Unexpected financial hardship forced Ann Marie Manahan to leave USC midway through her studies. Decades later, she created a scholarship to help USC students struggling to afford school.

USC researchers, studying bones at the L.A. County Natural History Museum, find evidence of a fearsome shark taking to the sky to take down a pterosaur, a formidable flying reptile.

People are attracted by the do-it-yourself price, but experts say other issues should be considered to avoid high costs over the long run.

The quality of the gift matters, USC experts say; the size or cost of the item isn’t as important.

The less-than-30-second clip, featuring actors Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown, was recently brought to light by USC archivist Dino Everett and a colleague.

The hoops team uses its platform to inspire local kids and help others in need as part of Trojan Outreach, USC’s community volunteer program for student-athletes.

Shaun Harper‘s USC Equity Institutes, as the course is known, cover everything from basics like defining race and racism to more complex problems, like navigating moments of crisis after a racist incident.

Feeling alone at college, especially as a freshman, is nothing new. But in an era of Facebook friends and Instagram followers, Trojans consider: How do you encourage real friendships?

The study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC notes that the condition affects more than 7 percent of adults and 13 percent of children in the U.S.