USC’s stem cell program prepares students to present research and become the regenerative medicine workforce of the future.

COMMENCEMENT: Main ceremony filled with inspiration and music celebrates the Class of 2026. Commencement activities continue through Saturday.

COMMENCEMENT: USC’s president shares words of encouragement and congratulations with the university’s newest graduates at Thursday’s main ceremony. Watch the video.

COMMENCEMENT: Our photographers are everywhere, capturing this milestone. Check out their favorite images of an unforgettable week in our photo gallery.

COMMENCEMENT: We talked to some of USC’s newest graduates as they prepare to move into the next stage of their lives, and their remarks will inspire you. Watch the video.

COMMENCEMENT: The nondenominational, interfaith celebration — a USC tradition — features words of wisdom from best-selling author Lisa Miller, a research scholar on spirituality in psychology; university President Beong-Soo Kim; and more. Watch the video.

COMMENCEMENT: Tiffany Yarian will begin the two-year Chapman-Amgen oncology medical affairs fellowship in June, capping four years of industry-focused training at USC Mann.

For the third year, the hospital received the highest rating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report.

COMMENCEMENT: Issac Vargas was part of the Reuters investigative team that was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.

COMMENCEMENT: Rahinatou Sawadogo has charted a career path at the intersection of biopharmaceutical science and business.