The tears first fell when I was in the air, looking down at the devastation below. From what looked like one blurry horizon to another, once fragile homes now lay like piles of broken matchsticks along the scarred mountainsides below. The 7.6 earthquake had left in its wake 86,000 dead and 2.9 million displaced, their lives strewn across 30,000 square miles of once tranquil, lush green valleys and the famed setting for Shangri-la.
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Too often, overzealous politicians rally voter support to initiate public policies based on little or no solid evidence to back them up. Many of these policies are rooted in social, behavioral and educational interventions that frequently prove ineffective, even causing more harm than good. An international network of interdisciplinary scholars, professionals and policymakers called the Campbell Collaboration hopes to change that.
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Program Highlights

Influential Korean-American leaders and scholars convened in a public symposium, centered on the theme, “The Korean Community in the United States: A Century of Engagement,” on Dec. 2, 2005, at the USC Davidson Conference Center.
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Not even Lord Voldemort could have kept away the fans who turned out for the advance screening of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" on Nov. 13, 2005, on the Warner Bros. studio lot. The 500-seat Steven J. Ross Theatre was packed with Harry Potter enthusiasts of all ages, some who even donned "magical" attire, to welcome the fourth release in the popular witchcraft series featuring the world's favorite wizard-in-training. Guests were treated to a reception following the movie, which included a tour of the Warner Bros. Museum to examine Harry Potter costumes and a photo opportunity with the Sorting Hat. The benefit raised more than $100,000 to help fund USC School of Social Work scholarships. Special thanks to Wendy Smith Meyer, Barry Meyer and Warner Bros. for making the event possible.