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 2/7/2012
Los
Angeles Times featured the Oscar Senti-meter, an interactive tool
developed by the USC Annenberg School's Annenberg Innovation Lab, the
Los Angeles Times and IBM. The tool sifts through millions of tweets to
analyze opinions about the Academy Awards race; it identifies positive
and negative sentiments toward the Twitter subjects using language
recognition technology developed in collaboration with the USC Viterbi
School's Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab. Los Angeles Times
ran a second story on the project. La
Opinion featured Senti-meter results finding that on the night of
the Oscar nominations Mexican actor Demian Bichir earned the most
Tweets of all male actors. El
Universal (Mexico) and Quien
(Mexico) also ran stories.
Los Angeles Times highlighted the upcoming USC Conference on Sports: The Olympics, presented by the USC Annenberg School's USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society. The conference will feature Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, gold medalist Allyson Felix and announcers Jim Nantz and Jim Lampley.
The Globe and Mail (Canada) featured "The End of Illness," a new book by David Agus of the Keck School of USC. The book posits that medicine will become even more preventative as patients gain access to more accurate data about their own bodies.
The Times-Picayune ran an op-ed by Rebecca Brown of the USC Gould School about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Brown wrote that opposition to the individual mandate is not about federalism. The act is about regulating commerce, Brown wrote, which the Constitution explicitly gives Congress the power to do. Brown added that real objection is about individual rights: "The challenge could have been framed openly in rights terms but would not prevail: The right to privacy has never been extended to economic purchasing decisions."
KPCC-FM highlighted research by Jody Agius Vallejo of the USC Dornsife College and Dowell Myers of the USC Price School about the development of a Latino middle class. Vallejo wrote about upwardly mobile Latinos, noting that many have grown up in poor or disadvantaged communities and retain links to those communities. Among families that are economically secure, legal status allows parents to obtain well paid jobs and have more resources to invest in education. Myers' research shows an increase in Latino and Asian American homeownership, just as aging white Californian homeowners are looking to sell their real estate.
The Press-Enterprise featured a hippotherapy ranch created with help from Cassandra Sanders-Holly of the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. Sanders-Holly is a physical therapist and lives in Norco, where the ranch is located. Each week the equine facility treats about 20 children who have neuromuscular or musculoskeletal conditions. "The biomechanics of a horse's pelvis mimics a person's exactly," Sanders-Holly said. "So for a child who can't walk on his own, he's able to experience what walking should be."
TheStreet featured a research project by the USC Annenberg School and IBM that analyzed tweets about Tom Brady and Eli Manning to measure how Twitter users felt toward the two quarterbacks. The researchers found that Manning is set to overtake Brady in terms of popularity, with Manning earning a 66 percent sentiment score versus Brady's 61 percent. Poughkeepsie Journal highlighted the research.
The Washington Post, in an Associated Press story, quoted Roberto Suro of the USC Annenberg School about a new English-language news channel planned by Univision and Disney.
CNN quoted Stefan Schaal of the USC Viterbi School about robots' inability to learn developmentally.
Financial Times (U.K.) quoted John Barcal of the USC Marshall School about the tax rate on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's stock options.
The Philippine Star (Philippines) cited a USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher about gene CD44 and its potential for drug development.
NFL Network interviewed Adam Rogers, Daniel Durbin and Christopher Smith of the USC Annenberg School about the nation's obsession with Denver Broncos player Tim Tebow.
Vail Daily quoted USC Marshall School Dean James Ellis about the city of Vail striving to become a year-round international resort community.
TechCrunch cited Warren Bennis of the USC Marshall School on whether leaders are born or made.
The Times-Picayune quoted David Carter of the USC Marshall School about Eli Manning distinguishing himself with his Super Bowl performance.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch quoted William Tierney of the USC Rossier School about national transfer rates for college students.
The Bakersfield Californian quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on whether legislative problems are causing California's debt.
Fars News Agency (Iran) mentioned that USC's Center for Applied Molecular Medicine collaborated with The Scripps Research Institute to develop a new blood test that will aid in the detection of cancer progression.
LAist highlighted an upcoming discussion with graphic novelist Keshni Kashyap at USC's Doheny Memorial Library. The event is part of Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative.
CBS News' "MoneyWatch" cited "Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration," co-written by Warren Bennis of the USC Marshall School.
The Sacramento Bee included the novel "Assumption" by Percival Everett of the USC Dornsife College in a recommended reading list for Black History Month.
CBS News Cincinnati affiliate WKRC-TV mentioned that the Southern California Earthquake Center at USC led an earthquake preparedness drill called the Great Central U.S. Shakeout.
Payvand mentioned that the American Composers Festival 2012 will be partially sponsored by KUSC-FM.
Amarillo Globe-News highlighted a new book about the graduate student experience at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, written by USC alumnus Steve Boman.
La Opinion mentioned that USC hosted the Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon last week.
Los Angeles Times highlighted the upcoming USC Conference on Sports: The Olympics, presented by the USC Annenberg School's USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society. The conference will feature Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, gold medalist Allyson Felix and announcers Jim Nantz and Jim Lampley.
The Globe and Mail (Canada) featured "The End of Illness," a new book by David Agus of the Keck School of USC. The book posits that medicine will become even more preventative as patients gain access to more accurate data about their own bodies.
The Times-Picayune ran an op-ed by Rebecca Brown of the USC Gould School about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Brown wrote that opposition to the individual mandate is not about federalism. The act is about regulating commerce, Brown wrote, which the Constitution explicitly gives Congress the power to do. Brown added that real objection is about individual rights: "The challenge could have been framed openly in rights terms but would not prevail: The right to privacy has never been extended to economic purchasing decisions."
KPCC-FM highlighted research by Jody Agius Vallejo of the USC Dornsife College and Dowell Myers of the USC Price School about the development of a Latino middle class. Vallejo wrote about upwardly mobile Latinos, noting that many have grown up in poor or disadvantaged communities and retain links to those communities. Among families that are economically secure, legal status allows parents to obtain well paid jobs and have more resources to invest in education. Myers' research shows an increase in Latino and Asian American homeownership, just as aging white Californian homeowners are looking to sell their real estate.
The Press-Enterprise featured a hippotherapy ranch created with help from Cassandra Sanders-Holly of the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. Sanders-Holly is a physical therapist and lives in Norco, where the ranch is located. Each week the equine facility treats about 20 children who have neuromuscular or musculoskeletal conditions. "The biomechanics of a horse's pelvis mimics a person's exactly," Sanders-Holly said. "So for a child who can't walk on his own, he's able to experience what walking should be."
TheStreet featured a research project by the USC Annenberg School and IBM that analyzed tweets about Tom Brady and Eli Manning to measure how Twitter users felt toward the two quarterbacks. The researchers found that Manning is set to overtake Brady in terms of popularity, with Manning earning a 66 percent sentiment score versus Brady's 61 percent. Poughkeepsie Journal highlighted the research.
The Washington Post, in an Associated Press story, quoted Roberto Suro of the USC Annenberg School about a new English-language news channel planned by Univision and Disney.
CNN quoted Stefan Schaal of the USC Viterbi School about robots' inability to learn developmentally.
Financial Times (U.K.) quoted John Barcal of the USC Marshall School about the tax rate on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's stock options.
The Philippine Star (Philippines) cited a USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher about gene CD44 and its potential for drug development.
NFL Network interviewed Adam Rogers, Daniel Durbin and Christopher Smith of the USC Annenberg School about the nation's obsession with Denver Broncos player Tim Tebow.
Vail Daily quoted USC Marshall School Dean James Ellis about the city of Vail striving to become a year-round international resort community.
TechCrunch cited Warren Bennis of the USC Marshall School on whether leaders are born or made.
The Times-Picayune quoted David Carter of the USC Marshall School about Eli Manning distinguishing himself with his Super Bowl performance.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch quoted William Tierney of the USC Rossier School about national transfer rates for college students.
The Bakersfield Californian quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on whether legislative problems are causing California's debt.
Fars News Agency (Iran) mentioned that USC's Center for Applied Molecular Medicine collaborated with The Scripps Research Institute to develop a new blood test that will aid in the detection of cancer progression.
LAist highlighted an upcoming discussion with graphic novelist Keshni Kashyap at USC's Doheny Memorial Library. The event is part of Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative.
CBS News' "MoneyWatch" cited "Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration," co-written by Warren Bennis of the USC Marshall School.
The Sacramento Bee included the novel "Assumption" by Percival Everett of the USC Dornsife College in a recommended reading list for Black History Month.
CBS News Cincinnati affiliate WKRC-TV mentioned that the Southern California Earthquake Center at USC led an earthquake preparedness drill called the Great Central U.S. Shakeout.
Payvand mentioned that the American Composers Festival 2012 will be partially sponsored by KUSC-FM.
Amarillo Globe-News highlighted a new book about the graduate student experience at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, written by USC alumnus Steve Boman.
La Opinion mentioned that USC hosted the Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon last week.
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