Friday’s commencement events kicked off a week of ceremonies recognizing USC’s graduating students for their achievements and — most importantly — their perseverance.
The Trojans are dominant in their 18-9 win over UCLA — the most goals and largest margin of victory ever in an NCAA women’s water polo championship game.
Kelebogile Zvobgo studies political violence and how trials and truth commissions can help countries understand and address the mistakes they’ve made.
Ceremonies honoring the classes of 2020 and 2021 take place at 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily from May 14-20. Follow the festivities online.
Landlords don’t always act rationally, notes USC Marshall’s Marco Giacoletti, whose research shows how they might adjust to a reopening society.
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.
USC’s president addresses the classes of 2020 and 2021 at the university’s commencement ceremonies.
USC’s 2021 valedictorian addresses the classes of 2020 and 2021 at the university’s commencement ceremonies.
USC’s 2020 valedictorian addresses the classes of 2020 and 2021 at the university’s commencement ceremonies.
USC’s 2021 commencement speaker addresses this year’s ceremonies.
Growing up in a family full of USC alumni, Parker and Sierra Alban knew they’d wind up graduating as Trojans.
As a consultant and writer on the TV show United States of Al, Chase Millsap is bringing the topic of special immigrant visas to millions of Americans.
USC Viterbi biomedical engineering senior Melissa Banks is working on self-sanitizing, copper-coated masks to help keep us safe from dangerous viruses.
A deep exploration of the tech hub of Shenzhen is at the heart of Grace Yuehan Wang’s research.
Ethan Ward started his postsecondary education in his mid-30s, and even lived in his car for a year to help make his college dreams come true. Now he’s a member of USC’s Class of 2021.
Though the South Bay native came late to storytelling, he’s found his voice as he graduates with a master’s in journalism from USC Annenberg.
Though it may seem like a global pandemic and the genocide of a people have very little in common, the long-lingering effects of trauma on survivors are similar.
Capturing carbon dioxide emissions helps slow climate change, and the captured CO2 could be used as materials for consumer goods. But is the public ready to accept those goods?
Each year, USC Price students work with local organizations on persistent issues that plague urban neighborhoods — and due to COVID-19, those issues have escalated dramatically.
Hanna Reisler joins luminaries including civil rights attorney Kimberlé Crenshaw, neurosurgeon and CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta and Oprah Winfrey in being elected to the academy’s Class of 2021.
Virtual celebration uplifts most recent graduating class with words of wisdom from keynote speaker Colman Domingo and fellow students.
Lisa Meng is using AI and machine learning to try to improve efficiency and accuracy in diagnosing patients.
Samuel Alex Atcheson’s research explores the connection between touch and learning to improve educational experiences.
A day before commencement ceremonies begin, famous faces join faculty and staff in honoring the accomplishments of USC’s newest graduates.
The new scholarship aims to advance a robust pipeline for Black students to both enter and lead in journalism.
The five students’ stories touch on diverse opportunities, life-changing faculty and creative collaborations, and look confidently toward a future in music.
TaBee, a ride-hailing app that boosts sustainability, comes from a petroleum engineer with the environment on his mind.
Many people fear the places Hector Jiminez needs to be. He relies on his battlefield experience — and his studies at USC, where he has earned two graduate degrees — almost every day.
Inspired by Mesoamerican art and culture, Sterling Rios takes a ballgame back to its ancient roots in Pelota.
Lilly Nie is graduating this month with a bachelor’s in urban studies and planning and master’s of urban planning through the school’s progressive degree curriculum. She completed the accelerated program in just four years.