Photo by David Zentz
Cultivating Creativity
A Degree in Disruption
Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young (Dr. Dre) invest $70 million to prepare USC students who’ll shape the future.
Autumn 2013
Photo by David Zentz
Cultivating Creativity
Illustration by Josh Cochran
To Live and Drive in LA
L.A.’s Roads Scholars
As Los Angeles builds public transit, USC’s policy and engineering minds predict how the city will commute.
Beach Boys photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Defining Los Angeles
Los Angeles in Books, Movies and Song
USC experts on local lore give their lowdown on Los Angeles culture.
As co-directors of the Spine Center of USC, John Liu, left, and Jeffrey Wang aim to get to the bottom of patients’ spinal pain. (Photo by Don Milici)
The Back Pack
For Back Pain, These Doctors Start by Staying Away from Surgery
Neurosurgeons, orthopaedists, physical therapists and other experts at USC team up to ease spinal pain.
The Stahl House. Also called Case Study House No. 22, this often-photographed modernist home was designed by Pierre Koenig ’52. Photo by Nicolas de Camaret
Architectural Icons
USC Grads Leave Their Mark on L.A.’s Landscape
Did you know these landmarks of Los Angeles were designed by Trojans?
Cherney now works in San Francisco for Credit Suisse. Photo by Lee Pellegrini, Boston College
TROJAN VOICES
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Liza Cherney is one tough Trojan
A USC alumna shares her story from the Boston Marathon bombing, in her own words.
Photos courtesy of USC's Space Engineering Research Center
Fly to the Sky
Shooting Rockets into Space? There’s a School for That
In Los Angeles, the aerospace industry gets a boost from USC grads with hands-on experience.
Cyrus Hobbi feels just as at home on a stage as he does on the gridiron. Photo by Dan Avila
Role Player
Drama Takes to the Stage for this Football Player
USC center Cyrus Hobbi had an unusual way to work through his frustration: He wrote a play.
The Investor
Can Depression Drugs Fight Cancer? USC Aims to Find Out
USC Trustee Daniel Tsai invests in a potential anticancer strategy that unites U.S. and Taiwanese scientists.
Photos by Cody Pickens
Finding a Muse
Los Angeles by the Book
Three highly regarded USC novelists draw from the city’s eccentrics and ordinary folk for their inspiration. But that doesn’t mean they have L.A. all figured out.
From left, back row: Jerry Neely, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Rebecca Soni, Barbara Cotler, Mitchell Lew; front row: Patrick Auerbach, Linda Givvin, Frank Fertitta, C. L. Max Nikias, Geraldine Knatz. Photo by Steve Cohn
The Envelope, please
7 Alumni Who Make the Trojan Family Proud
2013 USC Alumni Awards honor achievement and a record of commitment.
Photo by Meiko Takechi Arquillos
Next-Generation Trojans
USC’s Renaissance Man and International Woman
Students Steven Strozza and Akilah Booty are the new face of USC.
Photo by Chris Shinn
Alumni Connection
Ramona Cappello Means Business for USC
A conversation with the alumna volunteer who’s leading the USCAA Board of Governors.
Photos by Gus Ruelas
Smiles for Success
Tooth Squad Brings Vital Dental Checkups to L.A. Kids
Studies link oral health to school success, and USC dentists aim to keep children smiling.
Stark Sands, right, is one of the stars of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. (Photo/Bill Tucker)
Stage Life
Stark Sands Takes on Broadway with ‘Kinky Boots’
The Tony Award nominee cemented his passion for acting at USC.