A Trojan Family Welcome
A good number of Trojans begin their USC journey during the spring semester, which started Monday. Last week’s new student convocation welcomed them to the university and the Trojan Family with just the right amount of pageantry and tradition.
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USC study shows that the devices reduce the risk of death by almost 25%.
The president’s video message includes highlights of what’s ahead as the semester gets underway.
Valencia Belle, who founded SCHOOLS (Success Can Happen Out of Low Scores), is championing educational access in Alabama and beyond.
Researchers from disparate disciplines at USC, CHLA, Cedars-Sinai and Stanford University join to find solutions to cancer.
Your New Year’s Reading List
USC Dornsife scholars suggest four books to reset your perspective in the new year, captivating reads that offer fresh ways to navigate personal — and global — challenges.
23 for ’23: The Top USC Stories of Last Year
The last 12 months have seen groundbreaking accomplishments, ambitious launches and moving moments for the Trojan Family. Check out all 23 of our favorite stories of 2023.
USC Frontiers of Computing
USC has unveiled a $1 billion-plus computing initiative, encompassing advanced computation, quantum computing, AI and ethics — the university’s largest academic endeavor ever. The initiative includes a new School of Advanced Computing, cutting-edge research and an expanded presence in Silicon Beach, Los Angeles County’s tech corridor. Frontiers of Computing is a major step forward on one of President Carol Folt’s “moonshots” for USC.
USC Competes
USC President Carol Folt’s “moonshot” initiatives aim to make USC the international standard-bearer for preeminence at scale, building on the convergence between the opportunities and challenges faced by our world and USC’s unique strengths as a big, great, fast and connected university.
The USC Competes moonshot aims to make the university the destination of choice that attracts the best and brightest, and where faculty, staff and students can thrive and achieve their dreams.
Around the University
MLK Day of Service at the Coliseum
L.A. Works commemorates the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through the 2024 MLK Volunteer Festival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In 1964, King delivered a compelling address to 15,000 Angelenos at the historic venue, passionately discussing race relations and human dignity.
This festival, designed for thousands of volunteers, will include hands-on activities to address issues related to homelessness, education equity, food insecurity and economic opportunity.
Jan. 15, 1-5 p.m.
