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At the USC v. Arizona football game on October 10, 2013, representatives of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center received an on-field tribute from thousands of Trojans in the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Harlyne Norris (center left)—whose husband Ken Norris was the founding visionary who established the center forty years ago—received the cheers alongside her daughter,…Continue Reading Cancer Fighters Saluted

At an event attended by colleagues, university leadership, and media, 2013 Nobel Prize recipient Arieh Warshel was lauded for his accomplishments in “the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.” Professor Warshel is a longstanding member of the Department of Chemistry in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. “We are particularly…Continue Reading USC holds press conference for 2013 Nobel Prize recipient, Professor Arieh Warshel

Retired Gen. David Petraeus officially became “Professor Petraeus” to USC students during the week of October 7 — lecturing on energy and the U.S. economy, meeting with student veterans and cheering the football team to a win in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Petraeus, whose current interests include how energy, information technology, life sciences and…Continue Reading Petraeus leads a surge across campus

USC Trustee Ratan N. Tata added a new honor to his long list of accomplishments when the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) inducted him as a foreign associate on Oct. 6.He was admitted for his “outstanding contributions to industrial development in India and the world,” according to the NAE. Tata joins 37 other USC…Continue Reading USC Trustee Ratan Tata Inducted into National Academy of Engineering

The USC Shoah Foundation—The Institute for Visual History and Education, honored global humanitarian George Clooney with the Ambassador for Humanity Award during a gala event in New York City on October 3, 2013. The event brought together a gathering of high profile individuals and researchers committed to the education mission of the USC Shoah Foundation….Continue Reading Celebrating the USC Shoah Foundation’s mission

Erica Muhl was formally installed as the Dean of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts at a ceremony attended by the school’s namesake, Gayle Garner Roski, university leadership and members of the faculty on October 1, 2013. Her permanent appointment was announced to the USC community and the public on May 1, 2013, after…Continue Reading Erica Muhl installed as Dean of the USC Roski School

Members of the USC Good Neighbors Campaign President’s Leadership Circle were welcomed to the residence of USC President C. L. Max Nikias and Mrs. Niki C. Nikias for a celebratory dinner on September 24, 2013. The Good Neighbors Campaign, currently in its 19th year, is a unique employee giving program that supports community-based partnership activities…Continue Reading The giving spirit, the Trojan way

USC officially welcomed brain researchers Arthur Toga and Paul Thompson during a reception held at the University Park campus. The two nationally recognized researchers formerly with UCLA, brought the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI) including their team of 110 faculty, researchers and multidisciplinary staff in the field of brain mapping and neuroimaging to USC this fall….Continue Reading USC welcomes brains researchers Arthur Toga and Paul Thompson

USC alumni leaders from all over the country congregated on campus for the 2013 Alumni Leadership Conference, and this year, a new advisory group was formed—the inaugural meeting of the President’s Leadership Council was held at the University Park campus. The group represented a diverse range of Trojan successes, but all members share in common…Continue Reading Alumni leaders return to alma mater