
Trojan Family Magazine Spring 2023
Check out the Spring 2023 Trojan Family Magazine issue on Issuu.
Student muralists spruce up Peace Garden near University Park Campus
The vibrant artwork on a 120-year-old house enlivens the walk to campus.
USC’s new, student-led mariachi band brings back a Trojan tradition
Mariachi Los Troyanos de USC is heavily booked, with gigs on campus, at major city events and on television.
With Wedlock of the Gods, professor brings Nigerian storytelling and culture to USC’s main stage
The production, which featured a nearly all-Black cast of students from the USC School of Dramatic Arts, celebrated the work of playwright Zulu Sofola.
USC-LADWP agreement taps into offsite solar power for the university and its neighbors
The agreement will provide a quarter of USC’s electricity with power from a solar farm in Mojave. It also brings new opportunities for residents in nearby communities to gain access to affordable solar power.
Fest of the Best
OK, it’s not an actual music festival — but we can dream with the help of a USC Viterbi student’s app!
4 USC researchers named AAAS fellows
Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe join more than 40 USC faculty as fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.
With fanfare and festivity, USC Mann School marks a new era
The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences celebrates its new name, its namesake and its expanding role in L.A. in health sciences, research and development.
Sustainability will move into key campus space as USC increases focus on Assignment: Earth
The move provides a new space for collaboration and research. The pharmacy that has held the space moves into a much larger location near the Engemann Student Health Center, with room to add services.
Greener Gases
Keck Medicine of USC is curbing the environmental impacts of anesthesia in operating rooms — and saving money
Trojan trailblazer cherishes being 1st woman to receive USC athletic scholarship
TITLE IX: Tennis standout Barbara Hallquist DeGroot quickly made a name for herself, winning back-to-back national collegiate singles titles in the 1970s. She later returned to USC as a volunteer coach.
Trojan Title IX trailblazer never hesitates to challenge the status quo
TITLE IX: Dorothy Wright Nelson went from dean of the USC Gould School of Law to judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
Trailblazing pilot and flight instructor M’lis Ward is grateful for women who fought for Title IX
TITLE IX: The former USC basketball player says of the landmark legislation, “It really did make such a huge difference.”
Title IX contributed to gains in entertainment fields, USC School of Cinematic Arts dean says
TITLE IX: Elizabeth M. Daley is grateful for landmark federal law that helped girls and women to pursue their dreams.
USC trailblazer Tracy Poon Tambascia is no stranger to being a ‘first’
TITLE IX: The USC Rossier professor — the first woman of color to lead the university’s Academic Senate — mulls the impact of the groundbreaking legislation that prohibited sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding.
Pioneering pharmacy professor learned early to work hard and help others
TITLE IX: For almost five decades at USC, Jean Chen Shih has excelled at research and in teaching. She says the groundbreaking legislation is as important now as it was 50 years ago.
USC trailblazer pushed past criticism as Trojan Marching Band’s first female drum major
TITLE IX: Since donning the cardinal cape and gold breastplate, USC Thornton alumna India Anderson has performed with Beyoncé at the 2022 Oscars and now leads the brass band Blow.
Trojan trailblazer has blended professional dreams with marriage and parenthood
TITLE IX: Willow Bay was a high-profile TV news anchor before becoming USC Annenberg’s first female dean.
The Women of Troy: How USC’s female student-athletes are using their voices and making history
As Women’s History Month wraps up and the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaches, USC Athletics’ Julie Rousseau discusses the role of women student-athletes in the fight for equality.
Jason King named dean of USC Thornton School of Music
The multihyphenate musician and scholar comes to USC from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Newest Trojans get official welcome as they start their USC journey
With a heavy dose of pomp and circumstance, the spring convocation — held for the first time in the Galen Center — sends the new students
USC dives into AI research, education with new Center for Generative AI and Society
With the growing interest in generative AI tools like ChatGPT, USC forms a research center with $10 million in seed money and influential experts from the fields of computer science, film, media, education and more
Seeds of Change
Artificial Intelligence will integrate and analyze diverse data and models to make farming recommendations for more bountiful harvests in Ethiopia.
Care Without Bias
By listening and collaborating with trans communities, Keck Medicine of USC is creating the preeminent gender-affirming care program on the West Coast.
A Cure for Plastic Waste
At USC, researchers are turning plastic waste into materials we can use as medicine in the future.
The Perfect Stitch
Together, computer scientists and clinicians are designing AI solutions to improve surgical training and create better patient outcomes.
Home of USC track and field team renamed Allyson Felix Field
The decorated USC alumna and Olympic standout inspires Trojans to be “champions on and off the field.”
Mentoring the Next LGBTQ+ Generation
As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, the USC Lambda LGBTQ+ Alumni Association seeks to reach new heights.
Stepping Up to the Bench
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks encouraged Patricia Thompson Lee ’97 to study law. Now Lee is a Nevada Supreme Court justice.
Marching in Style
Trojan Marching Band alum Don Beckhart ’55 gets jock jacket — seven decades later.
Bite On!
A robotic dog is a paws-itively worthy successor to George Tirebiter.
