Research That Saves Lives
As one of the nation’s leading research institutions, USC is a place where bold ideas and cross-disciplinary collaboration fuel discovery and innovation. Our researchers tackle society’s most urgent challenges, delivering solutions that save lives and improve communities around the world.
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Top Headlines
USC scientists have developed a wearable system that enables more natural and emotionally engaging interactions in shared digital spaces, opening new possibilities for remote work, education, health care and beyond.
USC’s Lisa Aziz-Zadeh and a team of university and industry researchers look at how humans — and AI — understand color metaphors.
Researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute analyzed job postings and AI-related patent filings to measure which jobs are most exposed, and where those changes are happening first.
Cancer treatments are saving and extending more lives than ever. USC practitioners are guiding patients from diagnosis to treatment to facing their post-care future by connecting them with necessary resources.
The Trojan Fund for Research Excellence
Research is fundamental to USC’s mission. It expands human knowledge, cures diseases and saves lives, and serves our community, economy and nation.
You can support the Trojans whose discoveries and inventions help us all live better lives.
Computing Without Boundaries
USC is reimagining computing’s role across disciplines—advancing quantum research, championing ethical AI, and expanding access to AI data, real-world solution development, and hands-on learning through programs like USC Marshall’s AI for Business. It’s innovation at the intersection of technology and human insight.
Meet Beong-Soo Kim, USC’s Interim President
Kim, USC senior vice president and general counsel for five years, talks about the challenges and opportunities ahead, his plans as interim president — and what practicing law and playing the cello have taught him about leadership.
Spotlight: USC Gould School of Law
A trailblazing institution established in 1900 as the region’s first law school, USC Gould has stood at the forefront of academic innovation and clinical impact, improving lives, informing policies and benefiting communities for decades. Renowned for its faculty expertise, supportive student setting and interdisciplinary programs, the Gould School prepares graduates to become ethical, impactful leaders who shape the future of law and society.
USC Announces Presidential Search Committee, Interim Leadership
The committee will include faculty, staff, students and alumni. Beong-Soo Kim, USC general counsel, is leading the university on an interim basis beginning July 1 amid Carol Folt’s retirement as president.
Around the University
Inside ICT’s 2025 Summer Internship Program
The USC Institute for Creative Technologies’ 2025 internship program brings together exceptional students from across the country, including participants from historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, West Point cadets, USC ROTC and other prestigious programs. Interns gain immersive, real-world experience in emerging technology, artificial intelligence and simulation research. The program promotes innovation and collaboration across sectors to support national defense and technological advancement.
