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Double Trojan reignites athletic passions thanks to Swim with Mike
Olivia Northcutt-Wyly credits the Swim with Mike Foundation, which raises scholarship money for disabled athletes, with helping her find her way when illness ended her competitive swimming career. The organization’s annual USC fundraiser is this weekend.
If using ChatGPT is ‘cheating,’ what about ghostwriting? The old debate behind a new panic
Has our culture’s begrudging acceptance of ghostwriting paved the way for everyone — not just the rich and famous — to offload the hard work of writing? A USC English professor shares her thoughts.
USC receives funding for AI tool to advance treatment for rare pediatric diseases
With up to $6.8 million in funding, USC researchers will develop an AI-driven framework to strengthen how evidence is generated for gene and cell therapies, helping to bring promising treatments closer to patients.
Avoiding online scams: Trojan shares cybersecurity knowledge she gained the hard way
Naya Dukkipati, founder of Project SafeWeb, teaches digital safety — from strengthening passwords to spotting scammers — to college students.
USC ophthalmology resident builds smartphone tool to screen for pediatric eye misalignment
Rahul Dhodapkar’s app, StrabScan, automates the measurement of strabismus (eye misalignment).
USC graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Several USC graduate programs rank in the top 20 in the annual report, with USC Chan’s occupational therapy program landing a top ranking.
Featured from USC Trojan Family Magazine
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.
In their own words, Trojans share how they’ve discovered faith and explored spirituality at USC.
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.
At USC, comedy is more than a path to stardom; it’s a practical skill across disciplines.
Latest ‘Trojan Talks’ Episodes
Episode 6: Beong-Soo Kim and Richard K. Green
President Beong-Soo Kim sits down with Richard K. Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, to discuss how cities can survive, adapt, and remain affordable in an era of volatility and transformation. From rebuilding after catastrophic wildfires to confronting the nation’s housing shortage and reimagining the future of American cities, they explore the intersection of markets, public policy, and education — and how universities like USC can help support more resilient communities.
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.
Experts on Trending Topics
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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.
USC-led study demonstrates the first quantum scaling advantage for approximate optimization problem-solving using a quantum annealer.
Research That Saves Lives
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