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“It’s been pretty scrappy,” says Assistant Professor Elizabeth Harper of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, a lighting expert. “I was in drama club but not particularly talented.”
The event — co-sponsored by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and the USC Gould School of Law — featured trailblazers in women’s sports.
An international team of researchers will study what type of surgery best serves patients with a common type of hip fracture.
The answer may lie in three common underlying medical conditions, according to a new study from Keck Medicine of USC.
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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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StudentU Program Brings New Sports Broadcasting Opportunities to USC Students
The organization produces more than 2,500 athletic events per year on the Big Ten Network’s streaming platform, B1G+.
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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.