Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Southern California Earthquake Center http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/752/southern-california-earthquake-center/ The American Geosciences Institute honors the USC Dornsife University Professor for his earthquake preparedness work, including as chair of a commission formed after the 2009 quake that killed more than 300 people in L’Aquila, Italy.]]> Tue, 6 Nov 2012 14:05:00 -0500 The earthquake preparedness expert in the Southern California Earthquake Center, based in USC Dornsife, has been named a White House Champion of Change for his international work.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:46:00 -0500 More people than ever will be crouching under desks at 10:20 a.m. on Oct. 20, as the 2011 Great California ShakeOut gains participants in California and across the country. Registrations from California residents for the annual...]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:13:00 -0500 The massive temblors in Haiti and Chile should serve as a warning for Angelenos. To prepare, the Southern California Earthquake Center housed in USC College created The Great California ShakeOut. On Oct. 21 at 10:21 a.m., USC, along with 6.9 million people, will participate in the annual drill.]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Thomas Jordan, University Professor and holder of the W.M. Keck Foundation Chair in Geological Sciences, was awarded a $1.6 million federal stimulus grant to continue developing the PetaShake Project -- an advanced computational...]]> Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:29:00 -0500