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USC Kaufman names Camille A. Brown as next Mann Endowed Artist in dance
The Tony-nominated choreographer and founder of Camille A. Brown & Dancers will bring her artistry to the school starting in fall 2027.
Study of bone strength reveals new clues about human evolution
By comparing the strength of fossilized limb bones, a USC-led research team uncovered new evidence about the movement patterns of early human ancestors.
Trojan talent meets the moment at USC Career Fair
VIDEO: Students from all majors and classes met with companies and organizations to talk internships and job possibilities.
Broadway veteran Michael Mendez debuts as USC director of musical theater
The actor, singer, dancer, educator and director with a string of Broadway and regional credits brings his range of experience to the USC School of Dramatic Arts.
Rethinking what urban river restoration can look like
A new USC-led study at Taylor Yard, a former rail yard along the Los Angeles River, explores new approaches that work with natural systems to provide flood protection and healthier public spaces.
New study sheds light on why dementia appears to be rare among Indigenous Bolivians
The Tsimané and Mosetén communities, who live pre-industrial lifestyles in the Bolivian Amazon, experience fairly common rates of new dementia cases — but shorter survival after diagnosis.
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Surfers Jason Kutch and Peter Westwick — both USC scholars — discuss the science and mysteries of the ocean’s primordial force.
USC researchers are creating immersive, high-tech simulations of ocean waves to better understand the benefits of surfing, the devastation of tsunamis and the dynamics of the ocean itself.
From diagnosing disease to accelerating drug development, USC researchers are using artificial intelligence to tackle urgent real-world challenges — while keeping ethics, empathy and human impact at the center of innovation.
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.
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