Wed, January 19, 2005 through Wed, March 30, 2005 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Masters Swim Program

USC McDonald’s Swim Stadium (MAC)
Admission: USC, $40 per mos; SCAQ membership, $45 per mos

The Southern California Aquatics Association holds masters swim practices that are open to USC students, staff and faculty of all skill levels.

Wed, January 26, 2005 from 1:00 pm to 3:45 pm
EA @ USC Lecture Series: A Forum for Students Interested in the Dynamic World of Interactive Entertainment

Bing Theater (BIT)
Admission: Free

Top industry professionals from Electronic Arts discuss a variety of different topics including the synthesis of movies and TV, the cinematography of games and writing for games.

Wed, January 26, 2005 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
IGM Distinguished Speakers Seminar

Institute for Genetic Medicine (IGM)
Admission: Free

Michael Q. Zhang, a professor at New York’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, discusses combinatorial regulation of transcriptional gene networks.

Wed, January 26, 2005 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
On Your Interview Day: Mock Interviews & Job Talks

Leavey Library (LVL)
Admission: Free

CET Faculty Fellows Lawford Anderson (pictured), Nandini Rajagopalan, Armand Tanguay and Mark Young lead detailed workshop that gives graduate students and post-docs the opportunity to prepare for academic interviews with feedback from faculty and peers.

Wed, January 26, 2005 at 12:00 pm
California's Hybrid Democracy: Women in Management Luncheon

Commons Garden Court
Admission: $16

Elizabeth Garrett of the USC School of Law examines the impact that initiatives, referendums and recalls – concepts collectively known as direct democracy – have on the democratic process.

Wed, January 26, 2005 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Special Molecular & Computational Biology Seminar: Genomics: From Human Health to the Environment

Andrus Gerontology Center (GER)
Admission: Free

Scientist J. Craig Venter, president of the J. Craig Venter Institute, discusses the current state of genomics and the roles this evolving field will play in medicine, cataloguing biodiversity and other key areas of scholarship.

Wed, January 26, 2005 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Biology Meets Business: BioBusiness and Global Value Chain Partnering: Opportunities, Challenges and Needs

Hoffman Hall (HOH)
Admission: Free

Alfred E. Mann, USC Trustee and CEO of the Advanced Bionics Corp. and the MannKind Corp., keynotes a panel discussion of strategic partnering and value chain opportunities in bio-business.

Every day from Mon, October 18, 2004 through Sun, January 30, 2005 all day.
They Shall Not Perish: Relief Efforts of the Near East Foundation, 1915-1930

Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
Admission: Free

Along with a multimedia presentation created from the only known photographs of the Armenian genocide, letters, posters, books and other rare artifacts document the Near East Foundation's massive relief effort.

Wed, November 17, 2004 through Sat, February 12, 2005 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
'Peter Plagens: An Introspective'

USC Fisher Gallery (HAR)
Admission: Free

Large-scale oil and acrylic paintings and mixed media compositions from the past 30 years highlight this retrospective of the artistic career of Peter Plagens, an alumnus of the USC School of Fine Art and the art critic for Newsweek magazine.

Mon, September 20, 2004 through Fri, May 13, 2005 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays all day.
'Tapestry of Life': The Photography of Howard Buffett

Annenberg School for Communication (ASC)
Admission: Free

'Tapestry of Life' represents 10 years of photography from more than 40 international excursions by Illinois agri-businessman and photographer Howard Buffett and communicates the struggles and needs of individuals in the Third World.