Spring 2005
FEATURES
Shih’s Gotta Have It By Eric Mankin
A product of the modern Chinese diaspora, world-famous USC bioscientist Jean Chen Shih has long dreamed of reuniting her compatriots in science. Last summer, her dream came true big-time in Beijing.
- MAO’s Revolutionary
Researcher Jean Shih has followed mice and men down a winding road to understanding a pair of crucial brain enzymes.
The Age of Pharmacy By Diane Krieger
True to a 100-year tradition of innovation and leadership, USC’s top-rated School of Pharmacy challenges age-old assumptions about the proper sphere of drugs and druggists.
Lessons in Worldliness By Carl Marziali
For nearly 30 years, Steven Lamy has tried to bring foreign relations into focus for kids whose travels don’t extend much beyond L.A. County. Thanks to a tireless crew of USC student volunteers, thousands of local high school students have become less world-wary.
- The World According to Lamy
Was intervention of Kosovo justified? By giving students an adaptable framework, USC’s Steven Lamy teaches them to go beyond ideological labels to assess conflicts contextually.
President’s Page
An investment in the future.
Last Word
In search of rarus fructus.
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Your considered opinions.
What’s New - Shelf Life - People Watch
- Building market-savvy into technology, Troy triumphant, new evolution in Darwinian theory, etc.
- Incredible feet, government by John Hancock, a traumatic atlas.
- How Svejda it is, California or plaster bust, chasing after NAFTA, a perfect storm engineer..
Alumni & Friends
Marshall gets the Call, the Molinas of managed care.
Class Notes
Who’s doing what and where?
• Glimpses of History
Class Notes
Marriage, Births and Deaths
Alumni Profile
High-Stepping CEO:
Radha R. Basu MS ’73, MS ’74
Alumni Profile
The Artful Dodger Executive:
Howard Sunkin ’85
Alumni Profile
She Can Dig It: Aimee Lopez ’99
In Memoriam
James Edward Hanson
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