Summer 2019

Blue Angels airplane (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released) Flying High

The Proud Alumni of USC — and the Blue Angels

Meet three Trojans who are among the select few to serve with the legendary squadron.

6 min readAlumni Life, Alumni, Military, Veterans
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Corii Berg USC alumni portrait Corii Berg, USC Alumni Association Board of Governors President (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas) A Steady Hand

Meet Corii Berg, 96th President of the USCAA Board of Governors

He sees opportunities for USC to strengthen connections with alumni and build on values.

3 min readAlumni Life, University, Alumni Association, Alumni Life
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Pocket Sun (Illustration/Meryl Rowin) Venture Forth

Venture Capitalist Pocket Sun Banks on Women’s Businesses

The USC Marshall grad brings venture capital know-how to female entrepreneurs to grow their potential.

3 min readAlumni Life, Business, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship
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Elizabeth Daley and Marlene Loadvine Elizabeth Daley, right, and Marlene Loadvine (Photo/Cody Pickens) Screen Legends

The Strong Women Who Broke Ground (and Barriers) at the USC School of Cinematic Arts

A 28-year partnership between Elizabeth Daley and Marlene Loadvine helped shoot the school to the top.

3 min readArts, University, Cinematic Arts
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USC Alumni Awards 2019 honorees 86th Annual USC Alumni Awards (Photo/ Steve Cohn) Trojan Excellence

7 Exceptional Trojans Honored at 2019 USC Alumni Awards

The university honors generous trustees and longtime alumni volunteers, from Kathleen L. McCarthy to Herb and Kathy Goodman.

4 min readAlumni Life, Alumni Association, Alumni Life, Awards, Trustees
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Hand holding a sapling (Photo/ iStock) Seeds of Change

Efforts to Change the Culture at USC Mount

The university adds an ombuds office, boosts compliance and makes background checks more stringent.

3 min readStudent Life, University, Change, Student Health, Student Life
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USC opioid expert Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr is fighting the opioid epidemic one patient at a time. (Photo/ Gregg Segal) The Hurt Blocker

The USC Experts on the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic

Nearly 400,000 people in America died from opioid overdose from 1999-2017. USC experts believe they can stem the tide.

11 min readHealth, Addiction, Health Care, Health Policy, Research
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Sunita Puri USC physician (Illustration/Jasu Hu) Going Gently...

What Makes a Good Life—and Death? Sunita Puri Explores It Through Writing

A palliative care physician explores the role of medicine in helping us live and die well.

3 min readHealth, Health Care
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USC student life 1969 Daily Trojan (Photo courtesy of USC University Archives) Blast from the Past

From Love Ins to Single-sex Dorms, USC Student Life Has Come a Long Way Since ’69

USC has changed in the 50 years since man first walked on the moon. Take a look back at the student experience in the Age of Aquarius.

2 min readStudent Life, University, Student Life, USC History
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Wanda Austin USC president (interim) and President-elect Carol Folt Interim President Wanda Austin with President-elect Carol Folt (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas) President's Page

Reflecting on a Year of Healing and Change at USC

“I was determined to leave things better than I found them,” says Wanda Austin, who transfers leadership of USC to Carol L. Folt in July.

5 min readPresident's Page, University, Carol L. Folt, Change
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USC commencement history photo (Photo/Dustin Snipes; Inset photo/Courtesy of USC University Archives) Now and Again

USC Commencement Through History: An Updated Yet Timeless Tradition

The rite of passage remains one of the milestones for the Trojan Family.

3 min readStudent Life, Commencement, Commencement 2019, USC History
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usc lung cancer treatment illustration (Illustration/Curtis Parker) Clear the Air

Daring to Say ‘Cure’ to Lung Cancer Patients

Screenings can find cancer early, and a combination of therapies attack cancer from all angles.

8 min readHealth, Cancer, Health Care
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Flow by USC alumnus Jenova Chen Game capture of Flow. Screen Legends

Five Trailblazing Interactive Games that Started as USC Student Projects

These titles garnered awards and industry attention — several before their creators even graduated from USC.

4 min readAlumni Life, Arts, Alumni, Design, Interactive Media, Video Games
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USC alumni films collage (Illustration/Max-O-Matic) (Copyright By A.M.P.A.S. (Douglas Fairbanks); Twentieth Century Fox (Star Wars); Columbia Pictures Corp./Photofest (Boyz N The Hood); Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive (Merrell Gage);Morningside Productions (Jason And The Argonauts); United Artists (Charlie Chaplin); Nbc/Photofest (Johnny Carson); Milestone Film & Video (Mary Pickford); Paramount Pictures (Titanic).) Screen Legends

Top Hollywood Blockbusters With Trojan Ties

From Star Wars to The Avengers, USC alumni have created some of the most successful movies in history.

1 min readAlumni Life, Arts, Alumni, Cinema, Cinematic Arts
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USC documentary still (Photo Courtesy of Netflix) Screen Legends

A Tale of Two Oscar-Winning Documentaries Made by Trojans

Short films made by School of Cinematic Arts moviemakers bookend more than 65 years of Academy Awards.

3 min readArts, Academy Awards, Alumni, Awards, Cinema, Cinematic Arts
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USC film school history collage (Illustration/Max-O-Matic; Photo credits/See bottom of text) Screen Legends

Celebrate Nine Decades of Cinematic Arts History

As the school hits 90, it’s about much more than movies.

3 min readArts, University, Cinematic Arts, USC History
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lung cancer screening USC CT USC’s Lung Cancer Screening Program doctors use a CT scan to detect lung cancer in at-risk patients before it spreads. (Photo/Don Milici) Clear the Air

Lung Cancer Screening with CT Aims to Save Lives

Routine tests could help people at high risk for lung cancer. USC doctors are spreading that message to get more patients screened.

6 min readHealth, Cancer, Community Health, Health Care
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doctor with patient in pain (Photo/iStock) The Hurt Blocker

Pain Relief Without Opioids? Yes, It’s Possible

Patients are turning to over-the-counter medications and mind-body therapies to ease pain without narcotics.

5 min readHealth, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals
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Non-opioid pain medication (Photo/iStock) The Hurt Blocker

They’re Cutting Opioid Prescriptions by Stopping Pain Before It Starts

What if you could quickly feel better after surgery just by planning ahead? That’s one way physicians are tackling the opioid crisis.

5 min readHealth, Addiction, Health Care, Health Policy
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