President-elect Barack Obama's naming of Arne Duncan - chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools - as the nation's next Education Secretary appears to signify a shift towards more innovative methods to improve the nation's urban education districts, according to several education experts at the University of Southern California.
USC and Cambridge biologists measure expression of chosen gene at every point and time of a fly's life. The method has potential applications for a wide range of experiments across many species.
The University of Southern California [USC] has announced that media studies expert and advocate of the "YouTube generation" Henry Jenkins will join its faculty in July 2009. Jenkins will leave his post at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to hold a joint appointment at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and School of Cinematic Arts.
A political scientist calls for a national policy on culture as legal evidence.
Five unusual practices that organizations can employ to maximize employee effectiveness.
After two years of participating in a sweeping College Board study on the future of American education, USC Vice Provost for Enrollment Policy and Management Jerry Lucido joined his colleagues this week in a formal presentation of their findings before education leaders, congressional aides and the media. "We are entering a period of dramatic demographic change in the United States where any increase in college-bound students will be coming from groups that are traditionally under-prepared for and under-represented in colleges and universities today," said Lucido after the event.
For thousands of years, the content of a classical education remained the same. Then the world started to fill up. Recognizing that a humanistic education must cover sustainability, USC expands its "˜green' courses and programs.
In an article published this month in The Journal of Environment & Development, a team of public policy researchers - lead by University of Southern California professor Daniel Mazmanian - explores the factors that helped define California as a leader in the climate change arena. The study illuminates the rapidly changing dynamic in how "subnational actors," in this case the State of California, are influencing domestic and international policy.
A joint study outlines a new theory - "trustee theory" - to explain the relationship between elected officials and government bureaucracies. The authors explain how this theory can be applied to explaining the current economic crisis.
Holograms haven't changed much in the 30 years from Princess Leia to election night. Both were illusions. This time it's for real. And it talks back.
A fly can have it all: frequent breeding and long life, new study finds. Tradeoff between reproduction and lifespan may have exceptions, and not just in insects.
Want to understand why switching to renewable fuels is going to be so hard? This overview of alternative energy, fossil fuels and the climate challenge puts it all in perspective. Pay special attention to the chart.
A comprehensive study of the economic impacts of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has determined that the events did not drastically destabilize the United States economy "“ or even the New York Metro economy "“ to the extent that the attack planners may have intended. Presentations will be made Nov. 20 in New York City during the 55th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, 2008.
An expert on U.S. politics, USC Professor Patrick James, offers a play-by-play on the tactical decisions in each camp that led to Barack Obama's victory. What did Obama do right? Did choosing Sarah Palin cause John McCain's defeat? James also sketches a roadmap for Obama -- and the smarting Republican Party -- as they look ahead to 2012.
Grandmothers are more health conscious after assuming long-term care of a grandchild, but are initially less responsible, according to USC study.
Experts on presidential and state politics follow in alphabetical order: scroll down for experts on the election and the economy; election night viewing at USC; and pre- and post-election forums.
The USC Marshall School of Business Center for Global Innovation announced today a new study that shows that nations can be ranked on innovativeness based on the time it takes for new products to take off.
Four undergraduate students from the USC Marshall School of Business placed first at the Asian Business Case Competition at Nanyang Technological University's Business School in Singapore on Oct. 16.
The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business's Institute for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (ICIIP) has entered a license agreement with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), which serves IT Governance Professionals, to develop and implement its Systemic Security Management Model, a strategic framework for implementing information technology security systems within companies and organizations.
The USC Thornton School of Music will introduce a new Popular Music Performance major in Fall 2009, providing the next generation of professional musicians with an undergraduate degree program in which to develop their talents.
The preservation of one of the largest digital video archives in the world is starting at at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, where staff are converting more than 100,000 hours of videotaped Holocaust testimonials to a new digital format. The ambitious but necessary project is expected to take five years and $10 million.
Working on a Halloween-related story? USC experts have studied the aerodynamics of bats, the appeal of vampires and the role of horror in literature and film. Here is a list of experts for stories pegged to scary topics.
Smart people who are overwhelmed by uncertainty make even smarter bankers, according to new research by A. Alexandra Michel of the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Michel's new book, "Bullish on Uncertainty: How Organizational Cultures Transform Participants," explores the case of two major U.S. investment banks "“ with two differing philosophies on how to structure business processes and organizational strategies.
The fast moving world of digital media is just as much an opportunity as it is a challenge. Media and entertainment professionals can either learn new skills now and adapt quickly, or risk being marginalized and left behind. So, what types of skills is the entertainment industry looking for, and is education ready to respond to this challenge?
The Center for Management Communication at USC's Marshall School of Business is leading the way to solve intergenerational gaps in workplace perspectives and expectations. Communication solutions play a fundamental role in bridging the growing disparities between Gen Y workers and their older managers and corporate leaders.
The wrong language "“ denigrating older workers, even if only subtly "“ can have an outsized negative impact on employee productivity and corporate profits, says Dr. Bob McCann, an associate professor of management communication at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
Most long-term cervical cancer survivors report they have satisfying sex lives following surgical intervention, according to a recent study that challenges public perceptions of the role hormones play in sexual activity.
Election 2008, online at http://election2008.usc.edu/ , is an e-mail and Web resource for journalists. It provides insight on the U.S. presidential election, based on the wide range of intellectual talent and thought of USC's faculty members.
New research from the USC Marshall School of Business reveals that when people are trying to make a positive impression, they may behave in ways that contradict gender stereotypes, but not necessarily to their benefit. The study assigned 190 MBA students to same-sex groups to represent either a high-status recruiter or a low-status job candidate engaged in a standard employment negotiation simulation.
Free the Slaves, the foremost organization in the world fighting modern day slavery, today announced the winners of its inaugural Freedom Awards to be held September 15th in Los Angeles. Everyday around the globe, men, women and children risk everything to free slaves. Free the Slaves will use this occasion to honor these unsung heroes.
USC Marshall Study Looks at Factors Behind Successful Entry into Chinese and Indian Marketplaces A new University of Southern California Marshall School of Business study is the first to show why foreign companies have succeeded or failed while entering markets in China and India. Many of those findings are surprising, say its authors.
Gerard J. Tellis, a professor of marketing at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, and Ashish Sood, an assistant professor at the of marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School have devised a new metric for evaluating the total stock market returns to an innovation project.
Seafloor bacteria are more abundant and diverse than previously thought, appearing to "eat" the planet's oceanic crust, according to a new study in Nature. The findings pose intriguing questions about ocean chemistry and the co-evolution of Earth and life.
The diversity of species increases from the poles to the tropics, but until now bacteria were thought to be an exception. A study in PNAS shows that bacteria follow the same pattern and provides new insight in a long debate about the relative importance of temperature and sunlight in driving biodiversity.
The University of Southern California has named religious leader and scholar Varun Soni as Dean of Religious Life, marking the first appointment of a member of the Hindu faith as primary spiritual leader of an American university.
Q. What happens only once every four years, is very expensive, gets loads of international exposure, and depends on corporate America to succeed? A. Not the U.S. Presidential election"¦ the Summer Olympics!
As the so-called "Millennial" generation enters the U.S. workforce, it promises to upend long-standing corporate hierarchies, approaches to technology and ways of doing business, in ways that are only beginning to be understood. To examine these changes, the Institute for Communication Management Technology at the Marshall School of Business will hold a half-day conference on May 2 featuring top speakers on Millennial demographic, technological and business issues.
The University of Southern California has been honored with one of four inaugural Benjamin Franklin Awards for Public Diplomacy, a prestigious new honor bestowed by the U.S. Department of State. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented the award in a ceremony on April 8, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Two professors, one from USC and another at UCLA, led Israeli and Palestinian archaeologists over the course of five years to draft a plan that covers the fate of the antiquities, and the sacred places, in the event of a two-state solution. They are hoping to remove these treasures from the political arena and remove a potential roadblock on the path to peace.
Innovators trying to establish new markets would be wise to try to attract attention by publicizing not only themselves, but also the competition, according to a new sociological study by a faculty member at the University of Southern California's (USC) Marshall School of Business. Mark Thomas Kennedy, assistant professor of Management and Organizations at USC, used breakthrough research methods to reduce tens of thousands of pages of media coverage into "mental maps" of technology market competitors.
The wrong language  denigrating older workers, even if only subtly  can have an outsized negative impact on employee productivity and corporate profits, says Bob McCann, an associate professor of management communication at the USC Marshall School of Business. While demographic trends point to a more age-diverse workforce, said McCann, ageist language is still to be found in many workplaces, and can have severe repercussions for both older workers and their employers.
What if by fasting briefly before chemotherapy one could eliminate the hair loss, fatigue, brain fog, nausea and other toxic side effects of cancer treatment? A surprising study appearing in PNAS Early Edition this week offers new hope for better treatment outcomes with fewer side effects. A pilot clinical trial in human patients has already been organized.
Men are more likely to tolerate discrimination than women, however both sexes tend to accept prejudice against poorly educated immigrants and Arab-American airplane travelers, according to a study by the USC-Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics.
Instead of a silver bullet to kill cancer cells, USC biologists discover a way to protect all other cells against chemotherapy while leaving cancer cells vulnerable. Experts call the animal study a major advance in cancer research.
James Galloway and Harold Mooney share the 2008 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, administered by the University of Southern California. Galloway described the "nitrogen cascade" of ecological impacts from fertilizers and fossil fuels; Mooney helped transform ecology into a global discipline.
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer will be keynote speaker of the USC Marshall School of Business conference on "The Green Revolution: Sustainable Business Models?" Boxer, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will discuss the coming re-authorization of the Clean Air Act.
Advertiser concerns about online search engines' commitment to battle "click fraud" may be justified, and the industry should consider creating third-party verification groups to quell those concerns, according to a new study by two University of Southern California researchers.
The 2008 USC Corporate Governance Summit, to be held March 20 and March 21, will feature keynote speeches by Mattel Inc. Chairman and CEO Robert A. Eckert and Capital Research and Management Company Vice Chairman Paul Haaga, along with presentations by more than two dozen other business and academic leaders.
Researchers from the U.S. and China announce positive results from a laboratory study and a pilot clinical trial of a treatment for amblyopia, or "lazy eye," in adults previously considered to have outgrown a cure. Clinical use will depend on optometry community.
The Sports Business Institute at the USC Marshall School of Business has undertaken a two-year research project on the convergence of sports and entertainment, with particular focus on how stakeholders monetize this convergence.
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