$50 million gift funds new building for convergent bioscience research at USC

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<p>Gary K. Michelson, a retired orthopaedic spinal surgeon whose groundbreaking work generated more than 955 issued or pending patents worldwide, has donated $50 million to USC to fund the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.</p>

<p>USC</a> News</p>

<p>This is the second to last planned academic building in the campaign, besides the University Village.</p>

<p>The next major academic building announcement should be the Interdisciplinary Arts Building.</p>

<p>Capital Campaign Goals (UPC Campus Only):</p>

<p>Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Building (in progress)
Building for Research in Convergence of Molecular Science and Engineering (2014 ground breaking)
Interdisciplinary Arts Building (not officially announced)
Marshall School Undergraduate Instructional Building (May 2014 groundbreaking)
Named Residential Colleges (not announced)
University Village, including Graduate Student Housing (not announced)</p>

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<p>Very much needed.</p>

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<p>The USC Kaufman School of Dance is expected to begin construction in spring 2014 at last report. This is a multimillion dollar facility which will add to SC’s noted art schools.</p>

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<p>The new Annenberg complex will be completed later in 2014. On the Annenberg website there is a video which gives a virtual tour of the building and state of the art features.</p>