{"id":2402,"date":"2024-12-20T11:56:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2025-01-08T09:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:16:29","slug":"deans-message-fall-2024-winter-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/deans-message-fall-2024-winter-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Deans Message &#8211; Fall 2024 &#8211; Winter 2025 &#8211; Where Innovation Meets Possibility"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-intro \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-intro\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Where Innovation Meets Possibility<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2404 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Moh_El-Naggar-240x300.png\" alt=\"A portrait of Moh El-Naggar\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Moh_El-Naggar-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Moh_El-Naggar.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia is America fast-forward,\u201d says USC Distinguished Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/manuel-pastor\/\">Manuel Pastor<\/a> in his book <em>State of Resistance: What California\u2019s Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Means for America\u2019s Future<\/em>. Indeed, this is a place that continuously sets trends and pushes boundaries. From groundbreaking advances in technology to social movements that shape identity and culture, our state serves both as a proving ground and a beacon for the rest of the country. This is the California that drew me in: a living, breathing experiment in possibility.<\/p>\n<p>While we may be the University of <em>Southern California<\/em>, the work we do is part of a larger narrative \u2014 one where academic research has long been the world\u2019s most productive driver of innovation. Our expertise isn\u2019t siloed, and our ambition is amplified by the drive to improve lives and communities.<\/p>\n<p>For example, researchers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scec.org\/\">Statewide California Earthquake Center<\/a> (SCEC), based at USC Dornsife, are developing some of the world\u2019s most sophisticated models of seismic processes that expand our understanding of when and where hazards might occur. They also collaborate with academic, government and industry leaders to provide organizations with earthquake safety training and science-based preparedness planning.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Much like our home state, USC Dornsife is a place where creativity is put to work, expanding perspectives and challenging the status quo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/icw\/west-on-fire\/\">The West on Fire<\/a> initiative at the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West engages a diverse group of fire experts to explore Western wildfire from many perspectives. Ecologists, Indigenous fire practitioners, U.S. Forest Service personnel, Earth scientists, economists, and many others provide new ways of thinking about wildfire in the region and ideas for mitigating the increasingly urgent problems it poses.<\/p>\n<p>And the <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantdataca.org\/\">California Immigrant Data Portal<\/a>, developed by the USC Dornsife <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/\">Equity Research Institute<\/a>, provides resources for immigrants across the state. The portal presents data and case studies that leaders can use to better understand and promote the well-being of immigrants and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Much like our home state, USC Dornsife is a place where creativity is put to work, expanding perspectives and challenging the status quo. More than that, our West Coast, entrepreneurial spirit is rooted in a storied tradition \u2014 USC Dornsife Trojan alumni who bring this mindset into their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we\u2019ll continue to turn \u201cCalifornia dreams\u201d into reality. So, pour a green juice, grab a seat in the sun and enjoy our celebration of the Golden State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moh El-Naggar<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Interim Dean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--signup-form dark\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--signup-form\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"text-image-container\">\n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          USC Dornsife Magazine\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"color: white;\">Fall 2024 \/ Winter 2025<\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"color: white;\">California<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/california\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Back to Issue\"  \n>\n    Back to Issue \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/LandingPage_Hero-900x600.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/LandingPage_Hero-1200x800.png 1200w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/LandingPage_Hero-900x600.png 900w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Illustration of a bear walking through a vibrant field of orange wildflowers, with green hills, jagged mountains, and a blue sky featuring fluffy clouds and a yellow star.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-message-from-dean"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deans Message - Fall 2024 - Winter 2025 - Where Innovation Meets Possibility<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/deans-message-fall-2024-winter-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"USC Dornsife Magazine - Dean&#039;s Message Fall 2024 \/ Spring 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/deans-message-fall-2024-winter-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"USC Dornsife Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-20T19:56:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-08T17:16:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Liu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/deans-message-fall-2024-winter-2025\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/deans-message-fall-2024-winter-2025\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Liu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447\"},\"headline\":\"Deans Message &#8211; 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