{"id":579,"date":"2020-07-09T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/?p=579"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T00:57:53","slug":"cover-story-spring-summer-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Story Spring – Summer ’20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n \n
\n\n \n

< Back to Spring 2020 \/ Summer 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

Cover Story<\/h1>\n

Our Interconnected Future<\/h2>\n

When the coronavirus pandemic hit and then our nation was rocked by protests to end systemic racism and police brutality \u2014 protests that found echoes worldwide \u2014 the need to express a fundamental truth about our shared future became even more of an imperative. As the global impact of the pandemic and its implications became clearer, so too did the message we wanted our cover to convey: global connectivity.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNo man is an island entire of itself,\u201d the 17th century English poet John Donne wrote while recovering from a serious illness in 1623. \u201cAny man\u2019s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donne wrote these immortal lines 400 years ago, yet never has it been clearer in our increasingly connected world that we depend upon each other \u2014 and now each other\u2019s data \u2014 for our health, our well-being, our prosperity, indeed, for our very survival. If we have learned any lesson it is this: If we are to thrive, we must all<\/i> thrive.<\/p>\n

Ironically, this resounding clarity comes at a time when we have been forced to put on hold, or at least transfer into the virtual realm, our normal, everyday connections with others in order to keep each other \u2014 and ourselves \u2014 safe.<\/p>\n

The cover of this magazine aims to convey the essence of connectivity and the powerful idea that, through research and higher education,we will be at the forefront of comingchange and innovation as we work together to illuminate new pathways, forge new connections and create brighter beginnings that will allow us to emerge stronger and more united than ever.<\/p>\n

In this issue, we invite you to discover how our faculty think our future may look; explore what it means to be human as artificial intelligence becomes ever more present in our lives; meet an alumnus who took a discarded 200-year-old invention and transformed it into cool, cutting-edge technology; and find out why Los Angeles has long been considered the birthplace of the future.<\/p>\n

We hope you are inspired as you read how USC Dornsife met the moment by transformingonline learning into a vibrant virtual experience. And we hope you rejoice in your Trojan spirit as you discover how USC demonstrated true grit and resilience in weathering the many challenges the university has faced over the past 140 years.<\/p>\n

Learn how USC Dornsife is forging an innovative new model for a liberal arts education for the 21st century and discover the numerous ways we are working across all disciplines to create a more sustainable and equitable future.<\/p>\n

As you read this issue, take a moment to consider the words of Abraham Lincoln:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to predict the future is to create it.\u201d \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Susan Bell
\nEditor-in-Chief
\nUSC Dornsife Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cover-story"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCover Story Spring - Summer '20<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cover Story Spring - Summer '20 - USC Dornsife Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"USC Dornsife Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-09T18:37:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-03T00:57:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Liu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Liu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447\"},\"headline\":\"Cover Story Spring – Summer ’20\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-09T18:37:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-03T00:57:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/\"},\"wordCount\":5,\"commentCount\":0,\"articleSection\":[\"Cover Story\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/\",\"name\":\"Cover Story Spring - Summer '20 - USC Dornsife Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-09T18:37:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-03T00:57:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cover Story Spring – Summer ’20\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/\",\"name\":\"USC Dornsife Magazine\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447\",\"name\":\"Michael Liu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michael Liu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/author\/liumk\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cover Story Spring - Summer '20","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cover Story Spring - Summer '20 - USC Dornsife Magazine","og_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/","og_site_name":"USC Dornsife Magazine","article_published_time":"2020-07-09T18:37:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-05-03T00:57:53+00:00","author":"Michael Liu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Liu","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447"},"headline":"Cover Story Spring – Summer ’20","datePublished":"2020-07-09T18:37:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-03T00:57:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/"},"wordCount":5,"commentCount":0,"articleSection":["Cover Story"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/","name":"Cover Story Spring - Summer '20 - USC Dornsife Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-07-09T18:37:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-03T00:57:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/cover-story-spring-summer-20\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cover Story Spring – Summer ’20"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/","name":"USC Dornsife Magazine","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/d03084ed5319ed7575c96017879a7447","name":"Michael Liu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/16962c8d3900280cb2e47f931ab45f9c2432ea07c167e9c00a6c2f8a0ec3d61f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michael Liu"},"url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/author\/liumk\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":600,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions\/600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}