USC Dornsife launches first undergraduate civil rights advocacy clinic in U.S.
Led by noted civil rights attorney Olu Orange, the Agents of Change Initiative enables students to participate in key areas of social reform.
USC students map uncharted territory to assist in rescue efforts
Trojans joined their UCLA counterparts in a three-day “mapathon” to plot out some of the world’s most remote regions. The work assists humanitarian efforts after disasters.
9 books that offer inspiration and comfort at the end of a challenging 2020
USC English professors reflect on the books that soothed and uplifted them during a tumultuous year.
Student club helps introduce children to music, whether in person or on Zoom
USC junior Danika Banh created the Music Inspiring Community club to bring regular lessons to underserved elementary school classrooms.
USC students build an orphanage, provide water to the homeless and assist immigrants
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped students in Kamy Akhavan’s class “Doing Good: How to Start and Run a Successful Nonprofit Organization” from bettering the world.
Joe Árvai aims to grow USC’s Wrigley Institute into a true sustainability hub
The new director of USC’s environmental research institute wants to leverage all of USC Dornsife’s unique strengths to help ensure a more livable future.
Prison Education Project brings poetry, philosophy and physics to the incarcerated
USC Dornsife faculty and students teach university-level coursework to California prisoners in an effort to reduce recidivism rates and break down stereotypes.
History professor traces Black women’s migration from the Caribbean
Joan Flores-Villalobos brings to life the women who journeyed to Panama for money, love and adventure during the construction of the famous canal.
Virtual reality project will recreate a 15th century religious experience
USC Dornsife’s Sabina Zonno and Lynn Dodd have received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to develop an immersive world around a Renaissance-era manuscript.
New Trojans embrace forming friendships with virtual roommates
More than 300 first-year students signed up for a USC Dornsife program designed to build connections in a supportive online community.
Celebrating 20 years of empowering women in STEM
The Women in Science and Engineering program at USC has recruited a record number of women faculty to the university and enabled a generation to advance their careers in the sciences.
Two experimental poll questions may point to a Trump victory
New questions recently added to the USC Dornsife Daybreak Poll predict that the popular vote for president could be much closer than most polls are predicting.
Debating the American family: 5 important questions for Trump and Biden
As the final presidential debate approaches, experts with the USC Center for the Changing Family share the questions they’d most like to ask regarding family issues.
Trojan tries her hand at politics with two D.C. internships
As an intern for Nancy Pelosi last spring and the EPA this summer, Kelley Xuereb has watched how laws get made from two different branches of government.
Student-run organization provides free child care to medical workers during the pandemic
Trojans Olivia Frary and Sana Abbaali were among the students who created COVID Child Care, which offers care and other services for essential medical workers — at no cost to them.
Exploring the evolution — and contradictions — of an early female ad exec
USC’s Ellen Wayland-Smith chronicles the life of Jean Wade Rindlaub, who used her influential career on Madison Avenue to advocate that women stay in the kitchen.
From L.A. to Taiwan, students hunt down insects to better understand ecology
The pandemic didn’t stop the Trojans in Julie Hopper’s ecology class from catching and studying insects from yards and fields all around the world.
Natalia Molina named 2020 MacArthur Fellow
The professor of American studies and ethnicity at USC Dornsife receives the prestigious fellowship in recognition of her work on race and citizenship in the U.S.
USC alum Saud Siddiqui wants to revolutionize how future doctors learn
After a Trojan tenure that mixed biology and entrepreneurship, Saud Siddiqui helped develop the educational software SketchyMedical.
USC alum looks at history of Thai Americans — beyond just food
Mark Padoongpatt’s examination of Thai immigrants landed him air time on a Hulu show hosted by Padma Lakshmi.
Talking politics with veteran campaign consultants Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy
Lifelong friends but political adversaries, the two leaders of USC Dornsife’s Center for the Political Future disagree about a lot of things — but they do it politely.
Most Angelenos say climate change is a threat — but few act accordingly
USC Dornsife’s LABarometer survey shows that a majority of L.A. County residents remain unaware of the sustainable lifestyle changes available to them.
Food insecurity expands beyond low-income Angelenos during the pandemic
Research from USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange reveals that food insecurity peaked in April and remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Alums’ 3D imaging software could help scientists beat COVID-19 from home
USC grads Kyle McClary and John Paul Francis are bringing imaging technology out of the lab and onto researchers’ laptops and cellphones.