New to the family? Students and alumni offer a crash course in Trojan life
From the best food and hangout spots to game day traditions, this overview of campus life will help incoming freshmen become USC experts.
Jim Hardy, 1945 Rose Bowl MVP and the oldest living USC football player, 96
The MVP of the 1945 Rose Bowl played seven seasons as a quarterback in the NFL.
Mike McGee, former USC athletic director, 80
During his tenure, more than 50 Trojan teams finished in the top 10 at their NCAA championships, including four that won NCAA titles.
Settlement notice for patients of former USC gynecologist George Tyndall
How much does Airbnb really affect rents and housing prices?
Research indicates that Airbnb is increasing rent and housing prices in certain areas, including Los Angeles. USC professors weigh in on how cities — and the company itself — can set rules that will benefit local communities.
Elders may be scammed by family members more often than by strangers
According to data from the National Center on Elder Abuse’s hotline, relatives are more likely than scammers to commit financial elder abuse.
USC, L.A. leaders reintroduce the renovated Coliseum
The completed $315 million project — funded via private donations, including United Airlines’ naming gift — prepares the stadium for its next 100 years.
An algorithm could play a major role in helping radiologists diagnose cancer early, accurately
USC Viterbi Professor Assad Oberai believes that a well-trained machine learning algorithm can assist in more quickly and correctly detecting breast cancer.
USC study finds older adults pay less attention to negative information
Researchers have found that, even when quickly processing a series of images, older adults prioritize positive information.
The astronomical secrets of Saturn’s amazing rings
New analyses of the rings of Saturn reveal how and when they came to be, what they are made from and how long they will last.
This former MTV host went back to school and embraced the fundamentals of journalism
After a decade of producing and hosting multiple TV shows, Aliya Jasmine was ready for a change. The specialized master’s program at USC Annenberg has helped her break new journalistic ground.
Gifted middle school students immerse themselves in unique learning experience
The Discovery Project at USC encourages aspiring young scholars to think outside their comfort zone and engage with topics they wouldn’t normally tackle in their teens.
With 2020 looming, will ‘electability’ decide the next president?
What do pundits mean when they buzz about presidential candidates being “electable”? USC polling experts assess how we attempt to measure the unmeasurable.
Innovators of USC: This company could advance the field of next generation sequencing
USC alumni Joseph Dunham and Chris Angermayer have founded a company called SeqOnce with the goal of revolutionizing genomics research.
An increasing number of Americans don’t believe in protecting racist speech
USC researchers have found that Americans’ tolerance for harmful and undermining racist speech has declined, particularly among younger people, liberals and the college educated.
A surprisingly abundant type of marine bacteria may speed up climate change
A USC-led study into certain marine microbes may have revealed a dramatic shift in how the ocean and its microorganisms will contribute to global warming.
Driven to celebrate the underrepresented, former pre-med major embraces arts
USC Dornsife senior JaBrea Patterson-West changed her major — and her life’s trajectory — to support underrepresented artists, earning a prestigious fellowship in the process.
Human breast milk may help program babies’ internal clocks
The composition of breast milk changes over the course of a day, and a USC researcher and colleague believe this “chrononutrition” may play a role in establishing infants’ emerging circadian rhythms.
USC researchers explore how skateboarders can succeed in school and life
Skateboarders are known for their tenacity, creativity and focus. USC experts want to figure out how they can use those skills to prosper in college, work and beyond.
This new discovery could allow dentists to regenerate the roots of teeth
Yang Chai and fellow researchers at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC have discovered how genes for the roots of teeth turn on and off, a key step on the path to someday regrowing the teeth themselves.
The next step in AI? Mimicking a baby’s brain
Alice Parker of USC Viterbi has spent years trying to build artificial systems that learn like the human brain, and her latest efforts may have cracked the code.
USC appoints Winston Crisp as new head of Student Affairs
The former vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will oversee more than 300 employees responsible for everything from recreational sports to nearly 1,000 student organizations.
Celebrating more than five decades of Trojan service
USC honors Constance Rodgers, executive assistant to eight deans at the USC Price School, as she retires after 56 years of dedication to the university.
Keck Medical Center of USC named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list
The academic medical center was also ranked among the top five hospitals in California and the top three hospitals in Los Angeles.