Gift from alums Harlan and Linda Martens to fund USC Dornsife scholarships
$15 million pledge helps ensure the university’s ability to offer financial aid for deserving students.
USC Dornsife celebrates philanthropists whose major gift in 2011 named the college
Trojans and trustees honor David and Dana Dornsife on the five-year anniversary of the largest single gift in USC’s history.
Physicist Amber Miller named dean of USC Dornsife College
The LA-area native has focused on enhancing the basic sciences and building cross-disciplinary connections at Columbia, where she is dean of science.
USC Dornsife Scholars go out into the world
Four graduates embody the attributes sought by USC’s Discovery, Renaissance and Global Scholars programs.
Human rights and peacemaking studies inspire USC undergrads on Oxford trip
The course gets students excited about a tangible area of study in the vast fields of international law and humanitarian aid.
Small variations in genetic code can team up to have a big impact
USC scientists find that complex interactions among genetic variants have major ramifications.
A degree of computational advantage
A new bachelor of science degree gives undergrads a rare opportunity to apply mathematics to the study of the brain.
You took the words right out of my brain
New research shows the brain’s predictive nature when listening to others.
In memoriam: James Higginbotham, 72
The USC Distinguished Professor’s work in linguistics changed fundamental aspects of the way we think about the meaning of language.
Six USC scholars net National Science Foundation Career Awards
Recipients represent USC Viterbi and USC Dornsife
Korean wave washes over the Pacific Rim
USC East Asian expert tries to make sense of the phenomenon with essays on country’s pop culture.
Taking on interesting topics in far-flung locales
Ancient languages, DIY communication and novel engineering are topics on the table.
Trojan follows in his sister’s footsteps in more ways than one
USC Dornsife junior wins a top award and plans to pursue a PhD.
An inside look at Egypt’s empowered military
Egyptian expert Laurie Brand organizes the talk to promote interaction between students and scholars.
T.C. Boyle to receive Thoreau Prize for nature writing
The acclaimed author talks about the environment’s tipping point and what’s ahead.
USC alumni groups laud Trojans for stellar service
Latino and Asian Pacific associations celebrate Melody Nishida and Roland Ulloa for helping future generations of Trojan scholars.
In memoriam: Arnold Dunn, 85
Renaissance man was equally passionate about science and the humanities.
When resources run out — averting the apocalypse
Ecologist William Schlesinger cites the key obstacles to creating a sustainable future.
John Wilson lauded for geographic analysis
He is among the world’s leading scholars in spatial sciences.
Diabetes detectives
Casey Donovan and Alan Watts study mechanisms that are important in normalizing blood glucose levels.
A case for balancing your checkbook
The Reckoning explores the role accounting plays in the effective management of nations.
David Bottjer awarded for pushing boundaries in paleontology
Scientist studies how early animals evolved on Earth and how the planet’s ecology changed.
Poetry and song: Arts and humanities thrive at Festival of Books
USC Dornsife faculty explore truth, fiction, politics and other matters quite human.
From Melville to medieval India
Four professors have received fellowships from some of the most competitive funders in the world.