What’s your dream lineup?

USC Viterbi student Anshay Saboo’s hit app, Instafest, brings music fans together by showing users the concert festival lineup of their dreams.

Biomed leaders working together

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine of USC team up on dozens of important research programs. Learn more.

Pharmaceuticals from trash?

A new process developed by USC pharmacy and chemistry researchers has exciting implications for plastic waste collecting on Catalina Island and L.A.-area beaches.

Student paints mural — USC Photo/Gus Ruelas

Sprucing up the neighborhood

A 120-year-old house, once boarded up, now shines with a Peace Garden featuring student-painted art that brings a little vibrancy to Trojans’ commute.

Prices take flight as holidays near

Consumers may need to consider more cost-effective alternatives as compounding economic crises make it more expensive to enjoy holiday traditions we know and love. USC experts explain.

22 for ’22: The top USC stories that had you talking throughout the year

2022 was filled with developments that kept USC at the forefront of research, medicine, social justice, sustainability, athletics and more — including a $50 million gift that has USC and UC San Diego joining forces on Alzheimer’s research. Check out all the stories in our year-in-review package.

Law enforcement veteran Lauretta Hill to lead USC Department of Public Safety

The new USC DPS chief, who comes from the Dallas College Police Department in Texas, is eager to help the department through a time when some are questioning the role of law enforcement in society.

What makes a movement go viral? Lessons from #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

A USC study is among the first to measure the link between social media posts and participation in the #BlackLivesMatter protests after the 2020 death of George Floyd.

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