Dead tissue-removing larvae star in innovative telehealth procedure
When one of his patients developed a life-threatening amount of necrotic tissue, the co-director of Keck Medicine of USC’s limb salvage program turned to “nature’s microsurgeons.”
To be more sustainable, this USC student starts with the shirt on her back
Jasmine Sears plans to use her degree in environmental studies to help the fashion industry do more to protect the planet.
What driving ambulances taught a sociologist about inequality
USC Dornsife’s Josh Seim put in nearly two years behind the wheel of an ambulance to better understand medics’ role in managing urban suffering.
Key grant positions USC as leader in dental and craniofacial tissue regeneration
The $30 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research funds a consortium of California academic institutions that includes USC.
No virus can keep USC scholars from their books
Staff scan centuries-old gilded pages and send them to eager faculty and students from behind closed doors at USC Libraries.
Cruise ship doctor-turned-MBA student returns to duty during COVID-19
By day, Lauana Rodrigues Pereira Herbert helps her medical team respond to a global pandemic. At night, she studies for her MBA in USC Marshall’s International Business Education and Research program.
This unsung hero cleans and disinfects the COVID-19 wing of USC hospital
Maria Saravia loves how her job at Keck Hospital of USC helps protect patients and health workers alike.
Passionate entrepreneur spent his final months at USC giving back
Before he graduated from USC Marshall, Gavin Doyle rallied several student organizations to help those suffering during the pandemic.
President Folt’s first year brings renewed energy to USC sustainability
Since her zero-waste inauguration, the president — herself an environmental scientist — has positioned USC to become a leader in sustainable strategies like solar energy.
Doctoral graduate from USC Rossier learns to succeed her own way
Though she initially struggled as a first-gen student, Cynthia Diana Villarreal has found — and built — a community of her own.
USC remembers Gen. William Lyon, developer and university trustee
The decorated military veteran left his mark on Southern California through both his career as a homebuilder and his support for the university he loved.
Seeing is believing: How media mythbusting can actually make false beliefs stronger
We’re facing an “infodemic” — an overload of information in which fact is hard to separate from fiction, two USC scholars and colleagues find.
How do you motivate workers who are managed by an algorithm?
USC researchers investigate crowdwork — assigning mundane tasks via a website — and determine how to help these workers feel invested in their duties.
Multitalented grad sketches out a future in law, along with politics or maybe journalism
Along with achieving a challenging double major, political junkie, Latin scholar and sketch comedy performer Austin Peay was the first-ever politics editor for USC Annenberg Media.
How to potentially restore hearing? USC Stem Cell study offers clues
Research indicates how an important protein sends signals to the hearing organ to attain its correct size during embryonic development.
Teamwork at USC burn center helps firefighters injured in massive L.A. blaze
When a fire and explosion injured 11 first responders, specialists at LAC+USC Medical Center — the county’s only Level 1 trauma center with a burn unit — jumped into action.
USC master’s grad and National Guardsman serves those in need during COVID-19
A commissioned Army officer and recently graduated USC student, Lt. Justin Lee is on the front lines of California’s pandemic response.
Newly graduated engineer blends her love of research and the sea
Hannah Walker, a winner of the USC Discovery Scholar Prize, spent a chunk of her undergraduate career creating a device to inexpensively map the ocean’s underwater topography.
Fast-acting countries cut their coronavirus death rates while U.S. delays cost thousands of lives
Countries with large vulnerable populations especially benefited from moving quickly, USC experts find.
America’s least educated and lowest paid remain hardest hit by pandemic
The latest data from USC Dornsife’s ongoing coronavirus study also reveal that L.A. residents have fared worse financially than the national average.
New master’s grad immerses herself in the science of cells
Kalya Stanten, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, wants to further her lab research into gene editing and cell therapy.
New flow battery could help unleash renewable energy
USC scientists may have solved the storage problem that has long slowed the spread of renewables.
Feeling lonely? A friendly USC retiree would love to be your pen pal
A new matching system from USC’s Emeriti Center brings together Trojans from all walks of life who may feel isolated due to COVID-19 social distancing.
Two Trojans share how they’ve changed, grown and flourished in four years
We first met Sam Hardy and Hunter Harper in August 2016, the day before they moved to USC as freshmen. Now, the two new graduates talk about their journeys as they meet each other for the first time.