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PHOTOS: Festivities make for lively morning in the International Plaza at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.

STORY, VIDEO and PHOTOS: Eight Trojan startups — tackling topics as varied as women’s health and robotics — pitched their cases during Demo Day for USC and Techstars.

He will lead the university’s budget and financial planning, public safety, IT, facilities and construction, real estate, campus housing and other auxiliary services.

Members of the Student Investment Fund and Undergraduate Student Investment Fund manage major portfolios funded by USC endowments.

Mark Stevens — NVIDIA board member and venture capitalist — says risk-taking, persistence and long-term thinking remain essential to innovation.

USC researchers’ CT scans of two Egyptian mummies demonstrate the power of advanced imaging technologies to bridge the gap between the present day and the ancient world.

A donation from the artist establishes the Stevie Nicks and Joseph Sugerman, MD, Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology.

The icon, modeled after a number of USC football players, represents the five qualities of a Trojan: faithful, scholarly, skillful, courageous and ambitious.

The board also named new Life Trustees and Honorary Trustees and renewed four trustee positions.

STORY, VIDEO and PHOTOS: USC’s signature college prep program is sending all 89 of its 2026 graduates to colleges this fall — with more than half becoming Trojans.