Someone has to be the first to try out new technology, argue USC’s Jonathan Eyer and Matthew E. Kahn. If blue states prove a solution to be cost-effective, it will be adopted by the rest of the nation.

The USC alum’s designs — homes featuring butterfly roofs, patterned concrete block walls and post-and-beam construction — put a Modernist stamp on Southern California's suburbs in the 1950s and ’60s.

An activist and scholar who taught at USC Dornsife for 31 years, he traveled to and wrote extensively about southern Africa. The passion for his work changed many lives both at USC and abroad.

The student organization, formed in the fall, offers support for students facing cultural barriers and other challenges as they navigate university life.

Kazakhstan native and PhD student Albina Ibrayeva envisions a future where research and medicine advance everyone’s well-being.

Princeton hasn’t taken a transfer in more than two decades. In the fall of 2015, Stanford enrolled 15 transfer students; Yale, 24. But at USC, transfers from community colleges make up nearly one-third of the new undergraduates.

Researchers led by Lon Schneider of Keck Medicine of USC hope that administering the vaccine to adults in their 60s and 70s may delay the illness.

USC Dornsife graduate student David Newman and colleagues found that when people sought out the “best” choice when befriending someone, they often reported regret or low well-being.

Regulatory expert Frances J. Richmond is appointed chair of the department.