Contact: Usha Sutliff, USC News Service, (213) 740-2215 Linda Grimes, GraceNet, (310) 732-0010 WHO: William Deverell, a USC history professor, will read from his book “Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of its American Past ” (University of California Press, 2004). The book documents six developments in the city of Los […]
RICHARD DEKMEJIAN, professor of political science, is an expert in Middle East politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Contact: (213) 740-3619 (office) or dekmejia@usc.edu. LAURIE BRAND, professor of international relations, is an expert in Palestinian affairs, inter-Arab politics, Arab-Israeli peace efforts and the Middle Eastern political economy. Contact: (213) 740-3651 or brand@usc.edu.
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION THOMAS HOLLIHAN, professor of communication, can comment on the strategy behind the candidates’ messages, their communication styles and media coverage of the debates. Contact: (213) 740-3947 (office) or hollihan@usc.edu. MARTIN KAPLAN, director of USC’s Norman Lear Center, can discuss the presidential candidates’ communication style and campaign tactics. Contact: (213) 740-9945 (office) or martyk@usc.edu. […]
GLENN MELNICK, University of Southern California professor of health care finance, specializes in health insurance, managed care, public policy and consumer issues. He is also a senior economist and resident consultant for the RAND Corp. An experienced media source, Melnick can provide expert analysis and consumer advice on the following issues:
MICHAEL BRENNAN, a clinical professor in the USC Law School and a criminal defense expert, can talk about both the criminal and civil cases involving Kobe Bryant. Contact: (213) 740-2527 or mbrennan@law.usc.edu. GREG KEATING, a professor in the USC Law School and an expert in civil procedure, can talk about the pending case between Kobe […]
DAVID CRUZ, USC law professor, is an expert on gay marriage and sexual orientation and the law. Contact: (213) 740-6830 (office) or dcruz@law.usc.edu. ALISON RENTELN, USC political science professor, is an expert on sexual orientation and the law, cultural defense and gay marriage. Contact: (626) 791-2612 (home), (626) 536-5963 (cell phone), (213) 740-3248 (office) or […]
ELIZABETH GARRETT, law professor, can comment on whether the candidates are effectively communicating their messages, how the Democrats are handling the election issues and how the Republicans are responding. Contact: (213) 821-5438 (office), (310) 968-5398 (cell phone) or egarrett@law.usc.edu. THOMAS HOLLIHAN, professor of communication, can comment on the strategy behind the candidates’ messages, their communication […]
After nearly a seven-year trek, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft will arrive at Saturn on June 30, 2004 at approximately 10:36 p.m. EDT. The first endeavor to orbit Saturn, this international cooperative mission plans a four-year tour of the planet, its rings, magnetosphere and icy moons, including Titan, the planet’s largest. DONALD SHEMANSKY, a professor of aerospace […]
U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS PRESIDENTIAL WARTIME POWERS, UPHOLDS DETAINEES’ RIGHT TO USE COURTS EDWIN SMITH, USC law professor, is an expert on democracy and national security. He is also an expert on war powers and foreign relations and international law. He served on the U.S. Department of State’s advisory commission on arms control and nonproliferation. […]
ALISON RENTELN, USC political science professor, has an expertise in constitutional law. Contact: (213) 740-3248 (office), (626) 536-5963 (cell phone), (626) 791-2612 (home) or arenteln@usc.edu. JOHN CROSSLEY, USC associate professor of religion, has an expertise in church and state relations. Contact: (213) 740-0275 (office), (323) 222-7532 (home) or crossley@usc.edu. MICHAEL SHAPIRO, USC professor of law, […]
