USC Norris Healthcare Center opens; Mayor Eric Garcetti visits USC Village; Clay Helton’s inspiring connection to a USC alumna and cancer survivor

At USC, the year is off to a wonderful start, as our students settle in to the spring semester.  We were so thrilled to begin the year with an extraordinary addition to our campuses: the USC Norris Healthcare Center, which opened on our Health Sciences Campus. On our University Park Campus, our students and the local community continue to embrace the USC Village, which increased our campus’ footprint by one-third. Los Angeles’ mayor, Eric Garcetti, visited the USC Village, and I gave him a personal tour, pointing out the additions since he spoke at the opening gala last fall. …Continue Reading USC Norris Healthcare Center opens; Mayor Eric Garcetti visits USC Village; Clay Helton’s inspiring connection to a USC alumna and cancer survivor

United Airlines Memorial Coliseum to be new name for L.A. landmark

The historic home of the Trojans will be renamed in 2019 after a $270 million renovation is completed United Airlines and USC have announced a naming rights agreement to help sustain and renovate the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, one of the sports world’s most beloved historical landmarks and home of the USC Trojans. Under the 16-year…Continue Reading United Airlines Memorial Coliseum to be new name for L.A. landmark

Making cancer a disease of the past inspires a legacy of giving by the Norris family

Lisa Hansen stepped among the steel girders, watching proudly as the building around her slowly took shape. Her family has been a leading force behind many of the facilities at the USC Health Sciences Campus, like the one she was walking through that day. But as a hardhat-wearing Hansen made her way through the dust…Continue Reading Making cancer a disease of the past inspires a legacy of giving by the Norris family