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In Memoriam: Nick Fagnano
July 28, 2014
On behalf of the entire USC Sol Price School of Public Policy community, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the parents, family, and friends of Nick Fagnano, who passed away tragically following injuries related to yesterday’s lightning storm at Venice Beach. Nick was to begin this fall at USC Price as a transfer student to our undergraduate program in policy, planning, and development. He looked forward to becoming a member of the Trojan Family and […]
An update on Xinran Ji from Provost Garrett
July 28, 2014
As we mourn the tragic death of Xinran JI, I am writing to share news about the progress of the investigation of this crime. Today the Los Angeles Police Department informed us that they have arrested the suspects. Our understanding from the LAPD is that these suspects had allegedly committed at least one other street robbery in another area of Los Angeles and that they were apprehended hours after the attack on Xinran. Read more »
Legislative staff from across country train in Sacramento
July 23, 2014
By Tommy Royston and Paul Danczyk More than 40 senior-level legislative staff members representing 20 states nationwide learned leadership strategies that focused on highly intensive political environments, as part of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Staff Management Institute (LSMI) in Sacramento. The LSMI – co-directed by Paul Danczyk, director of executive education for the USC Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento, and Steve Boilard, executive director of the Center for California Studies […]
Are state Medicaid policies sentencing people with mental illness to prison?
July 22, 2014
Researchers from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics have linked tighter Medicaid policies governing antipsychotic drugs with increased incarceration rates for schizophrenic individuals. The study, published July 22 in The American Journal of Managed Care, comes amid media scrutiny over whether cutbacks in mental health actually save money, when other costs are taken into account.
Goldman, Schaeffer Center host Capitol Hill briefing on diabetes
July 21, 2014
Efforts to figure out what treatment regimens work best for most patients – known as comparative effectiveness research, or CER – needs to be sensitive to the heterogeneity of people with diabetes, USC Professor Dana Goldman warned policymakers at a July 15 briefing on Capitol Hill.
Obama, Garcetti headline summit aimed at ending veteran homelessness
July 16, 2014
First Lady Michelle Obama and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke about an aggressive plan to eliminate veteran homelessness citywide at the Unite for Veterans Summit, a partnership between the USC Price School of Public Policy, United Way of Greater Los Angeles and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. USC Provost Elizabeth Garrett and Price Professor Raphael Bostic also took part in the event.
Unite for Veterans Summit
July 16, 2014
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Green on Southland rents reaching their ceiling
July 12, 2014
The Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green, USC Price professor and director of the Lusk Center for Real Estate, about rents starting to hit a ceiling in Los Angeles County.
First Lady Michelle Obama, Mayor Eric Garcetti to keynote Unite for Veterans Summit
July 11, 2014
Summit on July 16 gathers local, state and federal stakeholders to highlight efforts to help veterans after their service Unite for Veterans is an event that will bring together key city, state and federal officials; business leaders; and community stakeholders to highlight best practices in employment and housing to provide veterans with meaningful opportunities after their service. The Summit is organized by United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and […]
Michelle Obama to speak at veterans event co-hosted by Price
July 11, 2014
The Los Angeles Times mentioned that the USC Price School is co-hosting a conference on veteran homelessness to be attended by First Lady Michelle Obama.
Southers comments on Israel, Hamas crisis
July 10, 2014
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV interviewed Erroll Southers, USC Price adjunct professor and associate director of the CREATE Homeland Security Center, about the current crisis between Israel and Hamas.
USC Price undergrads set sights on Detroit’s revival
July 9, 2014
An undergraduate class at the USC Price School of Public Policy spent a week in Detroit to help tackle what many consider to be the most monumental urban revitalization challenge in America. Perhaps no metropolitan area in the country has faced as many problems as the Motor City. But where many see urban decay, planners and policy analysts see opportunity. Assistant Professor Michael Thom led the Price undergraduate class to venture outside California, so that students could witness firsthand the decline of a once-great city and the efforts being made to turn it around.
Myers speaks on shift of Latino migration
July 9, 2014
FiveThirtyEight quoted Professor Dowell Myers of the USC Price School about the peak of Latino immigration in the early 2000s.
Slam, spoken word poetry inspire new audiences, Gioia explains
July 9, 2014
The Millions cited USC Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture Dana Gioia about slam poetry bringing new life to the art form.
Ginsburg speaks to evolution of healthcare insurance models
July 9, 2014
The New York Times quoted Professor Paul Ginsburg of the USC Price School about new healthcare insurance models being tried by insurers.
Price alumni Lott, Brown recognized for achievements and service
July 7, 2014
Ronnie Lott has won a lot of awards in his athletic career — All-American safety at USC, four-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers, an inductee of both the pro and college football halls of fame. So when Lott says he places the USC Alumni Merit Award above them all, it’s quite a statement. Lott – along with fellow USC Price alumna Aja Brown ’04, MPL ’05 – were among the eight recipients honored recently at the 81st Annual USC Alumni Awards.
MHA students win second straight healthcare case study title
July 7, 2014
For the second consecutive year, a team of Master of Health Administration students from the USC Price School of Public Policy won the College Bowl case challenge, presented by the Health Care Executives of Southern California (HCE).
Gioia noted as past National Endowment of the Arts Chair
July 3, 2014
The Waco Tribune-Herald mentioned that USC Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture Dana Gioia was confirmed as head of the National Endowment of the Arts in 2003.
ASPA So Cal Chapter honors Price alumni
July 1, 2014
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Southern California Chapter recognized three Trojans – including two USC Price School of Public Policy alumnae – at its 66th Annual Awards Installation and Luncheon on June 25. Stacy Rose Mungo MPA ’05 received the Chapter President’s Award, and Shoshana Raskas MPA ’11 earned the Will Baughman Chapter Development Award.
Health economics conference looks at future of Affordable Care Act
July 1, 2014
The USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics hosted the 5th Biennial Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) June 22-25, bringing 800 health economists from across the country to USC for a comprehensive discussion of issues including the future of the Affordable Care Act, innovative models in payment reform and how to use behavioral economics to alter patient and provider behavior.