USC’s University Park Campus hosts some 150,000 visitors to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

The community service officer, 49, died Friday as the result of a traffic collision. She had worked at several locations across the university, including the Health Sciences Campus, the bookstore and most recently 3434 S. Grand Ave.

The annual competition celebrates the creative talents of students from USC and other Southern California institutions.

The popular repair shop for shoes, watches and more prepares to open its new space in an old location.

The two men took over as heads of their universities’ architecture schools in 2007; now they’re both moving on (Ma’s final day on the job is June 30, though — like Abe — he’s retaining a professorship at his school).

Social workers, tech experts and community leaders note new policy and service initiatives from city, county and state governments.

Environmentalists, scientists and citizens concerned about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take to the streets in the #MarchForScience.

USC’s David Bottjer is working to identify the fossils, found in the Egyptian deserts south of Cairo.

The fellowship will support partial tuition for graduate students in USC’s master of arts journalism program, fostering the next generation of critics and storytellers.