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Study provides evidence that social-emotional learning programs improve academic performance
After publishing perspective-shifting research on the impact of social-emotional learning programs, Cheyeon Ha looks to continue this work at USC Rossier.
After the wildfires, science steps in to make homes safer
A program backed by USC Dornsife Public Exchange in collaboration with the Keck School of Medicine of USC offers free soil testing. It’s filling a critical gap created when government aid falls short and private testing proves costly.
In memoriam: Norah Ashe-McNalley, 60, director of The Writing Program at USC Dornsife
Under her leadership, the program — USC’s largest department — grew dramatically in both scope and prestige.
Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds
“This immediate impact on air pollution is really important because it also has an immediate impact on health,” said USC’s Erika Garcia, the study’s senior author.
38th annual Scripter Awards go to writers behind ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Death by Lightning’
The annual award, presented by USC Libraries, honors the year’s most accomplished adaptation of the written word for the screen, including both film and television.
Trojans celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The university’s Black Staff and Faculty Caucus presented the annual tribute event.
Featured from USC Trojan Family Magazine
“Where I am now is ‘give-back’ time,” the Half Century Trojan says.
A new study from Keck Medicine of USC’s Janet Choi is the first to link hearing devices to improved social well-being among adults with hearing loss.
From patches that restore vision to compounds that kill brain tumors, drug and device discoveries by USC researchers are reaching patients faster than ever before.
The Trojan Family has one of the most powerful alumni networks in the world — and it’s now 500,000 strong.
Latest ‘Trojan Talks’ Episodes
Episode 5: Beong-Soo Kim and Eileen Crimmins
USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim and Eileen Crimmins, one of the world’s leading scholars in aging and population health, discuss how scientists measure aging and longevity — and why living longer does not always mean living healthier. They explore biomarkers, life-course influences on health, and what demographic trends suggest about the future of aging.
Episode 4: Beong-Soo Kim and Inderbir ‘Indy’ S. Gill
USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim speaks with Inderbir “Indy” S. Gill, USC’s chair of urology and a global leader in robotic surgery, about the world’s first in-human bladder transplant and the innovation behind it. They discuss what this breakthrough could mean for patients, the future of AI and robotics in medicine, and USC’s expanding role in advancing care globally.
Episode 3: Beong-Soo Kim and Eric Schmidt
USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim and Eric Schmidt — former CEO and chairman of Google, and chair and CEO of Relativity Space — discuss the rapid evolution of AI and what it means for higher ed. Recorded at USC’s first AI Summit, their conversation covers the future of work, the global race for talent, the importance of computing power and the immense opportunities for students and researchers today.
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