC School of Architecture undergraduates Samuel Piknick and Natalie Shull received first- and third-place awards, respectively, in the Global Spa Summit’s second annual student challenge.

USC-led Team Studies Aggression

In parts of the world marked by violence and religious or political conflict, much about the psychological factors that lead to extremism is not well understood.

Students Turn ‘Blank Sheet’ Into Gardens

In Xi’an, a city of more than 8.2 million residents, a “blank sheet of land” at the city’s northeast region will soon become awash in color.

USC Alums Launch Global Project

The idea for Kyle Ruddick’s latest venture came as an epiphany.

Admiral Cites Challenges Facing Military Families

Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke bluntly about the strains placed on American soldiers and their families while the nation continues its ninth year of war in the Middle East.

Vietnamese Officials Meet SPPD Faculty

Fifteen senior-ranking officials from Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment met with faculty from the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

Pacific Rim Immersion

For the first time in USC College history, a transnational American studies and ethnicity course is being conducted in Japan and Los Angeles.

The Tortoise and the Snare

The tortoise, long revered for its pace, good looks and mobile home, may be a victim of its own success as this living fossil is in danger of disappearing.

USC Team at Expo 2010 Launches Video Blog

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy has launched “CPD Video Conversations: Nation Branding” at Expo 2010 Shanghai, a video blog that will feature select countries’ nation branding efforts at the World Expo.

Culturally Speaking

Arabic is the fastest-growing foreign language taught in universities and colleges across the country, according to the Modern Language Association.

International Relations Begin in the Classroom

The Teaching International Relations Program had a record number of volunteers this year. Many of the students involved are veterans who return semester after semester for a program described as “a really good eye-opener.”

USC Conference Examines Elder Care in China

Leading scholars convened to discuss the changing role of filial relationships in elder care as a result of the one-child policy’s effects on family structure in China.

Students to Explore Social Work in Europe and India

The USC School of Social Work will expand its international footprint this summer with the addition of new global immersion programs in Western Europe and India.

Trained to Fill in the Blanks

During spring semester, 15 graduate students from USC’s School of Policy, Planning, and Development collaborated with students from the Technical University of Berlin on a comparative study of transit-adjacent urban redevelopment.

Religion, Politics, Relevance

Journalism professor Diane Winston leads USC Annenberg students on a revelatory journey to Israel and the West Bank.

Unique Perspectives Highlight Conference

The USC Marshall School of Business, through its Center for International Business Education and Research, joined with the U.S. Department of Commerce to present the 23rd annual Asia Pacific Business Outlook conference.

New Grant for Global Fellows Internship Program

USC’s Global Fellows Internship Program has received an additional $175,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation.

USC Students Represent U.S. at World Expo

More than 70 million people are expected to visit the USA Pavilion at this summer’s World Expo in Shanghai. Chances are, many of these visitors will be welcomed - in Mandarin - by a USC student.

Haitian Officials to Convene for Town Hall

Trojans are invited to share ideas for helping the Haitians at the May 6 meeting.

Journalist Addresses Global Epidemics

For 15 years, journalist Jon Cohen has been following the course of the HIV/AIDS virus around the world as it continues to wreak havoc on global health.

Pharmacy School Signs Pact in Armenia

Michael Wincor visited the Yerevan State Medical University in Armenia to establish an academic partnership with USC.

Leading Analysts to Attend South Asia Conference

Scholars and analysts from around the world will converge in Los Angeles on April 10 and 11 for the South Asian Studies Association conference “South Asia and the West: Entwined, Entangled and Engaged.”

Global Health Awareness Week Begins April 5

A world of activities awaits visitors on the University Park and Health Sciences campuses.

In the Garden of Sikoro

To call it a life-changing experience isn't hyperbole. The three-week trip USC College students took in December to the West African country of Mali was enlightening.

USC Opens New International Office in Korea

The USC Office of Globalization has opened a new international office in Seoul, Korea, its sixth worldwide and fifth in Asia.

First Recipients of USC Africa Fund Named

Three USC undergraduates were chosen as the inaugural recipients of the new USC Africa Student Fund.

Korean Unification Project Launched

The Korean Studies Institute at USC and the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies will undertake a groundbreaking new initiative on Korean unification.

SPPD Grad Leads Medical Team to Haiti

When an alumnus of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development arrived in Haiti to help the victims of the tragic earthquake, he noted how the conditions on the ground were “far different” from what he expected.

Architecture Brigades Complete Project

USC School of Architecture students, in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Global Architecture Brigades, recently returned from Panama, where they completed their first project.

The Rise and Demise of Empires

When Sarah Hawley took her first archaeology course at USC College, she did not know it would be a watershed experience.

Almost Half of Injured Haitians Are Children

A statistical study by a specialist group at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and USC indicates that the victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake include an extraordinarily high number of children.

Globe Trotting Is His Business

USC Gould School of Law students with a sense of adventure and love of travel may want to take a page out of Ari Nathan’s book.

USC Students Help Jamaican Children

Over the holiday break, 10 USC School of Pharmacy students traveled to Jamaica for a service-learning project.

USC Medical Team OK After Aftershock

A 5.9 magnitude aftershock jolted Port-au-Prince around 6 a.m. Wednesday, causing fresh collapses and stirring fears. All 10 members of the USC/Los Angeles County Medical Aid team are fine and continuing to provide care.

SPPD Dean Tours the Southern Command

USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development Dean Jack H. Knott spoke about his experiences in Guantanamo Bay and Central and South America last fall.

USC/L.A. Medical Team Describes Scene in Haiti

Members of the Keck School of Medicine of USC/Los Angeles County medical response team are providing trauma and emergency care to hundreds of victims in earthquake-devastated Haiti.

USC/L.A. Team Reports From Haiti

A team of trauma surgeons from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center is reporting on its efforts to help victims injured during the earthquake in Haiti.

A Prayer Vigil and Teach-In for Haiti

The USC community joins together in voicing its heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the tragic earthquake in Haiti.

A Global Brand Journeys to Algeria

Laurie Brand's four-week research journey was aimed at locating primary source material for her research on the Algerian national narrative.

SPPD Defines Global Reach in 21st Century

This fall, leaders from the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development headed to Foshan, China, to foster dialogue and advance the school’s longstanding commitment to global outreach.

Brown Joins Scholars at Hate Speech Conference

USC Gould School of Law professor Rebecca Brown recently helped to lead an international conference on hate speech at New York University with colleagues from the University of Copenhagen and New York University Law School.

Berger Honored by Japanese Government

Gordon Berger, professor emeritus of history at USC College, received the 2009 decoration of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays With Neck Ribbon, from the government of Japan.

Davison Attends Global Summit in Dubai

For the second year in a row, USC Davis School of Gerontology Dean Gerald C. Davison traveled to Dubai to participate in the Summit on the Global Agenda.

Tokyo Conference Promotes Healthy Aging

USC Davis School of Gerontology Dean Gerald C. Davison delivered the keynote address at a major conference on healthy aging at the Yamano College of Aesthetics in Tokyo, Japan.

After 50 Years, Barbie’s Still a Living Doll

When it comes to global influence, few brands can claim the reach of Mattel’s Barbie, which for generations has shaped the lives and ambitions of children around the world.

Contested Sites Disclosed in Jerusalem

A team of American, Israeli and Palestinian experts has developed the first map detailing 40 years of Israeli archaeological activity in the West Bank and Jerusalem - much of it never publicly disclosed.

Saying Si to a New Experience

Sometimes opportunity knocks. Other times, you have to force open the door, which is exactly what Martin Hodis did.

USC Leads in Enrollment of International Students

USC enrolled more international students than any other American institution of higher education. according to the annual Open Doors report issued today by the Institute of International Education.

The Fall of the Wall and Its Legacy

Released on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, USC College’s Mary Sarotte’s new book examines a year that forever transformed international relations — 1989.

Planning Saved Lives in Samoan Tsunami

Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa.

USC Annenberg Magazine Goes Global

Impact, the award-winning television newsmagazine produced at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, is going global.

Samet Addresses International Health Concerns

Jonathan Samet reached an international audience with messages about global health during two sessions at USC’s 2009 Global Conference in Taiwan.

China Trip Offers Wisdom on Aging

Fifteen students from the USC School of Social Work traveled to China over the summer to learn how a nation that reveres its elders is taking care of its graying population.

Fighting Malaria in Malawi

USC College senior Mary Ellen Jebbia knows firsthand that the fight against malaria is more complicated than dispensing bed nets.

Can Ed.D Program Wield Influence in Africa?

Lessons from the USC Rossier School of Education’s doctorate in education program really are without borders, and knowledge from the Ed.D. program is transforming schools around the world.

South Africa Looks to USC for Partnerships

Lulu Xingwana, South Africa’s Minister of Arts and Culture, visited USC on Sept. 28 with a delegation of South African government officials to discuss possible partnerships and research projects.

Consumer Innovators Know Few Boundaries

As the world marketplace expands, a new study shows how marketers can more shrewdly channel their resources to target “consumer innovators."

Skills, Supplies and Self-esteem

As the plane flew into Phnom Penh, professor Joseph Nunes’ stomach churned with fear: He wondered how this group of first-year USC Marshall MBA students could help an organization working to prevent the exploitation of children.

USC Viterbi Scholars Join Elite List

Two USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty members have been recognized among the world’s top innovators under the age of 35 by Technology Review magazine.

An International LINC to Global Commerce

A unique program at the USC Marshall School of Business prepares students for an era of shrinking international borders, giving them hands-on experience to develop the tools for business success.

USC to Open Office in Shanghai

Taking the next step toward doubling its office presence in Asia, USC’s Office of Globalization announced the opening of a new international office in Shanghai, China. This brings the number of USC offices in Asia to four.

Learning From ‘On Top of the World’

A tall, mysterious edifice looms over Shanghai. The Oriental Pearl Tower, located in the Pudong district, juts out of the landscape as if from another place and time.

Consider It a Fair Exchange

While the small African nation of Ghana recently was all over the news thanks to a visit from President Barack Obama, three Ghanaians saw the coverage of the visit some 8,000 miles away in Los Angeles.

Can We Save Los Angeles?

USC students will face an enormous challenge during the next few years: Help Los Angeles and other cities survive or risk losing them.

She Heard It on the Grapevine

Faced with the threat of global climate change, businesses increasingly are focused on the development of sound environmental practices. Young entrepreneurs such as USC College alumna Andrea McBride ’07 are at the forefront of this worldwide green business movement.

Exploring Economics in the Middle East

One of the issues explored by the USC Marshall School of Business students who headed to the United Arab Emirates this past spring was whether the economic difficulties in the United States also were affecting people in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

New Director of Center on Public Diplomacy

USC Annenberg School for Communication journalism professor Philip Seib has been appointed the new director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, effective July 1.

New Shoah Foundation Institute Team

Howard Gillman, dean of USC College, has appointed a new leadership team for the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education.

Hora to Lead Homeland Security Research Center

Stephen C. Hora was named the new director of USC’s Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), the nation’s first Department of Homeland Security Research Center of Excellence.

USC Viterbi and Tsinghua U. Deepen Relationship

The ongoing cooperation between the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Tsinghua University’s School of Information Science and Technology rose a level during the recent visit of dean Yannis C. Yortsos and a large USC delegation to Beijing.

Middle East Visit Energizes Local Viterbi Alums

On a recent Middle East trip, USC Viterbi School of Engineering Dean Yannis C. Yortsos spoke to approximately 60 enthusiastic alums who are now in the process of establishing the Gulf States USC Viterbi Alumni Club.

USC Viterbi, Technion Form Partnership

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has broadened its international net of academic collaboration to include the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.

U.S.-China Institute Summer Research Grants Announced

The USC U.S.-China Institute has awarded fieldwork grants to three graduate students for travel to China this summer. Seven USC faculty members also have been awarded research grants for 2009-10.

Grant to Boost Korean Institute’s Mission

The Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies has selected David Kang to receive a five-year, $600,000 grant. This is the first grant the initiative has awarded to Kang and USC.

SPPD to Provide Training to Korean Officials

The USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development signed a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean government on March 13 to provide graduate education and training for selected officials from Korea’s Ministry of Public Administration and Security.

USC to Host Global Commerce Conference

The two-day Asia/Pacific Business Outlook event will connect U.S. executives with experts from around the world.

Global Immersion Program in Puerto Rico

USC’s social work students will be given a chance to examine social problems in an unfamiliar culture.

Is California at a Crossroads?

Abe Lowenthal’s Global California suggests a change in mindset toward international engagement.

New Global MSW Degree in Taiwan

First year of the program will begin in Taipei this summer, followed by a second year in Los Angeles.

Thai Team Wins International Competition

Business undergrads from across the world vie at USC in the Marshall International Case Competition, the world’s largest such event.

Shedding Light on History’s Darkest Hours

Spell Your Name, a Holocaust documentary filmed in Ukraine, was created using the USC Shoah Foundation Institute archive.

USC Launches Public Diplomacy Magazine

PD unites scholarship and practice in the first publication dedicated to the emerging field.

Educational Visit From Across the Pond

USC Rossier leaders swap strategies with U.K. educators regarding the growth and treatment of college-bound students.

Ocean Crust Explorers to Blog From Ship

Marine scientist Katrina Edwards and company will report from the middle of nowhere (a location named North Pond, actually).

USC Africa Fund to Help Undergrads

The fund, which builds on the USC Global Scholars program, comes in response to strong student interest in Africa. It will support travel and study by at least two students each year.

SPPD Signs Pact With World Bank

The memorandum of understanding is signed during a conference focusing on challenges facing megacities in the developing world.

Funds Raised for Quake Relief in China

USC alumni in Hong Kong present a check in aftermath of Sichuan tragedy. Money also is raised for the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.

Difficult Project Nears a Milestone

The first undertaking by USC Viterbi group Engineers Without Borders - a new water system for two towns in Honduras - could break ground this spring.

Korean Educators Visit USC Rossier

The group’s English language training in Los Angeles is the latest in a series of international partnerships.

U.S.-China Institute Gets Teaching Grant

Freeman Foundation support will help the USC institute continue its K-12 teacher training.

Culture and Violence Linked in Chile

New book by USC College sociologist documents impact of the country’s brutal past on today’s lives.

USC Signs Pact With Mexican University

Engineering school to collaborate on research with National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Marshall Extends Impact in Latin America

Partnership with Mexico’s top-ranked business school prepares students for the global economy.

Marty Kaplan Leads Report on Immigration

The Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication released a report with the Brookings Institution, “Democracy in the Age of New Media: A Report on the Media and the Immigration Debate.” The principal investigators of the study,...

Alum Establishes International Project

USC Rossier graduate Ali Nagle links her American students with youngsters in Kenya and Rwanda.