Which California university has more established relationships with Asian researchers, University of Southern California or Stanford University?
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880, it is the oldest private research university in California. USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. An engine for economic activity, USC contributes $8 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and California.
Noah Diffenbaugh Noah S. Diffenbaugh is an American geoscientist and Professor of Earth System Science at Stanford University, where he is also a Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow. He is also the faculty moderator for Stanford's undergraduate-oriented Three Books Program.He is also a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, an affiliate at the Precourt Institute for Energy, and the editor-in-chief of "Geophysical Research Letters". He is known for his research on the climate system, especially the effects of global warming on drought in California.