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
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$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