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USC Viterbi Dean Unveils China Strategy
USC's Viterbi School of Engineering agrees to collaborate in continuing and distance education with Tsinghua University, known as the MIT of China.
Parents’ unhealthy lifestyles trigger numerous detrimental effects on children
Findings suggest the important influence of parental smoking on the behavioral choices of Chinese adolescents.
NIH awards USC $8.7 million to study tobacco use in China
C. Anderson Johnson of the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research will head the study.
China Honors Professor’s Elder Efforts
USC researcher Iris Chi – a 'force in the development of social work in China' – earns a coveted award for her work with older adults in Hong Kong.
Acting on a Chance Encounter
Inspired by brief meeting in China, a USC alumna creates a fund for international study. The $500,000 gift will provide scholarships for foreign students coming to USC and Trojans who want to study abroad.
USC Teams With Far East Filmmakers
As a new partner of the City University of Hong Kong and the Beijing Film Academy, the USC School of Cinema-TV will train students in creative fields such as production, animation and Web design.
Wuhan, China, Seeks Help for Anti-Smoking Campaign
The Wuhan government and USC Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (IPR) will begin one of the largest collaborations in preventive health across the Pacific Rim.
Surgical Team Provides Care in Qinghai Province
An international telemedicine project links USC physicians and educators with their counterparts in Hong Kong and China to improve the education of Chinese physicians in Western medicine and promote preventive care and community health.
USC Gains a Treasured Chinese Collection
Novelist Ai-ling (Eileen) Chang's collected papers, including short stories and prose as well as letters and drawings, were donated to USC and on display at Doheny Memorial Library.