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Paul Ruff

Entering USC, I was rather uncertain about the academic path I wanted to pursue. My interests were at the intersection of sustainability, design and development, but I had not known of any majors that incorporated all three. Near the end of the first semester of my freshman year, I discovered Global Geodesign. I was instantly…
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PHP Doctoral Student Michelle Livings named AJPH student editor

Alfredo Morabia, M.D., Ph.D., editor-in-chief, of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) of the American Public Health Association, has announced that Michelle Livings will serve as the student editor of the AJPH from May 2021 to April 2022. Livings is a student in the USC Population, Health and Place Ph.D. Program, an interdisciplinary doctoral program…
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Douglas Fleming to defend PHP Ph.D. dissertation

The Spatial Sciences Institute community is cordially invited to the dissertation defense presentation by Population, Health and Place Ph.D. candidate Douglas Fleming. Monday, July 19, 2021, 3:30 pm PT https://usc.zoom.us/j/97074418665?pwd=T2REdTBZK3RWbWNOaE84Uk5zbC9DQT09   "Spatiotemporal Studies of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Los Angeles" ABSTRACT Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) continue to be a persistent public…
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GeoDesign major Jasmine Wu receives prestigious Bovard award

In recognition for her perfect 4.0 GPA, GeoDesign major Jasmine Wu received the 2021 USC Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard Award. This award is given to graduating senior women who have attained the highest grade point average and contributed the most extracurricular service to the university. The Bovard Award was just one of many honors that…
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