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“Without Mercy, The Rains Continued,” a poem by David St. John, professor of English at USC College, appeared in the Nov. 8 issue of The New Yorker.
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USC will host a memorial celebration to honor Robert P. Biller on Nov. 30 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Town & Gown.
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This year’s Benefits Fairs will be held 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Von KleinSmid Center Plaza on the University Park campus and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the quad on the Health Sciences campus.
Family Matters
USC professors Sean Curran and Kai Wang have been nominated for consideration as a 2011 Searle Scholar, an annual program that awards 15 tenure-track assistant professors with $100,000 per year for a three-year period.
Family Matters
John Brekke, the Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research at the USC School of Social Work, will give the 2011 Aaron Rosen Lecture at the 15th annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research in January in Tampa, Fla.
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Geoffrey Cowan, a USC University Professor and dean emeritus of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, has been named the first president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
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Nominations for the 2011 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award are due on Oct. 22. This award honors up to four retired faculty each year for their eminent careers. The awards will be conferred at the 2011 Academic Honors Convocation in April.
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Jim Gordon, chair and associate dean of the division of biokinesiology and physical therapy at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, has been named recipient of the 2011 Polly Cerasoli Lectureship, presented by the education section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
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Ron Astor, the Richard M. and Ann L. Thor Professor in Urban Social Development at the USC School of Social Work, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
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Krisztina Holly, vice provost for innovation and executive director of the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, has become a member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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The American Journal of Ophthalmology published five scientific manuscripts by Rohit Varma, director of the Ocular Epidemiology Center at the Doheny Eye Institute, in its May edition, as well as an editorial on a study he led.
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USC has been recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education for high marks from employees in several categories: collaborative governance, professional/career-development programs, teaching environment, compensation and benefits, job satisfaction, work/life balance, confidence in senior leadership, respect and appreciation, and diversity.
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T.Rex Express Cafe, operated by USC Hospitality, has opened in Exposition Park on the ground floor of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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Kevin Starr, University Professor and professor of history at USC College, has won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in history for his book Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance 1950-1963.
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Two poems by USC College professor and California’s Poet Laureate Carol Muske-Dukes appeared on the Web site of California first lady Maria Shriver in celebration of National Poetry Month.
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The National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation has selected USC School of Pharmacy associate professor Neeraj Sood as one of five finalists for the 16th annual National Institute for Health Care Management research award.
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USC Annenberg journalism professor Judy Muller has won a Peabody Award for her work on a KCET SoCal Connected story examining the proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles.
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Healthy Trojans is a new Web site featuring initiatives and events available to all members of the USC community.
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Town & Gown of USC will hold its annual benefit luncheon and fashion show, “Our USC American Treasures,” at The Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott Hotel at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on April 6.
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Faculty, staff, students and the USC Trojan Marching Band gathered in Tutor Hall on Feb. 25 to celebrate the 75th birthday of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s namesake, Andrew J. Viterbi.
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California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has announced a new franchise partnership with USC Hospitality, which operates 38 dining concepts on USC’s two campuses. The eatery is scheduled to open in the new USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center Food Court this fall.
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The USC Gould School of Law’s “Conversations With the Dean” series continues March 2 with Mark Wapnick ’72, the founder of CourtCall and pioneer of the telephonic court appearance system.
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The deadline to submit nominations for the USC Emeriti Center’s second annual J. Tillman Hall Staff Award for Service to USC has been extended to Thursday, Feb. 25.
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Mara Mather, associate professor of gerontology and psychology at the USC Davis School of Gerontology, will receive the distinguished scientific award for early career contribution to psychology from the American Psychological Association for her work in the field of cognition and human learning.