USC Dornsife

Trojans turned the world into a laboratory, part of a broad research footprint that stretched across the globe.

USC offers unique opportunities for students to do hands-on, lifesaving research alongside faculty mentors.

Surfers Jason Kutch and Peter Westwick — both USC scholars — discuss the science and mysteries of the ocean’s primordial force.

In places such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, USC Dornsife’s Steve Swerdlow takes students beyond textbooks and into communities grappling with repression, activism and democratic change.

USC researchers are creating immersive, high-tech simulations of ocean waves to better understand the benefits of surfing, the devastation of tsunamis and the dynamics of the ocean itself.

Seven projects involving USC researchers — including three led by USC — were selected for the U.S. Department of Energy initiative to harness artificial intelligence for scientific discovery and innovation.

As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, USC scholars continue to advance a tradition central to science and democracy: questioning assumptions, testing ideas and pushing beyond accepted limits.

The Public Relations Society of America recognized the magazine’s integrated storytelling strategy, which extends faculty research and alumni stories beyond print through video, social media, live events and digital engagement.

Michelle Barton has led major environmental initiatives and will help guide work on shade, heat resilience and the Los angeles River.

Holland — who earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at USC Dornsife —  will speak to the college’s 2,000 graduates on May 15 in Alumni Park.