Campus Calendar: Oct. 18
Medical Humanitarianism: Possibilities and Pitfalls
Multiple Locations
Free
Two events feature medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer, a founding director of Partners In Health.
Mountains Beyond Mountains: Tracy Kidder
A chance to hear from Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World.
A Talk with Ramin Asgard
Ramin Asgard, director of Voice of America’s Persian News Network, discusses providing news in the face of government hostility and obstruction.
Pharmaceuticals for Humanity
Victoria Hale, founder and CEO of Medicines360, discusses how the nonprofit was launched with private philanthropic funding to build a commercially viable social-hybrid business.
The Long-Term Impact of Medicare Payment Reductions on Patient Outcomes
University Park Campus
University Gateway, Schaeffer Ctr., 100B
Vivian Wu, Ph.D., assistant professor at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development, shares her expertise in health care economics and finance.
Ming Hsieh Institute Seminar
Health Sciences Campus
Harlyne Norris Research Tower, Aresty Conference Center
Aresty Auditorium
Due to limited space, RSVP is required.
Conversations at Sunset
University Park Campus
Doheny Memorial Library
Herklotz Room
Free
If you are a faculty member, do you find yourself wishing you knew what your colleagues think about? If you are a student, would you like to know more about your professors’ ideas?
Pentecostals and Roman Catholics: Past Tensions, New Initiatives
University Park Campus
Davidson Conference Center
Free
Fr. Tom Rausch discusses the often troubled relationship between Pentecostals and Roman Catholics.
Revenge of the Electric Car
University Park Campus
George Lucas Instructional Building
Ray Stark Family Theatre, Room 108
Free
In 2006, thousands of new electric cars were destroyed by the same car companies that built them. Less than five years later, the electric car is back… with a vengeance.