The Price Review
March newsletter
Pollution Paradox: Study finds L.A. residents who drive less are exposed to more air pollution
New research from USC Price School Assistant Professor Geoff Boeing demonstrates how decades of racist planning decisions have contributed to tailpipe pollution inequities. Read more > 
Mar newsletter
USC-led program awarded $15 million by U.S. Department of Transportation

USC’s METRANS Transportation Consortium has been awarded a grant to lead the US Region 9 research, education and technology transfer program. Read more >
Mar newsletter
Christine Beckman to head USC Price Center for Social Innovation

Under Beckman’s leadership, the center will raise the academic profile of social innovation and position the USC Price School as the home for this critical discipline. Read more >
March newsletter
USC Price School alumnae describe breaking new ground in commercial real estate

Panelists at the USC Price School’s 5th annual Women in Real Estate event talk about taking risks, seeking joy and finding balance between work and family. Read more > 
Mar newsletter
What will it take to rebuild Ukraine? Experts discuss the massive undertaking.

With the war in Ukraine marking its grim one-year anniversary, USC experts discussed what it will take to rebuild Ukraine. Read more > 
Mar newsletter
USC Price grad student makes international connections in life, work and studies

Marianna Babboni is pursuing a Master of International Public Policy and Management while working for a USC Dornsife program dedicated to tackling complex societal problems. Read more >
March newsletter
Head of San Francisco Fed to be USC Price School’s commencement keynote

Mary C. Daly, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will deliver remarks to more than 6,000 students and their families at the commencement ceremony on May 12, 2023. Read more >
Faculty Accomplishments
Genevieve Giuliano, Distinguished Professor and Margaret and John Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government was named a USC Distinguished Professor, among the university’s highest academic honors.

Eric Heikkila assumed the position of President-elect of the Western Regional Science Association at the WRSA annual conference in February 2023.

Erroll Southers, USC Associate Senior Vice President of Safety and Risk Assurance and Professor of the Practice in National and Homeland Security was recently appointed to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners.
USC Price in the News
 Los Angeles Times covered Geoff Boeing’s study showing that Los Angeles drivers who drive less are exposed to more air pollution. The L.A. Times published a second story on the study.
 
Fortune and Yahoo Finance quoted Gary Painter about President Joe Biden’s proposal to eliminate a tax break for real estate investors.

 Los Angeles Times featured Dowell Myers and Richard Green in its story examining which California cities are seeing population growth as Los Angeles and San Francisco lose residents.

The Riverside Press-Enterprise, NBC Palm Springs and NPR affiliate KVCR highlighted a study by Jorge De la Roca, Moussa Diop, Lizhong Liu, Ann Owens, Gary Painter and Cameron Yap of a $300 million rental relief program.
 
PBS Newshour talked to Neeraj Sood about President Joe Biden’s plan to end hepatitis C nationwide.
 
Newsday and The Kansas City Star spoke to Michael Thom for stories about film tax credit proposals.
 
The Conversation published an article by Dana Goldman and Karen Van Nuys about Eli Lilly cutting insulin prices and capping copays. The piece also ran in news outlets including Houston Chronicle and Connecticut Post.

 San Francisco Chronicle quoted Jason Doctor in a story about California’s overdose epidemic.
 
The Sacramento Bee interviewed Mindy Romero about low voter turnout among California Latinos during the midterm election.
 
Newsmax cited research from Julie Zissimopoulos that tracked whether Medicare beneficiaries who used certain heart medications were diagnosed with dementia.
 
The Conversation published a column from Wändi Bruine de Bruin about how Americans wrongly assume they understand normal blood pressure. The piece also ran in news outlets including Jacksonville Journal-Courier and Philly Voice.
 
Bangladeshi publications Dhaka Tribune and The Business Standard featured Adam Rose in a story explaining how the economic costs of the Turkey earthquake are calculated. 

This represents only a portion of recent USC Price faculty media.
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