He sees opportunities for USC to strengthen connections with alumni and build on values.

Born in Vietnam to parents with fifth-grade educations, Amy Nham was taught that learning is the way out of poverty. As one of the first students to graduate from USC with the dual PharmD/MPH degree, she plans to use her skills to help those in real need.

The pioneering scientist who won the Nobel Prize in 1969 is known for his creative insights into the particles that comprise the universe.

The 6-foot-5 center still ranks in USC’s top 10 for both rebounds and rebounding average.

Shushan Minasian came from her native Russia to L.A. believing in the Hollywood version of the city. Now that she's seen the real thing, she plans to use her master's degree from USC Annenberg to tell those stories and more through documentaries.

USC’s Anatomical Gift Program gives students the opportunity to dissect real bodies. Spurred on by Professor Mikel Snow, the students also pause once a year to give back in their own way.

Experts at the Keck School of Medicine of USC say that worried adults should seek out their immunization histories, then decide whether to get vaccinated.

The study also found that men perform slightly better at a lower temperature, suggesting that gender and temperature are linked in more ways than one.

The USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory says this is the first entirely student-designed-and-built rocket to pass the Karman line into outer space.