By C. L. Max Nikias Originally published in The Los Angeles Times Op-Ed section on February 25, 2015 As the Great Recession decimated U.S. job growth, one sector continued to thrive: biotechnology. Encompassing everything from medical device manufacturing to biopharmaceutical development and the latest diagnostic tools, this industry will no doubt frame humanity’s most important…Continue Reading Los Angeles has the right DNA to become biotech hub
Month: February 2015
Los Angeles Biotech Summit
Delivered on February 26, 2015 at the Los Angeles Biotech Summit Good morning everyone! On behalf of the entire USC community, I am so pleased to welcome you to the Los Angeles Biotech Summit. Today, through several panels of prestigious researchers and leaders from academia and industry and our community, we will explore the extraordinary possibilities…Continue Reading Los Angeles Biotech Summit
USC summit marks rebirth of biotech era in Los Angeles
Los Angeles city and county policymakers and educational institutions are laying the groundwork for the region’s biotechnology strategy at a summit today on the USC Health Sciences Campus.
The Los Angeles Biotech Summit draws leaders from business, academia and government to discuss ways to build the industry and, in turn, create more jobs.
“Today, we gather at a most auspicious moment in the history of medicine and the biological sciences. Each day brings advances that not only improve how long we live, but how well we live. Now, we have an opportunity to usher in progress and economic development, here in the heart of our city,” said USC President C. L. Max Nikias….Continue Reading USC summit marks rebirth of biotech era in Los Angeles
NAI receives generous support; USC Campaign surpasses $4 billion mark
With a generous $5 million gift from USC Trustee Joan Payden, USC’s signature college access program, NAI, will expand to reach some 1,100 students in grades six through 12 by 2020, including 600 additional children and teens in the neighborhoods near our Health Sciences Campus. NAI’s cornerstone will be the newly named Joan A. Payden Student Academy. Payden is among the many supporters who have helped USC surpass the $4 billion mark in our historic fundraising campaign. Among all colleges and universities in our nation, only Harvard, Cornell, Stanford, Penn, and Columbia have accomplished this, and what is even more remarkable: we achieved this landmark in just four and a half years. …Continue Reading NAI receives generous support; USC Campaign surpasses $4 billion mark
Annual Address to Faculty
The Value of College EducationFebruary 2015by C. L. Max Nikias It is an extraordinary privilege for me to offer my annual address as president of USC. Faculty and students determine the quality of an institution. And USC stands among the most academically elite universities of the nation and the Pacific Rim. Your accomplishments define us,…Continue Reading Annual Address to Faculty
Nikias comes to defense of the research university
In his 2015 addresses to faculty and staff, USC President C. L. Max Nikias delivered a full-throated defense of the research university.
Speaking Feb. 11 to faculty at Town & Gown, he responded to a recent wave of criticism in the media over ballooning tuition, crushing student debt and uncertainty about the market value of a college education.
Nikias acknowledged that these are legitimate concerns….Continue Reading Nikias comes to defense of the research university
Nikias and Solis discuss biotech
USC President C. L. Max Nikias met with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis ’81 to discuss how to bring more economic development to the First District, which encompasses the university’s Health Sciences Campus.
Jobs are an area of expertise for Solis, who until 2013 was President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Labor. Solis is also part of the Trojan Family, having earned a master of public administration degree at USC….Continue Reading Nikias and Solis discuss biotech