Two USC scientists called to serve on Biden’s renewed Cancer Moonshot initiative
John Carpten and Peter Kuhn will serve in the research effort aimed at reducing the national cancer death rate by 50% over the next 25 years.
Three USC faculty named 2021 AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected three USC faculty to become AAAS Fellows in 2021: Andrea Armani, Yannis Yortsos, and Mark Humayun.
Andrea Armani, Sri Narayan, and Cyrus Shahabi Elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Three USC professors have been elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
USC’s Paul Ginsburg elected to National Academy of Medicine
USC Professor Paul Ginsburg has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for his leading role in shaping health policy by founding three influential organizations.
Architecture Professor Doris Sung wins Cooper Hewitt 2021 National Design Award
USC Architecture Professor Doris Sung has won the Cooper Hewitt 2021 National Design Award for climate action for her design: InVert Self-Shading Window.
USC’s John Carpten to chair President Biden’s National Cancer Advisory Board
President Joe Biden has appointed John Carpten to serve as chair of the administration’s National Cancer Advisory Board, which plays an important role in guiding the director of the National Cancer Institute in setting the course for the national cancer research program.
USC Dornsife chemist named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
University Professor and Professor of Chemistry Hanna Reisler has been elected to the AAAS. An internationally recognized chemist, Reisler studies the detailed mechanisms of chemical reactions by using laser and molecular-beam techniques.
John D. Carpten elected fellow of American Association for Cancer Research Academy
John D. Carpten, PhD, of the Keck School of Medicine of USC has been named to the 2021 class of fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research’s AACR Academy.
USC Viterbi professors inducted into National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering announced that Professors Jong-Shi Pang and Azad Madni of the Viterbi School of Engineering have been inducted in the organization’s latest round of members.
Three USC Viterbi researchers elected as ACM Fellows
Three professors in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have been named as Fellows to the Association for Computing Machinery.