Main USC news site published by the University Public Relations office. http://uscnews.usc.edu/ en-us Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:57 -0800 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. Their Korean managers, concerned about the productivity of the factory, felt the workers socialized too much and, due to cultural misunderstanding, perceived]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_team_mends_discord_in_mexico.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_team_mends_discord_in_mexico.html#72499 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:17:46 -0800 Dozens of patients in Thailand received free dental care from first-year Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC advanced endodontics resident Sue Suh during her mid-December trip to the Southeast Asian nation. Assisted by Daniel Lee and Jane Lee, her nephew and niece, Suh treated 137 people throughout the weeklong trip.]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/ostrow_school_resident_provides_care_in_thailand.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/ostrow_school_resident_provides_care_in_thailand.html#72460 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:28:19 -0800 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. In Mexico, ailing residents first see promotoras who]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/health/mexico_program_targets_care_for_mentally_ill.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/health/mexico_program_targets_care_for_mentally_ill.html#72372 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:57:57 -0800 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. The Pasadena native’s confidence faltered, however, when native Spanish speakers struck up a conversation with her. That was before she spent a month in Spain.]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/perfecting_a_romantic_language.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/perfecting_a_romantic_language.html#72290 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:14:29 -0800 Longtime journalist Maria Ressa discussed how social network theory applies to terrorism as part of USC’s Distinguished Speaker Series offered by the USC Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE). In a November lecture titled “From Bin Laden to Facebook,” Ressa explained how the “jihadi virus” has]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/journalist_dissects_spread_of_jihadi_virus.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/journalist_dissects_spread_of_jihadi_virus.html#72159 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:47:57 -0800 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. Kim received the medal during a World Koreans Day ceremony on Oct. 5 inside Seoul’s COEX Conference and Exhibition Center. The event]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_korean_heritage_library_curator_honored.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_korean_heritage_library_curator_honored.html#72153 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:23:01 -0800 http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_director_reflects_on_kim_jong_iis_great_successor.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_director_reflects_on_kim_jong_iis_great_successor.html#72050 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:17:07 -0800 http://uscnews.usc.edu/business/improving_supply_chains_in_the_pacific_rim.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/business/improving_supply_chains_in_the_pacific_rim.html#72041 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:04:02 -0800 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. A smaller group also visited Chile. The delegation included deans]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_delegation_visits_south_america.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_delegation_visits_south_america.html#72015 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:03:07 -0800 Chrissy Roth was sitting at the back of a large, New Orleans ballroom at the annual conference of the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) when “The United States: An American Culture Series” won the 2011 Innovative Program Award. "The guy called out my name, and he didn't think I was]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_class_wins_innovative_program_award.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/usc_class_wins_innovative_program_award.html#71963 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:59:59 -0800 Dapper in a formal tailcoat, Peter Berton stood between American and Japanese flags as he accepted the Order of the Rising Sun. The Japanese government honored the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Relations at USC with the award for his contributions to Japanese studies in the United States. “Dr. Berton]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/the_godfather_of_japanese_studies.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/the_godfather_of_japanese_studies.html#71951 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:10:21 -0800 The interactive multimedia exhibition 6 Under 60 is a collaborative research endeavor organized and presented by leading faculty at the USC School of Architecture, the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the USC Roski School of Fine Arts. The exhibition, which opened Dec. 8 in Shenzhen, China as part of]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/arts/usc_faculty_curate_urbanism_and_architecture_exhibition.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/arts/usc_faculty_curate_urbanism_and_architecture_exhibition.html#71949 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:50:57 -0800 A team of seven graduate students is taking a two-week research trip to India while reporting on the country's public diplomacy efforts and posting entries on the India: Inside Out blog. The second-year Master’s in Public Diplomacy students will be in New Delhi and Mumbai from Dec. 10-23 to meet]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/digital_media/public_diplomacy_students_prepped_for_india_trip.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/digital_media/public_diplomacy_students_prepped_for_india_trip.html#71889 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:34:47 -0800 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. Her confidence faltered, however, when native Spanish speakers struck up a conversation. That was before she spent a month in Spain. “I can’t emphasize how]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/sampling_the_sensations_of_spain.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/sampling_the_sensations_of_spain.html#71823 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:02:12 -0800 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. An hour into the trip, the Fulbright scholar stood on the roadside in heels and business casual attire, watching the bus driver patiently negotiate]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/former_fulbright_fellow_targets_brazils_economy.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/global/former_fulbright_fellow_targets_brazils_economy.html#71814