Alumna Adria Navarro receives prestigious Fulbright Scholar award
The 2011 doctoral graduate will research the role of social workers in evaluating older adults’ capacity to make decisions.
USC Viterbi Dean Yannis Yortsos receives top award for engineering education
The dean is presented with the National Academy of Engineering’s Gordon Prize — the nation’s most celebrated for engineering education — for his role in co-creating the Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
Keck Hospital of USC nationally recognized with 6th consecutive ‘A’ hospital safety grade
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, honors the hospital for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety.
Salutatorian Shreya Daniel looks to do it all after graduation
COMMENCEMENT 2022: Medical school is next for the USC Dornsife soon-to-be graduate, along with a side hustle that has so far raised nearly $15,000 for charity.
Salutatorian Andrew Binder continues acts of service beyond USC
COMMENCEMENT 2022: The graduating senior is taking his USC Dornsife degree in philosophy, politics and law and heading into the Marines.
Legal scholar wins Fulbright award to study intersection of folklore and the legal system
USC Dornsife’s Alison Dundes Renteln will examine the ways in which laws address and protect traditional beliefs, stories and cultural ideas.
Eileen Crimmins, Manuel Pastor elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The prestigious honorary society recognizes exceptional individuals from academia, the arts, industry, public policy and research and engages them in addressing significant global and national challenges.
Luis J. Rodriguez, Reginald Dwayne Betts among winners of L.A. Times Book Prizes
The Book Prizes ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium is a prologue to this weekend’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC, the nation’s largest literary and cultural festival.
Dan Mazmanian awarded Presidential Medallion for advancing USC’s values in the field of sustainability
The professor and chair of the Presidential Working Group on Sustainable Education, Research and Operations has brought his policy and environmental expertise to shape a universitywide initiative to educate a new generation of leaders.
Robert Cutietta awarded Presidential Medallion for advancing USC’s values in the field of the arts
As dean of USC Thornton School of Music and USC Kaufman School of Dance, Cutietta introduced groundbreaking programs and oversaw the opening of the university’s first new school in more than 40 years.
Sarah Van Orman awarded Presidential Medallion for advancing USC’s values in the field of student health
As chief health officer at USC Student Health, Van Orman keeps Trojans healthy. When COVID-19 struck, she found herself caring for the entire community’s wellbeing.
Daniel Mazmanian, Sarah Van Orman and Robert Cutietta among honorees at Academic Honors Convocation
The event, held at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus, recognizes that USC is above all else a community of scholars.
USC Viterbi’s Shri Narayanan named 2022 Guggenheim fellow
The prolific researcher is one of only 180 scientists, artists, scholars and writers honored, and one of only two honored for contributions in computer science.
7 notable USC alumni to receive honors at the 88th annual Alumni Awards
Former Congresswoman Mary Bono and student-athletes-turned-shoe moguls Adam and Ryan Goldston are among the Trojans to be recognized on April 23.
Southern California law collaborative wins statewide diversity award
The joint project by USC Gould and partner schools is recognized for outstanding efforts in supporting diversity, equity and inclusion within the law field.
USC Thornton alumni and faculty win at 2022 Grammy Awards
Music school faculty member Vince Mendoza and alumni Grant Gershon, Robert Istad and Carlos Rafael Rivera are among those who won awards.
6 distinguished figures to receive honorary degrees at USC’s 2022 commencement
COMMENCEMENT 2022: The well-known names include leaders from the worlds of philanthropy, entertainment, sports and journalism.
Debate team makes it through Zoom era to win USC’s biggest title in 30 years
After months of debating remotely, Trojan Debate Squad partners join forces in person to claim the top prize at the national Texas Open competition.
The Lost Daughter, Dopesick win USC Libraries Scripter Awards
The Scripter Awards honor the year’s most accomplished adaptations for the screen, recognizing the screenwriters and the authors of the source material.
Acclaimed Greek writer Christos Ikonomou wins USC Dornsife’s inaugural Chowdhury Prize in Literature
The college’s Department of English, with the support of the Subir and Malina Chowdhury Foundation and in collaboration with Kenyon College and the Kenyon Review, will award the $20,000 prize during a gala at USC in April.
USC Rossier Professor Gale M. Sinatra elected to National Academy of Education
The expert in climate science education joins the foremost organization in education policy and practice.
USC Dornsife Chemistry Department wins award to explore new methods of evaluating STEM teaching
The American Association of Universities will fund examination of how, with better evaluations, faculty could more accurately refine their undergraduate teaching methods.
ProPublica wins USC Annenberg’s 2022 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting
The team’s work exposed how the wealthiest Americans avoid paying income tax.
3 USC faculty members named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
USC’s Andrea Armani, Mark Humayun and Yannis Yortsos join thousands of distinguished AAAS scientists.