Registration will be required, and questions for the dean can be submitted online prior to the meeting.
Renowned neuroscientist Kim Tieu will join USC as the inaugural Peter and Bonnie McCausland Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience. As chair, Tieu will work to advance neuroscience research, education and public impact across the state and beyond.
Andrew Berns will spend the next year at the American Academy in Rome examining how Jewish physicians and scholars in the Renaissance connected medicine, geography and biblical interpretation across the early modern Mediterranean world.
English instructor Rachel Mann, a recipient of this year's McCausland College Professional Track Faculty Teaching Award, fosters lively, collaborative classrooms where students engage with complex ethical questions and learn to think through them together.
Chemistry instructor Alison Luscomb, a winner of this year's McCausland College Professional Track Faculty Teaching Award, is known for transforming challenging material into engaging learning experiences while supporting thousands of students through innovative course design and a student-centered approach.
Learn about USC's 19th Udall Scholar, Kayla Thompson, a first-generation, science-loving, rugby-playing, future environmental policy advocate. Her journey parallels that of her benefactors in many ways, and this honor motivates her to continually do more.
