October 2021 - USC Spatial Sciences Institute

Congrats to the ’21-’22 Geodesign Fellows

The MWD Meymouth Treatment Plant is one of the largest water treatment facilities in the U.S. Photo courtesy of the MWD. The Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) of the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences has announced that Eileen Chen, Chioma Okonkwo and Eytan Stanton have been selected as the SSI…

When does something old become new? For geographic information science (GIS) masters students at the USC Spatial Sciences Institute, it’s their discovery of the centuries-old practice of cartography, reimagined with 21st-century computer visualization capabilities. Cave paintings from prehistoric times contain evidence of maps, and humans in ancient civilizations constructed maps to capture their expanding understanding…

Since 2008, the SC Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health to translate science into solutions for better health in the diverse communities in Los Angeles. SC CTSI is a powerful partnership between the University of Southern California, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Los…

Dr. Jimmy Wilson, president of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), the international geographical honor society, has announced that SSI’s Nu Theta chapter at the University of Southern California has received the Honors Chapter Award for 2020-2021. The GTU Honors Chapter Award is given annual to outstanding GTU chapters. The honors chapter criteria are increasing the number…

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Congrats to the ’21-’22 Geodesign Fellows

Becoming Cartographers

SSI Researchers Contribute to Ongoing Success of the SC Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Three-peat Honors for SSI’s Gamma Theta Upsilon Chapter

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