Coliseum Lease Approved
USC and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission have agreed to a lease that would place the university in charge of managing the historic stadium while committing USC to at least $70 million in renovations. Learn more.
New Surgical Suite Opens at Keck Hospital of USC
On April 24, a new, 1,100-square-foot high-tech operating room opened at the Keck Hospital of USC, making it one of only three Southern California hospitals with such a facility. Known as a “hybrid OR,” the space is designed to accommodate both catheter-based and surgical treatments.
Economic Growth Hasn’t Meant More Satisfaction for Chinese
Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, Chinese people are less happy overall than they were two decades ago, according to new research from USC economist Richard Easterlin, one of the founders of the field of “happiness economics” and namesake of the Easterlin Paradox.
USC Builds Bridges between Business Owners and the Community
Twenty-nine minority business owners recently completed USC’s eight-week Bridges to Business procurement program, a public-private collaboration that helps local contractors better understand contracting bids on foreclosed properties.
