USC veterans find a place of their own to call home
All branches of the military are represented at the university’s first units for student veterans.
Convocation ceremony starts new Trojans on their academic journey
Interim President Wanda M. Austin reminds incoming freshmen and transfer students that they are the “best of the best,” and thanks parents, too.
Veterans, active military get a taste of life at a top university
Warrior-Scholar Project is designed to encourage vets to consider top-ranked schools — and gives them skills to get in, too; USC is the only California partner.
Campuses come to life as Trojans return on USC Move-in Day
Families and friends help students get settled before classes begin next week; it’s a day for shuttling boxes, snapping selfies and saying bittersweet goodbyes.
Newly arrived OB-GYN wants to educate and empower USC students
Anne Michels sees her new post as an opportunity to make a positive difference for young women at USC.
First-year medical students take a big step at White Coat ceremony
The white coat is a symbol of the oath students take as a doctor, Dean Laura Mosqueda tells Trojans at Keck School of Medicine of USC rite of passage.
Trojan finds her balance despite rare type of hearing loss
Doctoral candidate copes with vertigo thanks to USC physical therapy faculty members.
The books high school students should be reading, according to USC professors
Sure, everyone reads To Kill a Mockingbird, but faculty members from USC’s Department of English have updated suggestions for today’s teens.
Medical student works with policymakers on health effects of global climate change
Anish Parekh, the son of a USC professor, studies the spread and possible control of diseases as part of his public health degree.
USC works to increase diversity in physical therapy field
Partnership with a leading historically black college is part of a government-backed initiative that aims to increase the number of graduate students from traditionally underrepresented populations.
How do you design a more walkable Hollywood Boulevard?
Trojans develop designs for two potential closures and lay out a transportation plan to support the concept.
Summer scholarships help students afford career-boosting internships
Rent and other expenses often keep students from pursuing unpaid summer internships. USC Career Center’s Dream Dollars initiative offers much-needed relief.
USC engineering students soar with Mars transport design
Annual event focusing on long-distance space travel attracts teams from dozens of universities.
Looking toward the sky, Trojans trace UFO sightings
Sci-fi film releases and weather patterns can affect the number of sightings, USC computer science students discover.
Premodern life and the tough old days of dyeing, weaving and smelting
USC Dornsife offers an offbeat course giving Trojans hands-on experience in age-old skills — and no matches are allowed.
Meet 3 Astronaut Scholars Who Are Pushing the Frontiers of Science
Recipients of the prestigious Astronaut Scholarship represent some of the country’s best and brightest STEM students.
Empowering women and minorities in science, tech and more
USC Price grad student moves from D.C. to L.A., where she pursues a degree in nonprofit leadership and management.
Rocket science, aerospace attract kids to USC’s young scientists workshop
Vermont Elementary School students test their designs of straw rockets and build models of hover boards.
100 percent of USC Hybrid High seniors graduate — and are going to college — for third year in a row
All 118 seniors from the Class of 2018 are college-bound, matching the 100 percent graduation and college acceptance rate of the first two USC Hybrid High senior classes.
USC research center teaches kids about cancer
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center also aims to show what careers are possible as part of a push toward STEM education.
Trojan, now writing with an HBO mentor, sees a story in everyone
Sara Alize Cross has been spinning yarns since childhood, and it pays off with a fellowship under the guidance of an HBO comedy executive.
Liver cancer rates vary widely among patients of Asian descent, USC study finds
Breaking down broad ethnic and racial categories into more specific groups can sharpen data, according to a Vietnamese medical student’s research.
Career development for millennials: Musicians on 2 continents team up digitally
A cross-continental collaboration brings two artists from the U.S. and U.K. together.
How to build a robot that mimics the moves of animals — and why you’d want to
Inspired by nature, students create creaturelike robots that could improve security, explore disaster sites and even save lives.