Tue, November 12, 2002 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Charles Gaines : USC School of Fine Arts Undergraduate Lecture Series

Harris Hall (HAR)
Admission: Free

Listen as Charles Gaines discusses the ways in which his kinetic sculpture Airplanecrash Clock (1997) directly alludes to our cultural fascination with disasters.

Tue, November 12, 2002 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
USC Women in Management: Luncheon meeting

Faculty Center (FAC)
Admission: $16.00

Dr. Barbara Solomon, Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Professor, School of Social Work, will speak on "Measuring Excellence: Science, Politics or Cultural Bias."

Tue, November 12, 2002 at 11:00 am
Sub-Clinical Thyroid Disease: Endocrinology and Diabetes Grand Rounds

Ambulatory Health Center (DOH)
Admission: Free

Jonathan LoPresti, USC will be speaking on Sub-Clinical Thyroid Disease

Tue, November 12, 2002 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Urban Growth Seminar Series: How Parking Requirements Dictate Land Use: New Insights for Smart Growth

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL)
Admission: Free

The speaker, Don Shoup, is a long-time scholar of parking requirements and how they shape urban design and land use.

Tue, November 12, 2002 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Composition Department Showcase

Alfred Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
Admission: Free

Hear it here first, future masterpieces by the next generation of contemporary composers.

Tue, November 12, 2002 at 9:30 am
Movement Disorders III: Neurology Post Grand Rounds

University Hospital
Admission: Free

Allan Wu of USC will be speaking on Movement Disorders III

Tue, November 12, 2002 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World

USC Bookstore
Admission: Free

The USC Bookstore presents Kent Keith signing his bestselling book, "Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments."

Tue, November 12, 2002 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Defying the Odds: Sharing the Lessons I Learned as a Pioneer Entrepreneur

USC Bookstore
Admission: Free

The USC Bookstore presents Marcia Israel-Curley, who will be signing her book "Defying the Odds: Sharing the Lessons I Learned as a Pioneer Entrepreneur."

Tue, November 12, 2002 at 12:30 pm
Effects of Mechanical Forces on Sigma Transduction and Gene Expression

Grace Ford Salvatori Hall (GFS)
Admission: Free

Shu Chien of UC Davis will be speaking on the Effects of Mechanical Forces on Sigma Transduction and Gene Expression

Tue, November 12, 2002 at 5:00 pm
From Printed Page to Silver Screen: The Making of HBO's Don King: Only in America

Annenberg Auditorium (ASC)
Admission: Free

Author Jack Newfield, former HBO production executive Paige Orloff, cast members, and writers of the Emmy Award-winning biopic, discuss making a movie from a biography. Film screening precedes panel.