
USC Thornton Opera prepares a surreal Postcard from Morocco
Unconventional one-act work contemplates seven solo travelers as they encounter one another in a distant train station for the very first time.
Unconventional one-act work contemplates seven solo travelers as they encounter one another in a distant train station for the very first time.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and USC professor joins Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor and Tom Hanks in being elected to the academy’s 238th class.
USC Professor Valter Longo, an expert on dietary restriction and regeneration, leads team of USC and Harvard researchers looking to slow aging and prevent disease.
Monsignor Marc Trudeau may not come with the average bishop’s resume, but that may be why Pope Francis chose him. He joins five other active auxiliary bishops in assisting Archbishop José H. Gomez with the spiritual care of the nation’s largest archdiocese.
USC’s Cheng Ji and colleagues devised two miniature capsules that deliver enzymes and quickly cut blood-alcohol levels. The pills could reduce liver damage caused by alcohol.
USC’s Maja Matarić thinks robots can help us understand and help people, and she’s producing androids that will do just that.
USC Annenberg’s Mike Ananny interviewed members of one of Facebook’s most scrutinized projects: A fact-checking team made up of employees from six different newsrooms, assigned with identifying and debunking false or misleading stories on the social platform.
The report by USC’s Center for Urban Education follows a yearlong process of examining academy data, disaggregated by race, ethnicity and gender, with a focus on equity.
“I think that sports have given me a platform … so I could prove myself to others,” says Jake Olson, who took part in his first regulation college game in September.
The simulation debuted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2016 and marks the first time VR has been used to train doctors in pediatric medical resuscitation.
A regent for the University of California, the lifelong Democrat was a key adviser to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and later served as California’s education secretary.
USC Marshall’s Sarah Townsend and colleagues interviewed 30 first-generation MBA students about the college-to-work transition. They found that low-income first gen graduates experience familiar economic, social and cultural barriers when they get to work.
USC Annenberg’s Sarah Banet-Weiser argues for the need to translate the rage and frustration felt from the #MeToo movement into structural changes for society. “We need … to be a kind of army,” she writes.
USC’s Safiya Umoja Noble describes systemic racism built into internet search algorithms.
Joon-Ho Choi’s work connects indoor climate controls with physiological data. His work is being watched closely by manufacturing giants as a way to advance high-tech home and office indoor climate systems.
Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab project tackles social issues and global problems with for-profit endeavors; this year’s focus is seniors’ unique needs.
Adam Daneshgar, 34, says the iconic food hall showcases the city’s cultural diversity, and he wants “to keep that value instilled going forward.”
USC chemistry student joins an international team that supplies easily shipped equipment for lab work.
Recipients are a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a visionary law enforcement leader, a member of the Astronaut Hall of Fame, a groundbreaking biochemist and an Academy Award-winning actor.
Mass feeding is part of the event for staff and local high school volunteers.
A diving accident in high school left Zachary Pickett paralyzed just as he reached his prime. But that didn’t stop the Swim With Mike scholarship recipient from pursuing his athletic passions.
He’ll be part of a prestigious summer internship program offering U.S. college students experience and mentorship at a top venture capital firm.
All-around technical whiz makes the most of his time as a Stamps Scholar at USC, including a launch of his own theater company.
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As a sophomore, the three-year letterman was the team’s leading scorer in 1973.
The creative innovation adviser works with technology and consumer products companies from around the world.
Seemingly affordable plans with lower premiums could hurt low-income consumers or those who are chronically ill.
Two researchers at USC develop a tool that can predict how cancer cells will respond to a chemotherapy drug.
The show marks a first-time collaboration among the USC School of Dramatic Arts, the USC Thornton School of Music and the USC Kaufman School of Dance.
An anatomical sciences expert looks back at the arm and leg bones of ancestors to gain insight on how they interacted with their environment.
UK fellowship honors people who have made significant contributions to the practice or science of medicine.
It’s the first human trial, which is designed to replace a single-cell layer that degenerates in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration.
Scientists develop method to repair damaged structures deep inside the ear.
Data collected from student volunteers reveals trends in well-being, academic performance and behavior.
A spinal cord injury in high school left Zack Wentz paralyzed. He turned that misfortune into a passion for breaking down barriers for himself and fellow Trojans with disabilities.
USC study finds technology tops location as customer priorities shift — and many of us are fine banking with a company that has no banking experience.
USC researchers such as primate expert Craig Stanford are working to understand how to better protect these animals, who could be gone in just 100 years.
The Healthy Minds Research Volunteer Corps at USC enlists potential research participants of varying racial and socioeconomic backgrounds from across the greater Los Angeles area.
Kristina Ripatti’s life was upended after being shot while chasing down a robbery suspect. Now she forges a new identity in social work at USC, with help from a Swim With Mike scholarship.