Brinton Named Vice Provost
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In announcing this appointment, USC Provost Lloyd Armstrong, Jr. said, “I am pleased that Dr. Brinton will be working with me to assist the academic community in incorporating diverse perspectives in curricula, research and campus life.”
USC School of Pharmacy Dean Timothy M. Chan said, “It is an honor for the School of Pharmacy to have a member of the faculty selected for such an important role in the university administration.”
Aside from her faculty position in the School of Pharmacy, Brinton holds a joint appointment in the department of biomedical engineering and is a founding member of the USC Neuroscience Program.
For the past 15 years, she has also directed the Science, Technology and Research (STAR) program, which provides junior and senior high school students in Los Angeles with the opportunity to join a USC basic science research team for one or more years as part of their high school curriculum.
The STAR program is now part of the larger Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems Engineering Research Center, which is funded by a $17-million grant from the National Science Foundation.
The center will support educational programs designed to help local students at all levels of schooling to prepare for careers in research and will work with local colleges to develop programs preparing students for careers in the high-tech biotechnology industry. Brinton is director of the education and outreach component of the center.
Brinton earned her Ph.D. in psychobiology and neuropharmacology from the University of Arizona as a National Institutes of Health predoctoral fellow.
She continued her postdoctoral training in neuroendocrinology at Rockefeller University as a NIH fellow and joined USC in 1988.
Brinton has numerous scientific publications, received the USC Remarkable Woman Award in 2003 and was selected as one of the 10 Best Minds for 2004 by U.S. News & World Report.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned USC’s $6 billion fundraising campaign. The story noted that USC had already raised $1 billion in a “quiet phase,” including the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College.
The Guardian (U.K.) highlighted two major gifts to USC in a list of the 10 biggest philanthropic benefactors in America. The list included the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College, and the $110 million gift from USC Trustee and USC Viterbi School alumnus John Mork and wife Julie to create the USC Mork Family Scholars Program.
The New York Times featured the USC U.S.-China Institute documentary “Assignment: China — The Week that Changed the World.” The documentary, part of a series, examines media coverage of the 1972 Nixon trip that reshaped U.S.-China relations after a quarter century of isolation and hostility. “People look back now and take it for granted that the outcome was preordained,” said the institute’s Mike Chinoy, who produced the documentary. Voice of America also featured the story.
Los Angeles Times featured the Oscar Senti-meter, a tool developed by the USC Annenberg School, Los Angeles Times and IBM that analyzes thousands of tweets about the Academy Awards nominees. The story noted that Mexican actor Demian Bechir received an enormous boost on Twitter the day of the nominations, with a total of 6,893 tweets mentioning him, a 47-fold increase from the day before. The story noted the tool uses language-recognition technology developed in collaboration with USC Viterbi School’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab.
The Times of India (India) featured a three-day medical emergency training workshop organized in association with USC. At the workshop, held at GCS Medical College in India, 50 doctors and more than 100 paramedics learned how to improve emergency support systems. William Mallon of the Keck School of USC said that discussion topics included the use of portable ultrasonic devices to scan patients. “The ultrasound applications help physicians make accurate and timely decisions,” he noted. Daily News & Analysis (India) also featured the workshop.
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