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USC's Hollywood, Health & Society held an October briefing on Capitol Hill exploring how t.v. storylines can positively impact the health of minority communities. Zoanne Clack, supervising producer of Grey's Anatomy (second from right), joined Sandra de Castro Buffington and Kathy Le of USC and Rebeca Medina and Debbie Jessup of the office of Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA).

USC's Office of Federal Relations presented two campus-based workshops for faculty entitled "Beyond the Stimulus: Assessing Your Federal Research Outlook for 2010" on October 20 and 21. View the slides.

Krisztina Holly, USC's Vice Provost for Innovation, presented "IMPACT: A Proposal for Realizing the Economic Potential of University Research" at an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Capitol Hill briefing on October 7. Read Holly's IMPACT proposal and watch the event video.

USC participated in the California State Society's annual "Back to College Night" on Capitol Hill for alumni of California universities on September 23. View the photos.

Did you know that USC generates $4.9 billion annually in economic activity in the Los Angeles region and beyond? Read the new independent economic report and summary.

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