All 118 seniors from the Class of 2018 are college-bound, matching the 100 percent graduation and college acceptance rate of the first two USC Hybrid High senior classes.
Jonathan Tucci aims for a medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a PhD from USC or Caltech.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center also aims to show what careers are possible as part of a push toward STEM education.
Early identification of the cancer is key — but symptoms usually appear when the disease is in its later stages and no screening method currently exists.
Sara Alize Cross has been spinning yarns since childhood, and it pays off with a fellowship under the guidance of an HBO comedy executive.
Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, argues the U.S. should follow Europe’s lead because we are being fooled into handing over details of our lives for the benefit of tech giants.
USC research suggests that people heed negative reviews more than positive ones — despite their questionable credibility.
USC’s Jeffrey Fields, a nuclear policy expert, notes that most nuclear armed states agree that the weapons are only for deterrence — but their devastating power will always provoke fierce debate on their usefulness.
With the USC Gould School of Law now accepting GRE scores from applicants, nearly half of the country’s top 20 law schools have embraced the alternative to the LSAT.
Putting artificial intelligence to work on real-world problems is the vision for the Intelligent Internet of Things Integration Consortium (I3), a new initiative launched by USC, the City of Los Angeles and a number of stakeholders including researchers and industry.
USC Dornsife’s Viet Thanh Nguyen, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer, reflects on refugee literature and how it plays in our “nation of immigrants.”
An op-ed by USC Dornsife’s Robert Dekle reflects on China’s economic growth since opening its markets up to other countries.
In “Blue Rose,” the USC Dornsife poet tells of a child who survives her journey into the world.
Computer analysis of satellite images for developing cities will often overlook urban communities and harm a city’s poorest residents by inadequately distributing public services, according to a study by Annette Kim of the USC Price School of Public Policy.
Many adults treated at U.S. emergency rooms for mild brain injuries fail to get follow-up care within three months even when they have moderate to severe concussion symptoms, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study suggests.
USC Dornsife Professor Bob Shrum weighs in on a Netflix documentary about Sen. Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1968. Shrum calls Kennedy’s victory speech after the Democratic presidential primary in California a shining moment of hope.
Nigerian lawyer Sharon Obuns negotiated the release of six young inmates in Africa.
USC scientists show how progenitor cells that form the kidney’s filtering units mature into entirely different types of cells.
Funds from two voter-approved measures for services were credited for advancements against the L.A. crisis.
While in medical school, Margarita Ivanova got married, had a son and encouraged countless Los Angeles high schoolers to pursue health professions and work in the sciences.
Nicholas Warner tackles one of the most intractable problems in physics, attempting to solve a paradox identified with his late friend Stephen Hawking.
The real estate developer and civic leader is a long-serving member of the USC community, an alumnus and a current parent.
The Pac-12 champs begin the season with the home opener Sept. 1 against UNLV.
The past president of the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors oversees one of the largest office and multifamily residential real estate firms in Los Angeles.
The director of space operations at SpaceX and former NASA astronaut joins USC’s Department of Astronautical Engineering.
It’s one of several jobs of the cerebral plumbing system, which uses its fluid in some surprising ways.
New method exploits magnetic properties of parasite byproduct to detect all strains of the disease.
The longtime professor and accomplished professional has taught at USC for 17 years.
The group teams with a nonprofit to develop a water collection system and help families beset with malnutrition.
USC study finds that some blood stem cells are better than others at resisting systemic disruptions like aging.
Hospital Emergency Response Team follows up with a worker whose legs were trapped in a workplace accident.
Despite the overwhelming anxiety of her speech disorder, Roop Mayall discovers calming techniques that made a dream come true.
A letter from Rick Caruso, subcommittee chairman of the Executive Committee, notifies the community of a search for a new USC president.
Californians waver on high-speed rail amid cost concerns but support Proposition 13 change.
Only 44 percent saw a physician or other provider within three months of their injury, a critical period for care, national study finds.
A high school education in Nigeria set the tone for a collegiate life devoted to service, medicine and engineering.
This year’s USC summer reading list is another eclectic assortment, from ancient inspiration to contemporary intrigue.
The Department of Nursing aims to develop advanced practice nurses whose holistic approach to health is augmented by the expertise of social work.
USC’s efforts in the community include help from health care professionals who already work with residents.
Lauren Maldonado will use a new skill set to take on global challenges that can lead to positive change.