The USC Keston Institute for Infrastructure is pleased to announce a competition to recognize outstanding student papers that address policy issues in the field of civil infrastructure.
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Why Infrastructure Matters: The Need to Invest in the Commons by Richard G. Little, Director of the Keston Institute for Infrastructure
The impact of increasing globalization of the real estate industry and related sectors was on the minds of many industry leaders at the 2005 Lusk100 Annual Retreat
USC Lusk Center experts were featured or quoted in over eighty feature stories and articles over the last three months making for a busy summer on the pages of leading real estate publications and newspapers for Lusk's industry experts.
The Ross Minority Program in Real Estate Development and Finance is a set of intensive executive educational programs designed to provide urban developers and real estate professionals with the technical expertise needed to develop significant urban real estate projects.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Ross Minority Program in Real Estate was founded in 1993 as a response to the civil unrest in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict.
The recent devastation along the Gulf Coast and New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina has touched the lives of all Americans and has impacted students, faculty and staff and many of their families at USC. The university has taken a proactive role in addressing the aftermath both from the humanitarian, academic and physical sense, including the placement of 150 students from Gulf Coast colleges and universities displaced by the storm, providing professional and technical expertise to local and regional governments and through volunteer support.
More than 350 people attended the Market Watch panel given by Lusk Faculty at the 2005 PCBC Conference in San Francisco on June 2nd. Stan Ross, Raphael Bostic, Delores Conway and Gary Painter gave detailed presentations about where the economy is headed and its impact on regional real estate markets.