Carl Marziali (213) 740-4751 or 740-2215 marziali@usc.edu WHAT: The winners of the 2005 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, administered by USC, will deliver public lectures. The Tyler Prize is one of the premier awards for environmental science, energy and medicine. WHO: Charles David Keeling and Lonnie G. Thompson are pioneers of global warming research. Keeling […]
Contact: Carl Marziali (213) 740-4751 email: marziali@usc.edu Researchers find that human eyes learn best in an uncluttered setting. If athletes, soldiers and drivers must perform every day in visually messy environments, common sense suggests that any visual training they receive should include distractions and disorder. New research from the University of Southern California and UC […]
Contact: Elaine Lapriore (213) 740-7895 lapriore@usc.edu Restaurants in Los Angeles’ poor African American neighborhoods offer fewer healthy foods than restaurants in wealthier, primarily white Westside neighborhoods, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. "The greatest contrast was in the number of healthy preparation options: for example, the inability to have […]
Contact: USC News Service, (213) 740-2215 C.L. Max Nikias, professor of electrical engineering and dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has been named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California. He will begin his new duties June 1, 2005. The provost is USC’s chief academic officer […]
VISUALS AVAILABLE: B-roll, screen shots of Full Spectrum Warrior scenarios. Contact : Elaine Lapriore (213) 740-7895 email: lapriore@usc.edu USC scientists who developed virtual reality technology to train soldiers are using the same tools to help returning troops cope with traumatic events. Scientists at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies are converting content from a game […]
Contact: Carl Marziali (213) 740-4751 email: marziali@usc.edu Earthquakes along a set of fault lines in the Pacific Ocean emit small “foreshocks” that can be used to forecast the main tremor, according to research in the March 24 issue of Nature. It is the first demonstration that some types of large imminent earthquakes may be systematically […]
From the University of Southern California Law News Service Los Angeles, CA 90089-2538 Contact: Gilien Silsby USC Law News Service, (213) 740-9690 or (213) 500-8673 MICHAEL BRENNAN, USC law professor, is an expert in criminal defense and trial advocacy. As director of USC’s Post-Conviction Justice Project, Brennan is a practicing criminal defense attorney and can […]
Contact: USC Law News Service Gilien Silsby (213) 740-9690 E-mail: gsilsby@law.usc.edu WHAT: Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IND), long considered a major Democratic contender in the 2008 presidential election, will deliver USC Law School’s 2005 Roth Lecture. The Indiana legislator, who has focused on strengthening national security and creating more jobs, will discuss the Senate’s judicial confirmation […]
Contact: USC Law News Service Gilien Silsby (213) 740-9690 E-mail: gsilsby@law.usc.edu WHAT: Theodore B. Olson, the 42nd Solicitor General of the United States, will give the keynote luncheon address at the 2005 Institute for Corporate Counsel. Olson will discuss “Insights from Inside the Supreme Court.” The Institute for Corporate Counsel is an annual conference hosted […]
From the University of Southern California Law News Service Los Angeles, CA 90089-2538 Contact: Gilien Silsby USC Law News Service, (213) 740-9690 TOM LYON, USC law professor, is an expert on child abuse and molestation, evidence in criminal cases and credibility of children’s testimony. Lyon is president of the American Psychological Association’s Section on Child […]
