USC Partners With Peking University
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Resulting from the leadership of the USC Consortium for Graduate Professional Education and Research – an interdisciplinary team of USC professional school deans – the relationship officially was forged in November 2006 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
The USC School of Social Work; USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development; USC Rossier School of Education; USC Davis School of Gerontology and USC Viterbi School of Engineering currently are committed to future activities that include joint research, teaching and faculty exchanges. Other schools will visit Peking in March to discuss additional projects.
Xiaoming Li, assistant president for academic programs and director of the office of scientific research at Peking University, met with USC deans and senior faculty in December to convey his commitment to a mutually beneficial relationship that expands interdisciplinary pursuits. The group also discussed possible linkages with participating schools.
“This agreement will have far-reaching potential in fostering the research and dialogue that will inform educational policy and advance professional education, both continuing education and professional degrees,” said Marilyn Flynn, dean of the USC School of Social Work. “We look forward to integrating our insights and participating in activities that build new knowledge and scholarship.”
Founded in 1898, Peking University originally was named the Imperial University of Peking and was the first national comprehensive university in China. The establishment of Beida, as it is also called, marked the beginning of China’s modern history of higher education. After the Revolution of 1911, the current name of Peking University was adopted. Recently, the Chinese government placed Beida on the top of its agenda for promoting higher education for the 21st century.
“Introduction of advanced professional education in a top-tier university like Peking University would set the standard for all other professional development in China over the next several decades,” said Karen Symms Gallagher, dean of the USC Rossier School of Education. “It would mean, ultimately, improvement in the competitive and innovative position of both China and the University of Southern California.”
Mike Diamond, who holds joint appointments in business, education and social work, chairs the USC Consortium for Graduate Professional Education and Research, which includes the USC Annenberg School for Communications; USC Davis School of Gerontology; Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research of the Keck School of Medicine of USC; USC School of Dentistry; USC Rossier School of Education; USC School of Policy, Planning and Development; USC School of Social Work and USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
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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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