USC Trojan Family Magazine

The USC researcher shares how her work in remote sensing is helping scientists, students and institutions take action.

The university honors outstanding Trojans — and USC President Carol Folt — at the 91st alumni awards ceremony.

After six years of visionary leadership, Carol Folt is retiring as USC’s 12th president. The bold “moonshots” and initiatives she’s introduced have positioned USC as a leader in research, technology, health, athletics, innovation and more.

USC President Carol Folt’s student-centric approach has been at the heart of her six years leading the university.

USC President Carol Folt is retiring after six years filled with challenging
hurdles, resounding successes and barrier-breaking collaboration that planted seeds of innovation everywhere.

Alcohol-related liver disease has quietly surged to become the leading cause of alcohol-related deaths. USC is leading the charge to change that. 

As USC Village’s inaugural faculty in residence wrap up their final year in the complex’s residential colleges, they reflect on the community they helped build during their eight-year tenure.

The USC Price assistant professor has spent the last 15 years helping voices of community members be heard in the wake of disasters.

Skylar Funk MA ’25 — a professional rock musician and climate activist — has helped make USC a greener place as graduate co-chair of the Student Sustainability Committee.

As the medical director of sustainability at Keck Medicine of USC, Associate Professor Arash Motamed is working to reduce the harmful effects of clinical operations on the environment.