Each year, USC programs and faculty research are highlighted in print, broadcast and online stories throughout the world. Highlights of recent news coverage are compiled by USC Media Relations.
USC in the News 1/25/2012
London
Evening Standard (U.K.) featured the USC Shoah Foundation Institute
for Visual History and Education, which has made 52,000 video
testimonies by Holocaust survivors available to the University of
London. The collection will be accessible to academics, students and
the public. "Royal Holloway, University of London, has positioned
itself to become a global leader in testimony-based research now that
this resource is available to British scholars," said Stephen Smith,
executive director of the institute. The story noted that filmmaker
Steven Spielberg started the institute in 1994 after making
"Schindler's List."
United Press International featured research by Katrina Edwards and Jason Sylvan of the USC Dornsife College, finding that marine life persists even after the hydrothermal sea vents it is based around go dormant. Edwards and her team found that when the vents die, microbes that fed on a vent's gases are supplanted by ones that feed on the iron and sulphur in the vents themselves. "Hydrothermal vents are really ephemeral in nature," Edwards said. Asian News International also featured the research.
Business Insider ran an op-ed by Ira Kalb of the USC Marshall School about the economic value of the Oscars. Kalb wrote that the Academy Award is a valuable marketing tool, keeping movies in theaters longer, and boosting box office receipts, DVD sales, downloads and cable TV revenues. "Most important of all, award nominations can mean the difference between profits and bankruptcy for some movie productions," Kalb added.
Los Angeles Times quoted Edward Kleinbard of the USC Gould School about Mitt Romney's tax returns. The Nation, The Fiscal Times and BuzzFeed also quoted Kleinbard.
MSNBC interviewed Anthony Dukes of the USC Marshall School about Sears' attempts to compete with rivals Wal-Mart and Target.
Bloomberg Businessweek quoted Edward Kleinbard of the USC Gould School about tax rates and the growing gap between the wealthy and poor.
ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV interviewed Douglas Vanderbilt of the Keck School of USC about proposals that would change the criteria used to diagnose autism.
San Jose Mercury News quoted Dan Schnur of the USC Dornsife College about a rising tide of support for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative.
Los Angeles Times reported that a redistricting commissioner called USC one of the jewels of South Los Angeles.
Inside Higher Ed mentioned tuition and financial at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and noted that the school has a highly rated film program.
CNN stated that the USC Marshall School's Executive M.B.A. program is more affordable than the one at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, which is launching in Los Angeles this August.
International Business Times stated that the USC Rossier School's online master's degree program helps students develop social networking skills.
Scientific American highlighted research by Kelvin Davies of the USC Davis School on cell aging, and quoted him about age-related illness. The story also quoted Phoebe Liebig, professor emerita of the Davis School, and Karen Lincoln of the USC School of Social Work.
San Diego Reader cited a report by Murtaza Baxamusa of the USC Price School about the number of jobs that could be created by a proposed Convention Center expansion in downtown San Diego.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal cited the commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, who said that USC is aggressively pursuing progress as a research university.
CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV covered a State of the Union viewing party and discussion held at the USC Annenberg School.
The Commercial Appeal reported that Jo-Michael Scheibe of the USC Thornton School directed a group of private and public school choirs.
Chicago Tribune mentioned that Drew Pinsky is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Keck School of USC.
The Patriot Ledger mentioned that Roy Harris, author of "Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism," came to speak at the USC Annenberg School.
The Washington Post noted that it produced a story as a project for the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, which are administered by the USC Annenberg School. New Haven Independent also mentioned the fellowships.
ABC News Weslaco, Texas, affiliate KRGV-TV mentioned an exhibition debate that will be held between USC and Wiley College.
United Press International featured research by Katrina Edwards and Jason Sylvan of the USC Dornsife College, finding that marine life persists even after the hydrothermal sea vents it is based around go dormant. Edwards and her team found that when the vents die, microbes that fed on a vent's gases are supplanted by ones that feed on the iron and sulphur in the vents themselves. "Hydrothermal vents are really ephemeral in nature," Edwards said. Asian News International also featured the research.
Business Insider ran an op-ed by Ira Kalb of the USC Marshall School about the economic value of the Oscars. Kalb wrote that the Academy Award is a valuable marketing tool, keeping movies in theaters longer, and boosting box office receipts, DVD sales, downloads and cable TV revenues. "Most important of all, award nominations can mean the difference between profits and bankruptcy for some movie productions," Kalb added.
Los Angeles Times quoted Edward Kleinbard of the USC Gould School about Mitt Romney's tax returns. The Nation, The Fiscal Times and BuzzFeed also quoted Kleinbard.
MSNBC interviewed Anthony Dukes of the USC Marshall School about Sears' attempts to compete with rivals Wal-Mart and Target.
Bloomberg Businessweek quoted Edward Kleinbard of the USC Gould School about tax rates and the growing gap between the wealthy and poor.
ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV interviewed Douglas Vanderbilt of the Keck School of USC about proposals that would change the criteria used to diagnose autism.
San Jose Mercury News quoted Dan Schnur of the USC Dornsife College about a rising tide of support for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative.
Los Angeles Times reported that a redistricting commissioner called USC one of the jewels of South Los Angeles.
Inside Higher Ed mentioned tuition and financial at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and noted that the school has a highly rated film program.
CNN stated that the USC Marshall School's Executive M.B.A. program is more affordable than the one at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, which is launching in Los Angeles this August.
International Business Times stated that the USC Rossier School's online master's degree program helps students develop social networking skills.
Scientific American highlighted research by Kelvin Davies of the USC Davis School on cell aging, and quoted him about age-related illness. The story also quoted Phoebe Liebig, professor emerita of the Davis School, and Karen Lincoln of the USC School of Social Work.
San Diego Reader cited a report by Murtaza Baxamusa of the USC Price School about the number of jobs that could be created by a proposed Convention Center expansion in downtown San Diego.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal cited the commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, who said that USC is aggressively pursuing progress as a research university.
CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV covered a State of the Union viewing party and discussion held at the USC Annenberg School.
The Commercial Appeal reported that Jo-Michael Scheibe of the USC Thornton School directed a group of private and public school choirs.
Chicago Tribune mentioned that Drew Pinsky is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Keck School of USC.
The Patriot Ledger mentioned that Roy Harris, author of "Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism," came to speak at the USC Annenberg School.
The Washington Post noted that it produced a story as a project for the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, which are administered by the USC Annenberg School. New Haven Independent also mentioned the fellowships.
ABC News Weslaco, Texas, affiliate KRGV-TV mentioned an exhibition debate that will be held between USC and Wiley College.
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