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Living with mental illness

A USC study suggests that peer navigators with their own recovery success stories can inspire the mentally ill to make appointments, find transportation and take care of themselves.

Shaking up the system

Law professor Gillian Hadfield has an unconventional take on the U.S. legal system: a new world in which lots of people — not just lawyers — could give reliable, affordable legal advice.

A century of service

The university — ranked among the best colleges for veterans— celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the opening of USC’s first ROTC program.

Graduates celebrate — USC Photo/Gus Ruelas

Presenting the Class of 2017

USC marked its 134th commencement Friday, conferring more than 17,000 graduate and undergraduate degrees — and laughing along with commencement speaker Will Ferrell.

Beach volleyball team celebrates — USC Photo/John McGillen

National champs on the beach

The women’s beach volleyball team captured its third straight national title May 7. It’s the university’s 104th NCAA team championship and the schools’s 20th women’s NCAA title.

For rescued swimmer who needs CPR, minutes matter

The decision to administer CPR right away on a person pulled from the water, rather than waiting for paramedics, could be the difference between recovery and a coma — or worse, according to research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Drownings claim the lives of about 10 people every day in the U.S.

What Trojans will be reading this summer: President Nikias’ picks

Looking for a good read? Each year, USC President C. L. Max makes his summer-reading picks. This year’s eclectic offerings range from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s classic Notes from the Underground to an expose of the Edward Snowden case and its impact on national security.

Nemirovskys’ $15 million gift supports new residential college

The $15 million gift from USC Trustee Shelly Nemirovsky and her husband, Ofer Nemirovsky, will name the Nemirovsky Residential College. It’s one of eight residential colleges planned for USC Village, where students and faculty will expand conversations and friendships that begin in the classroom.

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