Global News Archive

Contested Sites Disclosed on West Bank

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.