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USC in the News 2/9/2012
Scientific
American featured research by Valter Longo of the USC Davis School
finding that short periods of fasting could help cancer patients better
tolerate chemotherapy, and may even make treatment more effective. NPR
Boston affiliate WBUR-FM reported that in an animal model, 40 percent
of subjects who received no food or drink except water before and after
chemotherapy were cured of cancer, compared with zero percent of
subjects who only received chemo. Patients in California are now trying
the fasting, Longo said. The study was also covered by BBC
News (U.K.), Daily
Mail (U.K.), La
Repubblica (Italy), Corriere
della Sera (Italy), The
Scientist, Agence
France-Presse, The
Press Association (U.K.), AOL
News, Asian
News International, Indian
Express (India), Press
Trust of India (India), Radio
Santiago (Chile), Diario
Digital (Portugal), EFE
(Spain), Salute
24 (Italy), ANSA
(Italy), ASCA
(Italy), Gaianews
(Italy), Republika
(Indonesia) and Ihlas
Son Dakika (Turkey).
The New York Times featured a joint project by the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and IBM, analyzing public sentiment of football quarterbacks on social media. They examined Facebook and Twitter activity to determine which player had more support online. The researchers found increased support for Manning leading up to the Super Bowl. The technology was developed to help companies better understand their customers, the story reported.
ElGolfo (Mexico) 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, versus 33 the day before. La Primera Plana (Mexico) also ran a story.
Los Angeles Times quoted Thomas Lyon of the USC Gould School about legal complaints surrounding the Miramonte Elementary School.
Inc. cited Edward Kleinbard of the USC Gould School about the carried interest tax break and how lobbying has kept it alive.
The Week cited Ginger Clark of the USC Rossier School regarding the harm done to the children involved in the Miramonte Elementary School abuse scandal.
ABC Radio Woodbridge, Va., affiliate WMAL-AM interviewed Joseph Touch of the USC Viterbi School's Information Sciences Institute about the Stop Online Piracy Act and the difficulty of establishing violations of copyright law in the digital age.
The Sacramento Bee quoted Chester Newland, retired professor of the USC Price School, about Sacramento's mayorship.
The San Diego Union-Tribune quoted David Carter of the USC Marshall School about empty seats being counted in sports event attendance.
The Press-Enterprise quoted David Cruz of the USC Gould School about the likelihood of the U.S. Supreme Court getting involved in the Proposition 8 case. Agence France-Presse also quoted Cruz.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy mentioned USC's $6 billion fundraising campaign.
The Washington Post noted that the USC Trojan Marching Band performing at the 2009 Grammy Awards with Radiohead.
San Diego Business Journal mentioned that Applied Proteomics Inc. was co-founded by David Agus of the Keck School of USC.
WTMJ-AM cited "President Kennedy: Profile of Power" by Richard Reeves of the USC Annenberg School.
The Salt Lake Tribune mentioned that Grammy Camp is hosted at the USC Thornton School.
Deadline Hollywood mentioned a Q&A panel titled "The Power of Film to Create Social Change," sponsored by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
KCET-TV noted that images for a story were provided by the USC Libraries and by L.A. as Subject, a research collective hosted by the USC Libraries.
The New York Times featured a joint project by the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and IBM, analyzing public sentiment of football quarterbacks on social media. They examined Facebook and Twitter activity to determine which player had more support online. The researchers found increased support for Manning leading up to the Super Bowl. The technology was developed to help companies better understand their customers, the story reported.
ElGolfo (Mexico) 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, versus 33 the day before. La Primera Plana (Mexico) also ran a story.
Los Angeles Times quoted Thomas Lyon of the USC Gould School about legal complaints surrounding the Miramonte Elementary School.
Inc. cited Edward Kleinbard of the USC Gould School about the carried interest tax break and how lobbying has kept it alive.
The Week cited Ginger Clark of the USC Rossier School regarding the harm done to the children involved in the Miramonte Elementary School abuse scandal.
ABC Radio Woodbridge, Va., affiliate WMAL-AM interviewed Joseph Touch of the USC Viterbi School's Information Sciences Institute about the Stop Online Piracy Act and the difficulty of establishing violations of copyright law in the digital age.
The Sacramento Bee quoted Chester Newland, retired professor of the USC Price School, about Sacramento's mayorship.
The San Diego Union-Tribune quoted David Carter of the USC Marshall School about empty seats being counted in sports event attendance.
The Press-Enterprise quoted David Cruz of the USC Gould School about the likelihood of the U.S. Supreme Court getting involved in the Proposition 8 case. Agence France-Presse also quoted Cruz.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy mentioned USC's $6 billion fundraising campaign.
The Washington Post noted that the USC Trojan Marching Band performing at the 2009 Grammy Awards with Radiohead.
San Diego Business Journal mentioned that Applied Proteomics Inc. was co-founded by David Agus of the Keck School of USC.
WTMJ-AM cited "President Kennedy: Profile of Power" by Richard Reeves of the USC Annenberg School.
The Salt Lake Tribune mentioned that Grammy Camp is hosted at the USC Thornton School.
Deadline Hollywood mentioned a Q&A panel titled "The Power of Film to Create Social Change," sponsored by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
KCET-TV noted that images for a story were provided by the USC Libraries and by L.A. as Subject, a research collective hosted by the USC Libraries.
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