The L.A.-area native has focused on enhancing the basic sciences and building cross-disciplinary connections at Columbia, where she is dean of science.

Jovan Vavic — who has coached the USC men’s and women’s quads to 14 national championships, including the women’s title won Sunday — “is essentially the John Wooden of water polo,” columnist Eric He writes.

USC Data Science Lab researchers are first-place winners in the innovative marketing competition.

Almost 40 years after coming to the U.S. for a yearlong residency program, Mahvash Navazesh is still here, helping to lead one of the nation’s top dental schools.

It’s a richly deserved honor for the renowned demography researcher, USC Davis dean says.

Transit expansion — like extended Gold and Expo lines — is increasing property values. USC’s Marlon G. Boarnet and Gary Painter argue that the MTA should be able to benefit from that increase, as is done in other cities.

Among the website’s annual class of up-and-coming talents is USC’s Jose Sanchez, whose revolutionary video game Block’hood encourages players to think about issues like power, food production and life cycles.

The performer delivers a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ speech and hands his daughter her diploma on an emotional day.

The names of Trojans who received 2016 accolades will be added to the Wall of Scholars.

A USC Thornton Piatigorsky Fellow looks forward to interacting with renowned players.