Deans Message – Spring – Summer 2025 – The Mystery that Drives Us
The Mystery that Drives Us Life, in all its forms, has fascinated us from the beginning. We ponder it, measure it, even try to… Read More
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Deans Message – Fall 2024 – Winter 2025 – Where Innovation Meets Possibility
Where Innovation Meets Possibility “California is America fast-forward,” says USC Distinguished Professor Manuel Pastor in his book State of Resistance: What California’s Dizzying… Read More
Deans Message – Spring – Summer 2024 – Modern Medicine Heros
Modern Medicine’s Unsung Heroes We have grown accustomed to headlines trumpeting medical breakthroughs — new drugs, new procedures, new ways to extend life and health. Read More
Deans Message – Spring – Summer 2023 – Powering Discovery
< Back to Spring/Summer 2023 Powering Discovery Transitioning society to clean, renewable energy is arguably the most important challenge of the 21st century —… Read More
Deans Message Fall ’21 – Winter ’22 – Universal Questions
< Back to Fall 2021 / Winter 2022 Universal Questions Since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by the vastness of space, the… Read More
Deans Message Fall ’22 – Winter ’23 – Making Sense of It
< Back to Fall 2022 / Winter 2023 Making Sense of It As humans, we construct our reality through an intricate, subconscious balancing act… Read More
Deans Message Spring – Summer ’22 – A Glass Half Full
< Back to Spring / Summer 2022 A Glass Half Full The looming impacts of climate change often bring to mind record-breaking temperatures, intensified… Read More
Deans Message Spring – Summer ’21
< Back to Spring / Summer 2021 Message from the Dean There will be hugs on move-in day and tears on graduation day. There… Read More
Deans Message Fall ’20 – Winter ’21
< Back to Spring / Summer 2021 Message from the Dean I’m often asked if I remember the moment when I decided to become… Read More
Deans Message Spring – Summer ’18 – A Mind for Travel
< Back to Spring/Summer 2018 A Mind for Travel Travel is education. We seek distance from our everyday lives not only to find new… Read More