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Media entrepreneur Issa Rae honored with USC Charlotta Bass Lab Media Trailblazer Award
Rae told students to trust their gut instincts and recognize the value in their unique voices and perspectives.
‘It’s reshaped the way I think’: Online MBA accelerates student’s path to senior leadership
Oluwatobiloba “Tobi” Seriki credits her coursework in operations and entrepreneurship for helping her think like an executive.
Novel markers of brain blood flow, oxygenation may offer early clues to Alzheimer’s risk
Subtle changes in how blood flows through the brain and how brain tissue uses oxygen may be closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk, new USC research finds.
Iran-U.S. nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ ‘red lines’ — but that doesn’t make them futile
The U.S. administration may sense that Iran is weak and ready to do a deal, but negotiations could be undone by intransigent red lines. USC’s Nina Srinivasan Rathbun explains.
Entrepreneur shares his journey from business school to startup success
Bobby Pinckney is creating impact with innovative technological ventures and inspiring new Trojans to shape the future.
New summer session options offer students a more immersive, flexible experience
New courses and a revamped format make the summer session more attractive to USC students.
Featured from USC Trojan Family Magazine
“Where I am now is ‘give-back’ time,” the Half Century Trojan says.
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC’s Janet Choi is the first to link hearing devices to improved social well-being among adults with hearing loss.
From patches that restore vision to compounds that kill brain tumors, drug and device discoveries by USC researchers are reaching patients faster than ever before.
The Trojan Family has one of the most powerful alumni networks in the world — and it’s now 500,000 strong.
Latest ‘Trojan Talks’ Episodes
Episode 5: Beong-Soo Kim and Eileen Crimmins
USC President Beong-Soo Kim and Eileen Crimmins, one of the world’s leading scholars in aging and population health, discuss how scientists measure aging and longevity — and why living longer does not always mean living healthier. They explore biomarkers, life-course influences on health, and what demographic trends suggest about the future of aging.
Episode 4: Beong-Soo Kim and Inderbir ‘Indy’ S. Gill
USC President Beong-Soo Kim speaks with Inderbir “Indy” S. Gill, USC’s chair of urology and a global leader in robotic surgery, about the world’s first in-human bladder transplant and the innovation behind it. They discuss what this breakthrough could mean for patients, the future of AI and robotics in medicine, and USC’s expanding role in advancing care globally.
Episode 3: Beong-Soo Kim and Eric Schmidt
USC President Beong-Soo Kim and Eric Schmidt — former CEO and chairman of Google, and chair and CEO of Relativity Space — discuss the rapid evolution of AI and what it means for higher ed. Recorded at USC’s first AI Summit, their conversation covers the future of work, the global race for talent, the importance of computing power and the immense opportunities for students and researchers today.
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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.
USC-led study demonstrates the first quantum scaling advantage for approximate optimization problem-solving using a quantum annealer.
The USC-led California Solar Canal Initiative could transform major portions of the state’s 4,000 miles of canals into a powerful source of clean energy and water conservation.