Betty Grebenschikoff and Ana María Wahrenberg hadn’t seen each other since their families fled Berlin as the Nazis gained power. More than 80 years later, astute work by a foundation archivist brought them back together.

Remodeled cultural centers and lounges will give Trojans a place to meet up, talk and make friends. Get a first look at them in photos.

Currently the associate dean of the Graduate Division at the University of California, San Diego, Roxworthy will join USC in July.

A classically trained musician known for transformational leadership and transdisciplinary curriculum, Rikakis will begin conducting the academy August 23.

Long a leader at USC Price, Goldman has served as interim dean since last year. He’ll head the school as rapid change creates pressing demands for public policy research and scholars.

USC art students craft graphic stories during the pandemic that capture adventures in ancient Rome, futuristic robots and more.

After sustainability-minded students replaced turf with native species, a university partnership flowered. Now, more water-sipping indigenous plants are getting started at test plots around campus.

A donation establishes a new USC center dedicated to medication safety.

USC researchers are testing next-generation droids that can clean, explore and play.

The septet of USC alumnae will take their place among a record number of women serving in the next U.S. legislature.

Check out these surprising links between the award-winning playwright and the Trojan Family.

An engineer-turned-surgeon advances next-generation tools.

When COVID-19 hit Southern California, Keck Medicine of USC mobilized to protect the hardest-hit, highest-risk communities.

Electronic eyes, robotic arms and exoskeletons? USC experts meld man (and woman) with machine.

See how students use poetry, viola concertos and animated whales to try to wake the world up to climate change.

Meet the digital creators who are using tech to make us feel a little more human.

The university honors outstanding Trojans at the 87th USC Alumni Awards ceremony.

USC alums put a once-struggling automotive parts company on the fast track. Here’s how they made it work.

The student group marks 100 years of dedication to USC tradition and school spirit.

His esteemed career in electronics and weapons research and development included serving as undersecretary of defense research and engineering in the Department of Defense.

As California state architect, Ida Clair ’87 helps set the standard for building sustainability, accessibility and safety.

Two longtime friends pair up to create a scholarship for future lawyers following their dreams at the USC Gould School of Law.

An architect-turned-woodworker draws inspiration from the natural world.

The senior vice president emeritus was responsible for the construction of more than 130 buildings on USC’s campuses and was key in planning the 1984 Olympics.

Hughes and his family are the largest benefactors in the history of the university — with many of his gifts arriving anonymously.

Nearly every corner of campus life transformed as students joined the war effort at home and abroad.

With racial and socioeconomic inequality come inequities in well-being.

Think caribou in the arctic tundra have nothing to do with you? USC students use immersive technology to explain their urgent message for us all.

Volunteers clean up a Santa Monica beach in one of scores of service projects worldwide.

USC students use podcasts, performances and workshops to open public platforms for kids and adults.