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Trojan George Stiffman wants you to rethink tofu
There are more than 30 different tofu textures and tastes. Stiffman, a 2019 USC grad, is working to get that variety onto more Americans’ plates.
USC researchers test new treatment to prevent oral cancer
Researchers at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC are testing a topical cream on precancerous patches in the mouth.
USC Board of Trustees welcomes new members Robert Bishop and Daniel Prince
The board also named new Life Trustees and Honorary Trustees and renewed four trustee positions.
USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative celebrates 30th class of college-bound scholars at annual gala
STORY, VIDEO and PHOTOS: USC’s signature college prep program is sending all 89 of its 2026 graduates to colleges this fall — with more than half becoming Trojans.
$10 million grant funds research and solutions on ‘forever chemicals’
The comprehensive study on the health effects of PFAS is supported by an award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Study links lack of clean drinking water to increased food insecurity
The finding held true across 121 countries, including the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
Featured from USC Trojan Family Magazine
Keck School of Medicine of USC practitioners connect Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to leading-edge research — and, just as importantly, to compassionate care.
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.
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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USC is one of the nation’s premier research institutions, where bold ideas and cross-disciplinary collaboration fuel discovery and innovation. Our researchers tackle society’s most urgent challenges, delivering solutions that save lives and improve communities around the world. We are deeply grateful for the trust the American taxpayer has placed in USC’s research enterprise that advances our nation’s global and economic competitiveness.
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