Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Research by faculty
Shanghai Cell Therapy Group launches collaboration with USC researcher to improve the ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells for clinical applications
June 12, 2020
Originally published by the USC Keck School of Medicine on June 12, 2020.
Zhang, "Association Between Changes in Air Pollution Levels During the Beijing Olympics and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Thrombosis in Healthy Young Adults" 2012
May 16, 2012
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, University of Southern California (USC) researchers have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health.
Easterlin, "China’s life satisfaction, 1990–2010", 2012
April 6, 2012
USC research on the impact of economic growth on life satisfaction.
Rui, "China's fragmented political structure and the effect on environmental policy enforcement---on the water pollution control in the tributaries in the Three Gorges Reservoir area," 2008
August 30, 2009
USC Dissertation in East Asian Area Studies.
Sun, "Population and employment distribution and urban spatial structure: An empirical analysis of metropolitan Beijing, China in the post-reform era," 2009
August 30, 2009
USC Dissertation in Urban Planning.
Chuang, "The petty private economy in China: Capitalism within a socialist system," 1989
August 27, 2009
USC dissertation in Political Science.
Cummins, "The influence of industrial pressure groups within the People's Republic of China," 1988
August 27, 2009
USC dissertation in Economics.
Woetzel, "The politics of China's economic opening to the outside world, 1976-86," 1988
August 27, 2009
USC dissertation in Political Science.
Buettner, "Science, religion, and ethics in the writings of Joseph Needham," 1987
August 27, 2009
USC dissertation in Religion.
Chen, "The nine songs: a reexamination of shamanism in ancient china," 1986
August 27, 2009
USC dissertation in Comparative Literature.
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October 20, 2024
October 20, 2024
Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Events
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 3:00pm
Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.