Making cancer a disease of the past inspires a legacy of giving by the Norris family
Few people have shaped the fight against cancer at the USC Health Sciences Campus more than the family whose generous philanthropic support has spanned decades.
State of the Cancer Center address looks to build on the past
Paying tribute to the storied history of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director Stephen Gruber gave his annual State of the Cancer Center address on Jan. 22 to a large crowd of cancer center members, staff and students.
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U.S. News & World Report featured several USC schools and programs in its 2013 edition of “Best Graduate Schools.”
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center a five-year, $32.5 million core grant renewal to support its broad range of clinical, research and educational programs. The award is designed to reduce the impact of cancer upon the lives of people in California and beyond.
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Several Trojans were given honorary doctorates this month.
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The California Social Welfare Archives hosted its annual awards luncheon on April 6 at the Galen Center to honor founding president and chief executive officer of the Skirball Cultural Center Uri D. Herscher, social work leader Suzanne Dworak-Peck MSW ’67 and longtime educator June Brown for their commitment to the advancement of social welfare.
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Allison Engel, USC director of communications, has been named associate director of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, based at USC and funded by the Office of the Provost.
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Vergnaud Memorial to be Held May 8
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The Master of Landscape Architecture program at the USC School of Architecture has received a six-year accreditation from the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board.
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos has been elected by his peers to serve on the executive board of the Engineering Deans Council.
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Thomas S. Leary Jr. has been named vice president of capital construction and facilities management at USC. In addition to his oversight of these areas, Leary will provide strategic output for the university’s master plan design and implementation on the University Park and Health Sciences campuses.
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The Desert of Forbidden Art, a documentary by USC School of Cinematic Arts professor Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev MFA ’00, received a full-page article and a strong review in The New York Times earlier this month and has had its run extended in Manhattan for a third week.
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Susan Forsburg, professor of biological sciences at USC College, has received the 2011 Roche Diagnostics Alice C. Evans Award from the American Society for Microbiology for contributions to the advancement of women in science.
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The recent 6.3 earthquake in New Zealand has people talking about tremors again.
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Marc R. Benioff ’86, chairman and chief executive officer of salesforce.com, has been elected to the USC Board of Trustees.
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The Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously has approved a $250 million apartment and retail complex in South Los Angeles after the developer and community activists reached agreement on a series of community benefits.
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Continuing the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ string of Academy Award nominations for more than the past 30 years, the 2010 list includes Jeff Cronenweth ’84 for best cinematography on The Social Network; Mark P. Stoeckinger ’82 for best sound editing on Unstoppable; Addison Teague ’02 for best sound editing on Tron: Legacy; Peter Stark adjunct Mitchell Block, producer of Poster Girl for best documentary short; and Lee Unkrich ’90, who received three nominations for best picture, best animated film and best adapted screenplay for Toy Story 3.
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Preet Chaudhary, chief of the Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology and Center for the Study of Blood Diseases at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has received the outstanding investigator award from the Western Society for Clinical Investigation.
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The deadline to submit nominations for the USC Emeriti Center’s third annual J. Tillman Hall Staff Award for Service to USC is Feb. 25.
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor Najmedin Meshkati – a member of the National Academy of Engineering committee independently investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill – criticized British Petroleum’s accident report for neglecting to “address human performance issues and organizational factors which, in any major accident investigation, constitute major contributing factors.”
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The board of directors of the USC Mexican American Alumni Association has changed its name to the USC Latino Alumni Association. The announcement was made by executive director Domenika Lynch ’98.
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photo l.a. 2011, the longest-running art fair west of New York, will host a preview reception for the Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Jan. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m.
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The Council of the Academia Europaea announced that USC communication professor Manuel Castells will receive the 2011 Erasmus Medal.
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Flu shots and intranasal flu vaccine are available weekdays at the USC Pharmacy in the Student Union on the University Park campus and at the USC Plaza Pharmacy in the Health Consultation Center on the Health Sciences campus.