Can USC researchers solve an aging issue in Cuba?
USC experts in social support hope to help the country with its demographic dilemma.
Panama summit stokes vision of health equity in the Americas
USC faculty members join the two-day global conference aiming to reduce disparities among millions.
USC/JPL scientist made big data stories possible on The Panama Papers
Chris Mattmann co-invented the software used to extract data that showed how the rich can hide assets.
Conjoined twins in Haiti separated by Keck Medicine and Children’s Hospital surgeons
‘The mom gave them red and yellow bands months ago to identify them,’ lead surgeon Henri Ford said. ‘They were destined to be separated by Trojan surgeons.’
Physical therapy volunteers treat more than 100 patients during Costa Rica trip
The group set up clinics, visited health facilities and went door-to-door.
What does Panama Canal expansion mean for North America?
USC’s Geraldine Knatz explains the maritime effects to congressional officials.
MBA students find Cuba to be a confusing, beautiful place
USC Marshall professor leads the group on its ‘incredible’ learning experience.
Online education at USC leads to opportunities for Venezuelan
Petroleum engineer taps into DEN@Viterbi to access course content and advance his career.
Field placement helps MSW student take advocacy skills back to native El Salvador
USC graduate sows the seeds of community outreach, establishing a nonprofit organization in her home country.
Honduras trip leads to special experience for a student
Emily Sagardia travels overseas with USC’s Global Medical Brigades, finding health care discrepancies in different areas.
Students size up Cuba — a country frozen in time
USC students studied the shifting political, social and economic landscapes in Cuba for the second consecutive summer as the result of a collaboration of three schools.
Scientific studies along a river route in Peru
While most tourists travel from Cusco along the Inca trail to Macchu Picchu, our scientific expedition followed a different path downhill with the rivers that leave the Incan highlands.
USC Rossier doctoral students prep for global study in Costa Rica
Twelve USC Rossier School of Education EdD students will travel to Costa Rica in June to study the impact of globalization and multinational corporations on education in that country.
USC students find Cuba to be a country of contradictions
Twenty USC students traveled to Havana this summer for a 10-day study of the island’s political, economic and social conditions.
Football players prepare for community service in Haiti
Fifteen USC football players will travel to Haiti the week after Commencement to build houses and deliver supplies to the country destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 2010.
USC and Chilean ministry of education partner on PhD fellowships
USC and the Chilean Ministry of Education announced the creation of a partnership that will provide Ph.D. students from Chile with full tuition and living stipends as they pursue advanced degrees at USC, which enrolls more international students than any other university in the United States.
USC Dental Humanitarian Club Headed to Colombia
For the past three years, the USC Dental Humanitarian Club (DHC), a nonprofit organization at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, has upheld an annual tradition of providing dental care to aid those who are less fortunate around the world.
Abe Lowenthal Interviews Ecuador’s President
With one book just out and another expected next year about United States-Latin America relations, Abe Lowenthal has spent the past four years interviewing leaders of diverse perspectives south of the border.
A break in Belize
For the first time, the USC Volunteer Center offered students the opportunity to travel to Ladyville, Belize, through the Alternative Winter Break program, and 19 students jumped at the chance.
Reflections on an excursion to Panama
Editor’s Note: The text is taken from the journal of Scott Fairbanks (Class of 2013).
Memorable Lessons From Haiti
On Jan. 12, Haiti was struck with a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Two strong aftershocks followed. Phone lines went dead, buildings collapsed and millions of Haitians were left dead, injured or homeless. It was the worst earthquake the country had seen in 200 years, and the people of Haiti were not prepared.
SPPD Volunteers Bring Change to Peru
USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development students Nora Cibrian and Cara Murayama, and professor Richard Sundeen expanded the borders of education during USC’s first Alternative Spring Break trip to Cusco, Peru.
Haitian Officials to Convene for Town Hall
Medical and infrastructure challenges facing Haiti and USC’s role in Haiti’s reconstruction will be the topics of a May 6 town hall meeting featuring Haitian officials hosted by Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen A. Puliafito and vice dean for medical education Henri Ford.
USC Marshall Undergrads Return to Panama
Twenty-six undergraduates in the USC chapter of Global Business Brigade spent their final week of winter break sharing business skills with a rural farming community in El Bale, Panama.