CREATE Director to Share Expertise
Von Winterfeldt, a professor at the School of Policy, Planning, and Development, is scheduled to attend the council’s inaugural summit in Dubai Nov. 7-9. His background in researching risk analysis of natural disasters and terrorism will be put to use as part of a group that focuses on ways to prevent and lessen the impact of such disasters.
Global Agenda councils are part of the World Economic Forum, an independent, international organization that seeks strategies that balance entrepreneurship with the global public interest. They are comprised of academics such as von Winterfeldt, as well as government and industry representatives.
The councils are formed of “the most innovative and relevant minds, for the purpose of advancing knowledge and collaboratively exploring solutions to the most important issues in the global arena,” according to the World Economic Forum’s Web site. About 700 council members are focusing on 60 issues.
“It’s an honor to be named to this esteemed organization, and I look forward to sharing the knowledge that comes from my role as director of CREATE as well as from my independent and collaborative research of disasters that are both natural and man-made,” he said. “Understanding how to prepare for and react to such disasters is critical in ensuring that lives are saved and structural damage is minimal in the event of future disasters.”
As director of CREATE, von Winterfeldt oversees an interdisciplinary national research center based at USC and funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The center conducts research on risk and economic analysis in partnership with universities and research institutions around the country.
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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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