Barbara Ferrer, director for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, speaks at USC commencement exercises Saturday.
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After graduating from USC Dornsife with a level of scholarly productivity that her faculty advisor called ‘breathtaking,’ Pragya Goel is ready to further transform neuroscience.
Getting into USC was bittersweet after the death of her father. But thanks to her Trojan Family, this 2019 graduate bounced back and reaffirmed that this was where she was meant to be.
Shushan Minasian came from her native Russia to L.A. believing in the Hollywood version of the city. Now that she’s seen the real thing, she plans to use her master’s degree from USC Annenberg to tell those stories and more through documentaries.
Troy Camp co-director Marla Ross found her confidence at USC through financial assistance and guidance from mentors and friends. As a recent grad, she wants to help others do the same.
Trojans Amanda Oliver, Casey Schwab and John Slusher took their law degrees and landed influential positions in a range of sports endeavors.
Miles Jackson is the driving force behind Cuba Skate, a nonprofit organization that brings a humanitarian mission to Cuban youth via skateboards, tools, cooperative skills and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe join more than 40 USC faculty as fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.