April 2025
USC & USC Dornsife News Stories
- $4M gift launches USC Dornsife endowment campaign for its Institute on California and the West
William Deverell - Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch ’93 to deliver USC Dornsife commencement address
Roger Lynch (alumnus) - Here are the USC Dornsife faculty and alumni you’ll see at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
Brittany Friedman, Dana Johnson, Danzy Senna, David L. Ulin, David St. John, Dowell Myers, Elda María Román, Emily Hodgson Anderson, Juan De Lara, Manuel Pastor, Mark Irwin, Nayan Shah, Percival Everett, Sara Sligar, Shrikanth Narayanan and Viet Thanh Nguyen - Wildfires hit L.A.’s housing-insecure residents hardest, USC Dornsife survey finds
Kyla Thomas - Expert on Arctic politics explains Greenland’s strategic appeal
Steve Lamy - Economist explains impact of Trump’s tariff plans
Monica Morlacco - Summer internship opens doors to discovery, career success for community college students
Richard Brutchey and Jose Araujo (alumnus) - Installation of endowed chair at USC Dornsife expands focus of Armenian studies
Hrag Papazian, Shushan Karapetian, Manuel Pastor, Moh El-Naggar and Gerald Turpanjian (alumnus) - Chemist Anna Krylov inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Anna Krylov and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang - Legally blind magician uncovers his true purpose at USC Dornsife
Tyler Gibgot (student) - James Bullock named dean of USC Dornsife
James Bullock and Moh El-Naggar - What’s in a book? Often, a good friend
Emily Anderson - A new path to understanding black holes
Nicolas Warner - James Bullock named dean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
James Bullock - Charting new paths for late career and beyond
Kamy Akhavan - USC scientists find a gut-brain link that may affect behavior in children with autism
Lisa Aziz-Zadeh - USC experts examine Earth Day focus on renewable energy
Manuel Pastor - Q&A with Andrew Lakoff: Why planetary health is the first step to a sustainable future
Andrew Lakoff - Rebuilding Los Angeles
Monalisa Chatterjee, Public Exchange and Center for Economic and Social Research - Presidential Medallion recipients exemplify USC’s goals in education, innovation and spirituality
Varun Soni - Academic Honors Convocation spotlights innovative research and achievements of USC faculty and students
Helen Berman, Maggie Nelson, Arthur Stone, Norman Arnheim, Leo Braudy, Robert Rueda and Enrique Martínez Celaya - Breakthrough procedure opens new opportunities in quantum research
Eli Levenson-Falk - Quantum computer outperforms supercomputers in approximate optimization tasks
Daniel Lidar
Conversation Articles / Op-eds
- Attempt to conquer Greenland at your peril
By: Peter Mancall – The Conversation and Zócalo Public Square - In talking with Tehran, Trump is reversing course on Iran – could a new nuclear deal be next?
By: Jeffrey Fields – The Conversation, Yahoo News New Zealand and Evening Report - Trump’s early moves should give Taiwan confidence
By: Derek Grossman – Nikkei Asia - Two Prisms onto Oakland
By: William Deverel – Alta Online - Eco-Relations: Our Circuitry Sews Us, Word by Word
By: Susan McCabe – Los Angeles Review of Books - There’s Life Inside Earth’s Crust
By: Karen Lloyd – Noēma Magazine - Is nuclear power the key to a low-carbon future?
By: Najmedin Meshkati – Tech Xplore
E-newsletters
- Apr. 10: Student Newsletter
- Apr. 17: Alumni Newsletter
- Apr. 23: Faculty Staff Newsletter
- Apr. 29: Parent Newsletter
Videos
- Philosophy: A Team Sport
Aaron Suduiko (student) - USC Soil Testing: Free Lead Soil Screening After Wildfires
Seth John - Jennifer Granholm On This Historic Moment at Climate Forward 2025
- Joe Árvai on Advice to Students at Climate Forward 2025
Joe Árvai - Barbara Boxer On States Taking the Lead at Climate Forward 2025
- Garret Graves On Being Hopeful, Coming Together at Climate Forward 2025
- USC Dornsife Homecoming Picnic 2025 Preview
- LA’s Trees Absorb More Carbon Than Expected
Will Berelson and Public Exchange - Discuss Novels, Watch Films, Earn Credits in this Summer GE Course
Thomas Gustafson - Take a GE Course This Summer, Thank Yourself Later
Rita Barakat - Born With Aniridia, Blind Magician Finds Purpose at USC Dornsife
Tyler Gibgot (student)
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