USC Urban Trees Initiative expands green spaces in South Los Angeles neighborhoods

The first 27 of 250 new trees planned for South Los Angeles neighborhoods were planted to provide much-needed shade.

USC Leonard Davis Professor Constanza Cortes’ lab is looking for ways to help older people who can’t exercise due to medical or physical conditions.

Among the universities’ joint work: The SIT-PT Project, a five-year research project focused on children’s early development and readiness to learn.

Three Trojan vets discuss their journeys — and how they ended up at USC.

The USC Veterans Resource Center serves as a campus anchor for studying, personal development and camaraderie.

The facility is the latest investment in the future of Trojan sports under President Carol Folt’s “moonshot” aimed at transforming USC’s athletics on and off the field.

Vera Gluscevic is an associate professor of physics and astronomy at USC and a pioneering researcher in cosmology and dark matter studies. A founding member of multiple leading international collaborations on cosmology, she has helped shape the science that continues to unfold. Her work explores the mysteries of the universe and leverages computational modeling to unlock previously unknown frontiers.

USC’s icons of Trojan pride — the Song Leaders, Spirit Leaders, Tommy Trojan, Traveler and the Trojan Marching Band — join under “The Spirit of Troy” umbrella.

USC’s icons of Trojan pride — the Song Leaders, Spirit Leaders, Tommy Trojan, Traveler and the Trojan Marching Band — join under “The Spirit of Troy” umbrella.

The first-of its-kind position at USC is a sign of the times as well as the reach and popularity of the university’s brand. The team’s season opens Monday in Paris.