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Three Winters in the Sun: Einstein in California
DVD-ROM by the Labyrinth Project
USC Annenberg Center for Communication, $34.95
This interactive DVD-ROM is based on the three winter terms (1931 to 1933) that physicist Albert Einstein spent at Caltech. The disc serves up audio and visual elements that explore the scientist’s public persona and his private life. Writer-producer Marsha Kinder, head of the Labyrinth Project at the USC Annenberg Center for Communication and a professor of critical studies in the USC School of Cinema-Television, said, “Instead of trying to present a definitive view of the man, we explore his interactions with six different communities: his own household, science, émigrés, Jews, Hollywood and the FBI.” The disc presents rare photos, period recordings, newsreels, home movies, unpublished diaries, letters, animations, newspaper clippings, voice-overs and original video interviews with commentators, as well as a 62-page reader and interview transcripts.
Range of Light
CD by Erica Muhl
Albany Records, $18
USC Thornton School of Music composer Erica Muhl’s music has been described as “ravishingly beautiful,” “haunting” and “fearless.” This selection of chamber works offers generous helpings of her artistry. The title track is a furtive and variegated trio for cello, piano and percussion while her Sept. 11-inspired “Consolation” is conducted by Muhl on this recording. The CD includes four other works, two of which have received American Academy of Arts and Letters awards.
Lux Aeterna
Composed by Morten Lauridsen
Hyperion, $22
This Morten Lauridsen recording features two major works by the celebrated USC Thornton School of Music composer: “Lux Aeterna” and “Madrigali.” Performed by the award-winning British choir Polyphony and the Britten Sinfonia, “this disc presents an ideal match of music to performing forces,” according to one reviewer. It closes with three Lauridsen motets – “Ave Maria,” “Ubi caritas et amor” and “O magnum mysterium,” which have been described as modern masterpieces in the traditional genre.
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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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