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USC announces D.C. campus

The university unveils the USC Capital Campus, a coast-to-coast bridge for interdisciplinary study where students and faculty will collaborate with global opinion leaders.

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The water wars are here

Seven thirsty states including California are fighting over the dwindling waters of the Colorado River. USC experts look at how we got here — and why this was inevitable.

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Can’t remember passwords?

Jelena Mirkovic’s team at USC’s Information Sciences Institute has set out to develop methods that help users create passwords that are both memorable and secure.