A powerful advocate of the equal importance of science and art, C. L. Max Nikias became the first holder of the Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities in 2008. The chair is USC’s first endowed faculty position that focuses on the interdisciplinary relationships between technology and the humanities and honors exceptional achievements…Continue Reading Engineer and Humanist
Day: July 26, 2010
Two New Hospitals
C. L. Max Nikias speaks on the Health Sciences campus during an event celebrating the university’s acquisition of the USC Norris Cancer Hospital and USC University Hospital in April 2009. It is a “watershed moment,” says Nikias, that gives USC the opportunity “to embark on a new frontier for all of the health-related disciplines at…Continue Reading Two New Hospitals
The Promethean University
In his seminal keynote address (“Beyond the Ivory Towers: On Tomorrow’s American Research University”) for the 31st Earl V. Pullias Lecture on Jan. 22, 2009, sponsored by the USC Rossier School of Education, C. L. Max Nikias articulates his vision for tomorrow’s American research university. Perceiving the urgent need for “a second Prometheus,” Nikias asserts…Continue Reading The Promethean University
Anticipating the Ronald Tutor Campus Center Dedication
President C. L. Max Nikias enjoys a moment with Ronnie Chan — a USC trustee, alumnus, Trojan parent, and recipient of the Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award. Chan is a key supporter of the international plaza at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center, which Nikias will dedicate on August 26, 2010….Continue Reading Anticipating the Ronald Tutor Campus Center Dedication
$24 Million Gift for Cancer Research
On hand in July 2010 to formally announce a $24 million gift from Sumner Redstone to support USC oncologist David Agus’ prostate-cancer research, President Nikias acknowledged that Mr. Redstone’s generosity will help us “begin to envision a future in which cancer is no longer feared, perhaps even a future in which cancer no longer exists.”…Continue Reading $24 Million Gift for Cancer Research
USC / U.S. Department of Commerce
In a conference on campus in July 2010, President Nikias and senior members of the Obama administration discuss the important role research universities such as USC play in innovation, job creation, economic development, and the commercialization of federally-funded research. Read the president’s thoughts on the role of research universities in innovation….Continue Reading USC / U.S. Department of Commerce
Seminars, Stories and Sophocles
During “Welcome Week” for incoming USC freshmen, President Nikias teaches a micro-seminar on Greco-Roman history and drama. Nikias is one of nearly 60 professors who teach two 90-minute small-group sessions designed to introduce freshmen to faculty and engage them in the academic environment of USC before regular classes begin.More on micro-seminars….Continue Reading Seminars, Stories and Sophocles