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Keck School of Medicine of USC launches pioneering effort to improve breast cancer outcomes in L.A. County
The collaboration with Novartis focuses on expanding access to screenings and improving outcomes in underserved communities.
The generations-long debate behind American economic growth
The United States boasts the largest economy in the world. What makes America’s financial engine so powerful, and will the country stay in first place?
Celebrating Trojans who helped build the modern computing world, for America’s 250th
Check out our collection of commemorative stamps honoring some of the USC computer scientists and engineers who helped build the technology that touches our lives every day.
Trojans analyze reforms to California foster care system
Five USC Price students analyzed proposed reforms in the way the state funds foster care facilities.
Yannis C. Yortsos reflects on 21 years as USC Viterbi dean
Q&A: After leading the engineering school for more than two decades, Yortsos is returning to the school faculty.
USC satellite heading to orbit on SpaceX mission
The student-built MAVERIC satellite will test next-generation space technologies while advancing research into autonomous spacecraft and AI.
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USC researchers’ CT scans of two Egyptian mummies demonstrate the power of advanced imaging technologies to bridge the gap between the present day and the ancient world.
Keck School of Medicine of USC practitioners connect Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to leading-edge research — and, just as importantly, to compassionate care.
Students are attending and engaging in Catholic Mass, Shabbat dinners, religious studies, baptisms and other activities at record levels, driving a “golden age” of religion and spirituality on campus.
Cutting-edge technologies developed by USC researchers are changing not just the pace of Alzheimer’s disease discoveries but also the ways scientists make those discoveries.
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.
Research That Saves Lives
USC is one of the nation’s premier research institutions, where bold ideas and cross-disciplinary collaboration fuel discovery and innovation. Our researchers tackle society’s most urgent challenges, delivering solutions that save lives and improve communities around the world. We are deeply grateful for the trust the American taxpayer has placed in USC’s research enterprise that advances our nation’s global and economic competitiveness.
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