Monthly Archives: April 2000
← Older posts Newer posts →John C. Argue Elected USC Board Chairman
John C. Argue has been elected chairman of the USC board of trustees. Argue, a member of the board since 1984, is the first USC alumnus elected chairman in two decades. Argue succeeds Malcolm S. Currie and will assume the [...]
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ISI Helps Set Internet2 Land Speed Record
Data transferred cross-country in less than 82 seconds.
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Keck and PPD Schools Map Plans to Develop a USC Health System
Stephen J. Ryan, dean of the Keck School of Medicine. Last month leaders from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the School of Policy, Planning, and Development met to discuss ways the two schools can collaborate on the [...]
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Cabinet Member Donna Shalala to Deliver Hays Lecture April 27
Donna Shalala Donna Shalala, U.S. secretary of health and human services, will give the fifth annual Patrick G. Hays Distinguished Lecture, presented by the USC Sacramento Center. The lecture starts at noon Thursday, April 27, in the Sacramento Convention Center, [...]
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BOOKS IN PRINT
——————– After the Propaganda State: Media, Politics and “Thought Work” in Reformed China by Daniel C. Lynch Stanford University Press, $45 Daniel C. Lynch, assistant professor of international relations, provides insight into the Chinese communications system. Lynch argues that a [...]
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USC Undergraduates Win Truman, NSEP Scholarships
Left, Reema El-Amamy, Truman Scholar; Right, Justin Warren, the National Security Education Program Scholar This spring, six USC undergraduates have won prestigious national and international fellowships for graduate studies – an unusually high number, according to Student Affairs officials. Two [...]
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Meningitis Vaccine Available to Students on April 26
With concerns raised over the potential risk of meningitis to college students, USC is launching a vaccine access program this month for students. Meningococcal meningitis is a serious and potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial infection. While absolute risk [...]
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USC in the News
The April 3 Los Angeles Times featured an article on USC medical and premed students watching “Wit” – the acclaimed play about a woman’s struggle with cancer – as part of their training. “They said it taught many lessons that [...]
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Old-Fashioned Neighborly Conversation Is Best
USC researchers release a major study on communication patterns in Los Angeles. It turns out that chatting over the backyard fence is the best way to increase a sense of belonging.
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Scholar Traces U.S.’ Secular, Religious Threads
Richard Wightman Fox has reshaped the field of American cultural history.
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