This holiday season, USC experts note that it’s the quality of the gift that matters; the size or cost of the item isn’t as important.

Feeling alone at college is nothing new. But in an era of Facebook friends and Instagram followers, Trojans consider: How do you encourage real friendships?

USC student-athletes teach kids about sustainability, help veterans and take on issues like homelessness. Their efforts are making a difference — and getting noticed.

Trojan Jonathan Yoke, a Navy veteran, is aiming high at a post-graduation job in human space exploration and colonization. His ultimate goal: a voyage to Mars.

Trojan W. Bruce Banerdt has his eye on the Mars rover’s historic landing: He’s the mission’s principal investigator and the latest alum to expand our understanding of space.