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COMMENCEMENT: A spectacle of celebration and smiles at the Coliseum highlights a week of more than 100 events celebrating the Class of 2025. Commencement events continue through Saturday.
COMMENCEMENT: We sent Henry Kofman, an accomplished photographer and sophomore at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, to capture Thursday’s commencement from a student’s perspective. Take a look at the amazing images he brought back.
COMMENCEMENT: The acclaimed filmmaker — the university’s 2025 commencement speaker — talks about his adventures in Hollywood and at USC as a student. Watch the video.
COMMENCEMENT: The 2025 USC commencement student speaker shares words of inspiration with fellow graduates and the Coliseum crowd. Watch the video.
Powering AI’s Energy Needs
Artificial intelligence has tremendous potential — and a tremendous thirst for electricity, too. So researchers at the USC School of Advanced Computing and other units within the USC Viterbi School of Engineering are working to dramatically improve computing efficiency.
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Long Before the L.A.-area Wildfires, America’s Housing Crisis Displaced Millions
A USC study reveals how decades of policy missteps fueled today’s housing crisis, pushing the dream of homeownership out of reach for millions, including the largest generation in U.S. history: millennials.
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Bringing Shade to Local Neighborhoods
With assistance from USC and the federal government, the city of L.A. is cooling local neighborhoods one school at a time by planting trees along sidewalks.
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The University of Choice
A record 82,008 students applied to become first-year Trojans in 2024.
Transforming USC’s Athletics Facilities
University President Carol Folt’s “moonshot” for athletics builds on recent momentum to support all 23 sports programs and launch USC Athletics into the future.
Frontiers of Computing
USC launches a $1B-plus initiative for computing including advanced computation, quantum computing, AI and ethics. It’s the largest, most comprehensive academic initiative in USC’s history.