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National Science Foundation awards $20M to USC, collaborators to renew AI institute
USC will take on an expanded role in the Artificial Intelligence Institute for Advances in Optimization’s second phase.
L.A.-area wildfires had lasting mental health impacts for the most vulnerable residents, study finds
People in wildfire evacuation zones had elevated levels of anxiety and depression long after the blazes were extinguished, USC research shows.
USC Gould’s Housing Law and Policy Clinic teams with L.A. city leadership for tenant outreach
The clinic is in its fourth year of expanding access to housing justice through direct services and systemic reform.
USC Chabad ushers in new era as hub of Trojan Jewish life
University leaders, students, alumni and supporters celebrate at unveiling of $10 million expansion of the university’s Jewish student center.
Think enamel erosion is irreversible? USC researcher says: Think again
After decades of research, Janet Moradian-Oldak of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC prepares to bring to market a short peptide that can generate a biomimetic version of tooth enamel.
USC researcher uses ultrasound, genetic engineering to develop targeted treatments for blindness and other diseases
Longwei Liu is working to create cures that remotely trigger cell and gene therapies for conditions including cancer and a genetic disorder that can rob infants of their vision.
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Surfers Jason Kutch and Peter Westwick — both USC scholars — discuss the science and mysteries of the ocean’s primordial force.
USC researchers are creating immersive, high-tech simulations of ocean waves to better understand the benefits of surfing, the devastation of tsunamis and the dynamics of the ocean itself.
From diagnosing disease to accelerating drug development, USC researchers are using artificial intelligence to tackle urgent real-world challenges — while keeping ethics, empathy and human impact at the center of innovation.
Latest ‘Trojan Talks’ Episodes
Episode 9: Beong-Soo Kim talks with Assal Habibi
The president sits down with Assal Habibi, USC associate research professor of psychology and director of the USC Center for Music, Brain and Society, to discuss how music — something deeply woven into society and the human experience — helps shape the brain.
Episode 8: Beong-Soo Kim and Prem Natarajan
The president sits down with Prem Natarajan — executive vice president, head of enterprise AI and chief scientist at Capital One, as well as a USC computer science professor — to discuss how AI is reshaping organizations and what it means for universities and the future of talent.
Episode 7: Beong-Soo Kim with Peter Mancall
President Beong-Soo Kim sits down with Distinguished Professor Peter Mancall, one of the nation’s leading scholars of early North America, to discuss his forthcoming book Contested Continent, the deeper forces that shaped the nation’s founding, and the lasting value of studying history. With USC serving as the only university host of the National Archives’ traveling exhibition of founding-era documents, they explore deep scholarship, public memory, and the role higher education plays in connecting the past to the present.
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A $200 million gift from venture capitalist Mark Stevens and his wife, Mary, will build on USC’s strengths by leveraging AI to accelerate breakthroughs in the health sciences, security, business and the arts.
A USC Dornsife-led study found that the Eaton fire’s daily carbon monoxide emissions far exceeded L.A. County’s average daily emissions from all human activity.
Phillinganes, a five-decade veteran of the music industry, will join his Grammy-winning longtime collaborator on stage Monday.
As part of ShadeLA, the USC School of Architecture-led competition judged entries from hundreds of students across Los Angeles for the best modular shade design.
The degree is the first undergraduate program of its kind in the country.
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