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Living things usually prefer stability to conserve energy and resources, but instability might also play a vital role, USC Dornsife molecular biologist John Tower says.
COMMENCEMENT: Fung was 21 years old when she broke her neck and became paralyzed from the chest down.
COMMENCEMENT: Meredith Lapidas, a poet who recently published her first two collections, also has a background as a contortion artist.
May 17 marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. To learn how things have changed — and haven’t — read this piece USC Rossier Dean Pedro Noguera wrote in 2022.
We’re Celebrating the Class of 2024
Four days of festivities featured family, friends, faculty and more showing love and support with plenty of flowers, all things Cardinal and Gold, and of course, pictures. See our giant photo gallery and watch the event livestreams online.
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The Perils and Promise of California’s ‘White Gold’
The race to mine lithium at the Salton Sea is intensifying, but USC experts caution against potential environmental health impacts in a region already burdened by poverty and air pollution.
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USC Alumni Association turns 100
USC Alumni Association marks a century of celebrating the Trojan Family.
Transforming USC’s athletics facilities
University President Carol Folt’s “moonshot” for athletics builds on recent momentum to support all 21 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.