The USC Frontiers of Computing initiative will create the new USC School of Advanced Computing and a new campus in Silicon Beach to apply high-tech solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.

Ahead of Thursday’s Great ShakeOut drill, the director of the USC-based Statewide California Earthquake Center discusses its expanding role.

Resources are available for those on USC campuses who may be in need of support.

USC experts are available to discuss the historic conservation effort and the challenges that climate change poses to water management in the region. Read the full story on USC News here.

The students join a growing community of more than 3,300 high-achieving young scholars helped by the foundation to attend top-tier, four-year institutions.

“Don't walk on this earth without giving hope to another person,” the actor says.

The work is part of an effort by USC Rossier, the USC Institute for Creative Technologies and the USC Information Sciences Institute funded by a $4.5 million U.S. Army Research Office grant.

Climate change has contributed tensions to the largest river restoration and dam removal project in U.S. history. USC experts explain.

In addition to sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami, a USC study suggests the tongue might also detect ammonium chloride as a basic taste.

The blood test may distinguish between cancerous and benign pelvic masses with up to 91% accuracy, surpassing other commercially available tests.