Building Boom
Before electricity, paved roads and cars arrived in the frontier town of Los Angeles, there was USC—a single two-story building on uncultivated land. How far the University Park Campus has come.
Photo by Uyen Bui Photography
Those Who Serve
A Navy veteran completes his degree thanks to the support of donors who care.
Reverse osmosis filters used in water treatment plants. Photo by Denguy/Getty Images
Climate Talk
With California wilting during a drought that could last 20 years or longer, USC researchers wade through ways LA might tap a sustainable water supply.
East Meets West
Christina Yu Yu picks four standout pieces from the USC Pacific Asia Museum.
Growth Mode
These new buildings will become the spots where students will learn, perform research and meet their new best friends for life.
Illustration by Viktor Koen
Health Monitor
Your smartphone could become as instrumental to your health as your prescriptions, and the USC Center for Body Computing is making it happen.
KamranV is a serial entrepreneur who can mash up technology, art and marketing. Photos by Dustin Snipes
Art of Success
At USC, an arts education is more like creative entrepreneurship.
Photo courtesy of USC University Archives
Dog's Life
Before Tommy and Traveler, there was Tirebiter. Well, maybe that should be Tirebiters…
Photo by Ana Beatriz Cholo
Getting In
USC Rossier’s near-peer advising program puts first-generation high school seniors on track for college.
Photo by Chris Shinn
The Best Medicine
Health care is in growth mode across Southern California, and USC has staked its future on academic medicine.
C. L. Max Nikias, left, John Mork, Michael Johnson and David Petraeus gather at the opening of USC's Veterans Resource Center. (Photo by Gus Ruelas)
Those Who Serve
After two tours of duty in Iraq, Michael Johnson focuses on a new mission: earning his USC degree.
The Ikettes (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
Pop Secret
What holds the secret to chart-topping musical success? Hint: Don’t go it alone.
Photo courtesy of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania
A Weighty Issue
An 18th-century family cookbook chronicles cooking in the U.S. Surprise: Americans have long been in love with scrumptious sweets.
Little Tokyo Photo courtesy of U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Medical Pioneer
Masako Miura ’36, MD ’41 was one of two women in the graduating class of 1941 at USC’s medical school.
Young Trojans show their school spirit on Trojan Family Weekend. (Photo by Steve Cohn)
All in the Family
Let’s hear it for Trojan alums who are also Trojan parents.
Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award honoree Mark Stevens, left, and USC President C. L. Max Nikias. Photo by Ron Murray
Risk Taker
Mark Stevens ’81, MS ’84 adds the 2015 Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award to his portfolio.
USC Dornsife's Josh West, left, and Sarah Feakins sample water for analysis. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Feakins)
Lady in the Lake
To dig up history on climate change and drought, Sarah Feakins studies the sediment on lake bottoms.
Photo courtesy of USC University Archives
Hey Batter Batter
More than 100 years after it began, USC’s baseball program remains the winningest in college ranks.
Photo by Gus Ruelas
Campus Love Stories
Tracey and Ross Necessary show the love and loyalty to their alma mater.
Photo by Gus Ruelas
Those Who Serve
From career contacts to making new friends, USCAA connects Trojan military members.
Photo by Gus Ruelas
Their Own Devices
The Nadershahi brothers combine their backgrounds in biology, medicine, business and law to launch biomedical devices, especially in women’s health.
Photo by Emil Kara
Drink to Your Health
An enterprising USC Marshall alum finds a unique niche at the intersection of food, health and Amish farming.