Though she didn’t set foot on campus until orientation, Shaw-Wakeman quickly got involved in causes aimed at leaving the university — and the world — a little better for the next generation and beyond.
Ten years of work and millions of dollars in scholarships have pulled in students whose stories may have otherwise gone untold.
Despite some early setbacks, USC student Giovanni Flores is gaining momentum as he aims for a post-graduation pilot slot.
From assisting in immigrant courtrooms to singing with the SoCal VoCals, Bubman has grown into himself during his Trojan tenure — and he’s looking forward to saying goodbye to his peers in person.
In eight seasons at California, she led the Golden Bear women to seven NCAA appearances with a trip to the Final Four.
USC Dornsife’s Duncan Ryuken Williams helped organize a Buddhist ceremony to heal the recent rise in anti-Asian violence. “It is less about atoning for sin,” he says, “and more about trying to take some responsibility based on awakening to the fact that we are multiple, we are interconnected, we are interlinked and our destinies are very much intertwined — because that is how karma works.”
Some areas may have already reached herd immunity when you factor in the aftermath of the January and February surge, says Jeffrey Klausner of the Keck School of Medicine.
The Sound of Metal star is the first Muslim to receive an Oscar nomination for best actor. “What is striking to me is that there are just so many communities who have been marginalized and underrepresented or demonized in Hollywood,” says USC Dornsife’s Evelyn Alsultany, “and just how meaningful it is for various communities when you see yourself finally represented.”
Early census counts show the state will drop from 53 to 52 House seats. That increases the gap between the state’s economic contributions and its political representation, says USC Price’s Dowell Myers.
If a recall election happens, the frontrunners to challenge Gavin Newson might not be the candidates with the most political clout but those with the most social media influence, USC Annenberg’s Christina Bellantoni notes.
USC’s Jessica Ho blames a combination of behavioral and structural factors, like poor health behaviors and patchwork access to health care.
Two exceptions: YouTube and Reddit, which USC Annenberg’s Karen North notes “has evolved into a really powerful set of communities where important conversations are happening.”
Jeffrey Klausner of the Keck School of Medicine of USC looks at the push for and against them: “The idea of vaccine passports is not new. You need vaccinations to go to school, to go to college, to travel certain places.”
The technology to effectively treat strokes exists, provided it’s delivered properly and quickly. But William Mack of the Keck School of Medicine of USC notes that nearly 20% of stroke patients die from their condition and many more are left permanently disabled.
“We thought we’d have a story of a more representative electorate,” says Mindy Romero of the USC Price School’s Center for Inclusive Democracy.
Grappling with diversity issues, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has turned to USC’s Shaun Harper for help. The executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center will serve as the association’s strategic diversity adviser for five years.
The increase during the pandemic is forcing the U.S. to reckon with a racism that goes back centuries, USC Dornsife’s Adrian De Leon explains.
USC grad students — innovators and entrepreneurs innovators and entrepreneurs — are redifining how we think about and practice arts leadership in the 21st century.
Christopher Corzett of USC Dornsife’s Department of Biological Sciences documents efforts to study and preserve gut bacteria of people around the globe.
King, co-host of CBS This Morning, and Roots drummer, author and entrepreneur Questlove will join in a program honoring graduates’ accomplishments.
The team captures the 2021 NCAA crown to bring home USC’s 131st all-time team national title.
While studying at USC Price, Ariella Amit facilitated workshops for elementary and middle school students and helped furloughed union members file unemployment claims.
Through student organizations like Code the Change and Engineers Without Borders, Bhumbla assists underserved communities at home and abroad. He’s also a proud member of the Trojan Marching Band.
Graduates and guests must have preregistered to attend the in-person ceremonies, which will be livestreamed from the Coliseum on May 14-20.
Inspired by her experience at a refugee camp in Greece, biological sciences and global medicine student Lauren Yen launches organizations that improve health care documentation and shelter conditions for vulnerable populations.
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Kroener got called back to active duty during Vietnam and couldn’t participate in his own graduation ceremony at USC. Now, in 2021, he’ll get his chance.
Undergraduate Alexa Weintraub showed how street and sidewalk space could be repurposed to allow for more outdoor seating, without affecting public transportation.
Construction has begun on a significant step forward for USC: a new home for computer science, focused on improving and benefiting society.
USC Games’ Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund will promote racial equity and inclusion in North America’s top-ranked game design program.
Students on the hybrid pathway take the same courses as their residential counterparts, but through a mix of synchronous and asynchronous content.
Darby Saxbe, founder of the Center for the Changing Family at USC Dornsife, shares why the era of COVID-19 is the perfect time to focus on families, stress and health.
Students, faculty and staff who are fully vaccinated are no longer be required to participate in surveillance testing to access campus or take part in on-campus activities.
Alums Jeremy Pathmanabhan and Héctor Reyes were awarded full-tuition scholarships to Stanford graduate programs. They’re the first Trojans to be named Knight-Hennessy Scholars.
A cavalcade of Star Wars legends — including Luke Skywalker himself — delighted fans while recognizing the efforts of the university’s signature college prep program.
Factors like less access to nutritional foods and more exposure to pollution may impact the brain’s structure and volume, a new USC study finds, altering how children read and think.
Smartphone support and health advice helped seniors and USC students from seven health-related disciplines get through the pandemic.
Inspired by faculty members at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, the onetime theater major now works to help people live more healthfully.
Watch this video to discover how USC’s student actors, designers, stage managers and technical directors all come together virtually to create art.
The award-winning actor, director, playwright and producer can currently be seen starring alongside Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in the Netflix film adaption of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
USC Dornsife’s Emily H. G. Cooperdock offers guidelines for reducing bias in the classroom, field and lab.
The university is the fifth U.S. collegiate athletic department to commit to the U.N. framework, which positions the global sports community to combat climate change.