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Pinchas Cohen Recognized as the William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in Gerontology

  • Publication date October 31, 2012

At a reception held at the Town and Gown, Pinchas Cohen, a preeminent researcher and leader in the field of gerontology, was welcomed to the university and officially installed as the William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in Gerontology.  Cohen’s appointment as dean of the USC Davis School of Gerontology became effective Aug. 1, 2012. Formerly…Continue Reading Pinchas Cohen Recognized as the William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in Gerontology

Carmen Puliafito Honored with International Vision Award

  • Publication date October 30, 2012

Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, recipient of the 2012 António Champalimaud Vision Award, was recognized for this recent achievement at a reception held on the Health Sciences Campus. The award, officially bestowed at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, on Sept. 14, 2012, acknowledges Dr. Puliafito’s role in the invention and…Continue Reading Carmen Puliafito Honored with International Vision Award

The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Collection Dedicated at USC

  • Publication date October 22, 2012

The late television executive Brandon Tartikoff was responsible for bringing Cheers, Seinfeld, Law & Order, The Cosby Show, Miami Vice and many others to the screen. On Oct. 18, 2012, the USC School of Cinematic Arts hosted a dedication ceremony for The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Collection, a vast assortment of correspondence and other memorabilia donated…Continue Reading The Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Collection Dedicated at USC

USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute Marks Its 35th Anniversary

  • Publication date October 19, 2012

USC President C. L. Max Nikias joined Distinguished Professor George A. Olah, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and holder of the university’s Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Chair in Organic Chemistry, along with a host of others to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute on Oct….Continue Reading USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute Marks Its 35th Anniversary

USC Welcomes Andrew McMahon

  • Publication date October 17, 2012

On Oct. 16, 2012, President Nikias officially welcomed Andrew McMahon to the Trojan Family. Chair of the university’s newly created Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, McMahon comes to USC from Harvard University, where he…Continue Reading USC Welcomes Andrew McMahon

USC Institute of Urology Reception

  • Publication date October 15, 2012

On Oct. 6, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias addressed a star-studded gathering hosted by DreamWorks Studios to celebrate the USC Institute of Urology. Characterizing the institute as “a place where the extraordinary has become ordinary,” Nikias noted that faculty at the institute are trailblazers in robotic surgery and have pioneered many other advances in…Continue Reading USC Institute of Urology Reception