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Paul McQuiston

Paul McQuiston

Paul McQuiston is USC’s assistant director of media relations. He previously worked in higher education communications for Cambridge University, the City University of New York’s Advanced Science Research Center and Avila University.

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USC Center for Generative AI and Society: AI-generated image
The new Center for Generative AI and Society reinforces USC’s historic influence on computing and its reputation for nurturing generations of engineers, entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists.(Image/Generated with the assistance of the DALL-E 2 AI system)

USC dives into AI research, education with new Center for Generative AI and Society

Amid the buzz about generative AI tools like ChatGPT, USC forms research center with $10 million in seed money and influential experts from the fields of computer science, film, media, education and more.

Tyler Prize: Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila
The 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement laureates Daniel Pauly, left, and Rashid Sumaila join an illustrious group of previous winners of the Tyler Prize. The pair will be presented with the prize and the $250,000 prize at a ceremony on Friday, April 28, at USC. (Photo/Kim Bellavance)

Tyler Prize award ceremony returns to USC for its 50th anniversary

On April 28, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement ceremony returns to its home at USC to celebrate this year’s laureates, marine biologist Daniel Pauly and economist Rashid Sumaila.

USC AAAS fellows: Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe
Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe, from left, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Photos/Courtesy of Carolyn Meltzer; Courtesy of Massoud Pedram; Jodye Alcon; and Courtesy of Richard Watanabe)

4 USC researchers named AAAS fellows

Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe join more than 40 USC faculty as fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Tsunami threat: giant wave
USC researchers have found a correlation between tsunami severity and the width of the outer wedge — the area between the continental shelf and deep trenches where large tsunamis emerge — that helps explain how underwater seismic events generate large tsunamis. (Photo/iStock)

Tsunami threats are greatly underestimated in current models, new research shows

An analysis of historical seismic events by a USC Dornsife scientist helps explain why large tsunamis still occur after relatively small earthquakes.