Main USC news site published by the University Public Relations office. http://uscnews.usc.edu/ en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:49:36 -0800 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. So how many words is an entire archive of photos worth? What stories]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/bright_images_in_the_city_of_light.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/bright_images_in_the_city_of_light.html#15628 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:02:25 -0800 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. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the university’s vibrant senior alumni group presented the Distinguished Service and Hall of Fame awards to Al Shonk ’54]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/once_a_trojan_always_a_trojan.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/once_a_trojan_always_a_trojan.html#15574 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:54:41 -0800 “Leaders are great storytellers,” said entertainment industry stalwart Peter Guber in a lecture hosted by the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) at the Davidson Continuing Education Center on Nov. 11. Guber, the founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, was the guest lecturer as part of the Dennis]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/peter_guber_leads_the_way_as_storyteller.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/peter_guber_leads_the_way_as_storyteller.html#15570 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:45:03 -0800 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. Wolf, one of only 20 faculty members holding the title of Distinguished Professor, started his USC career in the chemistry department in 1959, moving to]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/wolf_pack_gathers_for_50-year_celebration.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/wolf_pack_gathers_for_50-year_celebration.html#15566 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:34:15 -0800 A multidisciplinary collaboration among the USC Rossier School of Education, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC College aims to transform middle school science and math education in the Paramount Unified School District by harnessing the expertise of USC faculty. The California Postsecondary Education Commission awarded a four-year grant]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/usc_faculty_to_help_paramount_school_district.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/usc_faculty_to_help_paramount_school_district.html#15565 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:39:34 -0800 The USC Thornton School of Music’s 23rd Annual Charles Dickens Dinner, to be held on Dec. 11 at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, will herald two turning points in the university’s history: the impending retirement of USC President Steven B. Sample and the conclusion of USC Thornton’s]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/arts/dinner_salute_to_the_samples_marilyn_horne.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/arts/dinner_salute_to_the_samples_marilyn_horne.html#15520 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:33:45 -0800 Since hospice care became a Medicare benefit nearly 25 years ago, terminally ill minorities have encountered numerous barriers in accessing its services. These include limited knowledge and lack of familiarity with end-of-life programs as well as misconceptions of hospice. “People often mistakenly believe hospice is a place, it’s only for]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/improving_end-of-life_care_for_african_americans.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/improving_end-of-life_care_for_african_americans.html#15519 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:34:32 -0800 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. The findings, published online in an “Early View” edition of Psychological Science, suggested that the brain’s ability to understand shapes develops without the influence]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/brain_has_innate_sense_of_geometry.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/brain_has_innate_sense_of_geometry.html#15505 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:32:45 -0800 USC enrolled more international students than any other American institution of higher education, according to the annual Open Doors report issued on Nov. 16 by the Institute of International Education. USC hosted 7,482 international students in the 2008-09 academic year, according to the institute. New York University was listed in]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/usc_leads_nation_in_enrollment_of_international_students.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/usc_leads_nation_in_enrollment_of_international_students.html#15445 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:01:45 -0800 Twenty-six years ago, the first visual research center at USC was founded by Academy Award winner Barbara Myerhoff (Number Our Days). The program thrived and was developed by filmmaker and anthropology professor Timothy Asch. Under the direction of Asch and in collaboration with the Cinema-Television and Journalism School and the]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/a_new_generation_of_visual_anthropologists.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/a_new_generation_of_visual_anthropologists.html#15444 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800 David Dwyer is serious about change. It’s a focus that has grown out of a distinguished, decades-long career as an entrepreneur, educator, researcher and technologist, and one he brings with him to his new position as the USC Rossier School of Education’s first Katzman-Ernst Chair for Educational Entrepreneurship, Technology and]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/blazing_a_trail_to_education_innovation.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/blazing_a_trail_to_education_innovation.html#15430 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:19:00 -0800 When Congress enacted the economic stimulus package, or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), universities around the country cheered the government’s reinvestment in science and the opportunities it presented to advance human knowledge. USC faculty moved quickly to submit proposals and have been spectacularly successful: The university and its]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/grants_to_usc_faculty_top_100_million.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/grants_to_usc_faculty_top_100_million.html#15417 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:13:50 -0800 Two days before Halloween, the lounge of USC’s Centennial apartments looked like a cross between a pumpkin patch and an art supply store. More than a dozen USC student volunteers and an equal number of local children — ranging in age from pre-school to high school — glued feathers, felt]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/usc_students_strive_to_engage_local_children.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/usc_students_strive_to_engage_local_children.html#15416 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:29:49 -0800 While working on Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, Volumes 1 and 2, a definitive two-volume history of analytic philosophy, Scott Soames came to a conclusion that a less-reasoned mind might consider rather bleak: There will never be another philosopher in quite the vein of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume or]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/are_there_answers_for_the_big_questions.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/are_there_answers_for_the_big_questions.html#15393 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:46:51 -0800 “I am a product of the impoverished families that struggle every day,” said new lawyer Yuri Guardado as she gave heartfelt thanks to the USC Trojans who help fund the Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI). Harut Hovsepyan, studying for an M.A. in public health at the Keck School of Medicine of]]> http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/moving_testimonials_at_good_neighbors_dinner.html http://uscnews.usc.edu/university/moving_testimonials_at_good_neighbors_dinner.html#15378