March 2025
USC & USC Dornsife News Stories
- The 2,300-year-old philosophy of Stoicism finds a foothold in modern times
Ralph Wedgwood - Quantum computing is creating the future – here’s how
Daniel Lidar, Rosa Di Felice nad Moh El-Naggar - U.S. Army veteran touts the value and appeal of a philosophy degree
Evan Williams (student) and Chad Beauchamp (student) - Five books for understanding life’s biggest philosophical questions
Dmitri Gallow - USC Dornsife cellular physiologist Emily Liman named to National Geographic’s “33” list of global changemakers
Emily Liman and Moh El-Naggar - Actor earns philosophy PhD on his way to major movie and television roles
James Van Cleve, Scott Soames and Luka Jones (alumnus) - Free lead soil testing by USC Dornsife researchers helps L.A. residents after wildfires
Josh West, Sam Silva and Seth John - Historic USC library offers a feast for the eyes and the mind
Ralph Wedgwood - How changing L.A.’s tree rules could cool more neighborhoods
Laura Messier (PhD Student) - USC Dornsife professors join prestigious ranks of AAAS Fellows
Richard Brutchey, Steven Finkel, Emily Liman and Oleg Prezhdo - $15M gift from alumnus fuels sustainable energy research at USC Dornsife’s Loker Institute
G.K. Surya Prakash, Moh El-Naggar, George A. Olah and Massoud Arvanaghi (alumnus) - How nostalgic music helps minds remember
Assal Habibi, Talia Ginsberg and Jonas Kaplan - For University Professor Adam Leventhal, studying addiction hits close to home
Adam Leventhal and John Monterosso - ‘Solar canals’: A bright solution for California’s water and energy needs?
Kate Weber (staff) - 7 USC professors join prestigious ranks of AAAS fellows
Richard Brutchey, Steven Finkel, Emily Liman and Oleg Prezhdo - Powering Up Lithium Valley
Manuel Pastor and Jill Johnston
Conversation Articles / Op-eds
- The incredible journey of two princes from Mozambique whose lives were upended by the slave trade
By: Lindsay O’Neill – The Conversation - How U.S.-Russia-China Ties Would Impact the Indo-Pacific
By: Derek Grossman – Foreign Policy - On Motherhood and the Literary Life
By: Emily Hodgson Anderson – Columbia University Press Blog - ‘The Last Supper’ film is a worthy preparation for Easter
By: Stefano Rebeggiani – Paradise News - What Makes a California Novel?
By: Natalia Molina – Alta Online
E-newsletters
- Mar. 12: Student Newsletter
- Mar. 20: Alumni Newsletter
- Mar. 25: Parent Newsletter
- Mar. 26: Faculty and Staff Newsletter
Videos
- 🧘♀️Monday Motivation: You Are More Than Your Grades
Guru Shabd Khalsa - What is Stoicism? Ancient Philosophy, Explained
Ralph Wedgwood - Inside USC’s Hoose Library of Philosophy
Ralph Wedgwood and Melissa Miller (staff) - Alumnus and Actor Luka Jones on Hollywood, Philosophy
Luka Jones (alumnus)
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