STORY and PHOTOS: The theme of this year’s event was “Rooted in Our Stories, Planting Our Own Future.”

From Earth spinning on its axis and orbiting the sun to it precessing like a top, lots of factors affect which stars you can see in the sky. USC Dornsife’s Vahé Peroomian explains.

VIDEO: Researchers at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies have created an tool that is finding use beyond helping soldiers improve critical thinking.

Holland — who earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at USC Dornsife —  will speak to the college’s 2,000 graduates on May 15 in Alumni Park.

William Durban’s talent for physics served him well as a USC Viterbi electronic engineering student. Add leadership training from the Navy ROTC program at USC Price, and the result is an American success story.

Yingying Fan, Matthew Pratt and Paul David Ronney are honored with one of the scientific community’s highest distinctions.

A new National Institutes of Health grant supports the next phase of a national effort to use AI, brain imaging, genetics and data to better classify Alzheimer’s and related diseases, predict progression and identify new treatment targets.

Drinking patterns — not just total drinks — may cause harm even in moderate drinkers, a new USC study suggests.

A USC team has identified important differences in how early Alzheimer’s-related brain changes appear across racial and ethnic groups, underscoring the need for more inclusive approaches to studying and diagnosing the disease.

Kenton Gregory is saving lives from combat zones to maternity wards with his invention: a sponge-based wound dressing.