USC President C. L. Max Nikias describes the path that led him to the university, and shares an unexpected connection with his counterpart at another USC, the University of South Carolina.
Marketing expert Dina Mayzlin of the USC Marshall School studied hotel reviews and found discrepancies between Expedia, which restricts its reviewers to customers who “paid and stayed,” and TripAdvisor, which doesn’t.
USC has produced more Olympians, overall medalists and gold medalists than any other U.S. university.
The 18 talented dancers are a diverse bunch ethnically and geographically, with 11 states, Canada and Mexico represented.
The new processor will be used to investigate the possibilities of the advanced technology on real-world problems.
Indian national Tvisha Gangwani, now enrolled at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, says she liked that at U.S. schools she could take a variety of classes, add a minor and change her major.
“It is true that on the busiest streets you do get more pollution exposure than if you’re riding through a quieter neighborhood,”s says Ed Avol, USC professor of preventive medicine. But, he adds, “it’s better for you to still ride to get that exercise — use your bicycle — than not. Even in air polluted areas.”
Partnership is designed to minimize the damage and disruption caused by the inevitable earthquake, wildfire or flood.
Twice a week they hit the streets, handing out burritos and making friends.
USC pharmacologist Clay Wang has hopes that the eight species of fungi onboard the SpaceX rocket might one day lead the way to a “sunblock” that could protect humans from the harmful radiation of space.
