International Human Rights Clinic students win prestigious fellowships
Nicholas Maisel and Morgan Brock-Smith have been invited as judicial fellows by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Appeals Chamber/Presidency, starting in August.
USC Dornsife chemist named to prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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.
Salutatorian Jake Bubman following family footsteps into legal career
From assisting in immigrant courtrooms to singing with the SoCal VoCals, Bubman has grown into himself during his Trojan tenure — and he’s looking forward to saying goodbye to his peers in person.
Salutatorian Ashwin Bhumbla wants to use his engineering and tech background to make an impact
Through student organizations like Code the Change and Engineers Without Borders, Bhumbla assists underserved communities at home and abroad. He’s also a proud member of the Trojan Marching Band.
2 USC grads named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Alums Jeremy Pathmanabhan and Héctor Reyes were awarded full-tuition scholarships to Stanford graduate programs. They’re the first Trojans to be named Knight-Hennessy Scholars.
USC and Cedars-Sinai to jump-start young scientists’ efforts to cure cancer
Peter Kuhn of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience will serve as deputy director of a new virtual cancer center, funded by a grant from the Department of Defense.
Professors Hannah Garry and Gerald Giaquinta set to go overseas as Fulbright Scholars
Garry will study laws to enforce refugees’ rights and Giaquinta will teach cross-cultural communication and business.
Top student scholars honored at USC Academic Honors Convocation
The event, held online due to the pandemic, recognizes that USC is above all else a community of scholars. Part 1 on Monday honored faculty members.
USC Academic Honors Convocation honors inspiring faculty
The event recognizes that USC is above all else a community of scholars. Part 1 on Monday honored faculty members; student scholars will be recognized Wednesday.
2 USC faculty members named Guggenheim Fellows
Art historian Lisa Pon is recognized for exploring Renaissance artist Raphael’s collaborations, while composer Nina C. Young is known for her genre-defying work.
5 faculty members named University Professors and Distinguished Professors
The selective awards recognize significant accomplishments by leading scholars in their fields.
Shaun Harper elected to National Academy of Education
The founder of the USC Race and Equity Center joins one of the education field’s most prestigious organizations.
Nomadland and The Queen’s Gambit win USC Libraries Scripter Awards
The prize, in its 33rd year, honors the author and screenwriter of the year’s best adaptation of the printed word into film and episodic television.
2 Trojans’ civic-minded projects win Reimagine Challenge 2020
The competition challenged students to develop proposals to help communities hardest by the pandemic or spark a global movement capable that would spur 1 million people into action.
USC produces more 2020-21 Fulbright students than any other California university
Twenty-five Trojans received the prestigious grant during the 2020-2021 award cycle, making USC one of the top producers of U.S. Fulbright students for the ninth straight year.
2 USC Viterbi professors inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
An optimization expert who harnesses mathematics to improve industries and a leader in astronautical and systems engineering are USC Viterbi’s newest members of the academy.
Associated Press team wins 2021 Selden Ring Award for uncovering exploitation in the palm oil industry
The annual investigative journalism award, which has been presented by USC Annenberg for 32 years, goes to an examination of abusive working conditions on palm oil plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia.
A playwright pays it forward, endowing award for student writers
Alumna Joan Beber creates an award at the USC School of Dramatic Arts for fellow playwrights.
Finalists named for 33rd annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards
The awards honor the year’s most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.
3 USC Viterbi professors named National Academy of Inventors fellows
Keith Chugg, Jay Kuo and Gerald Loeb join this year’s list of 175 distinguished academic inventors.
2 Trojans receive prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship to study in Beijing
The accomplished USC duo will learn about Chinese culture and study with top professors as part of a one-year master’s program in global affairs.
6 USC researchers named 2020 AAAS fellows
The USC professors join 40 previously selected faculty members as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
USC biological imaging innovator Scott Fraser elected to National Academy of Medicine
Provost Professor Fraser is recognized for developing technology that provides “unprecedented views of … live organisms, from embryonic development to old age.”
USC faculty members named University Professors and Distinguished Professors
The very selective awards recognize significant accomplishments by leading scholars in their fields.