New AI Essentials courses give students 3 perspectives on AI
A new three-course initiative from USC Dornsife, USC Marshall and USC Viterbi gives undergraduates complementary perspectives on artificial intelligence: how it works, how to use it, and what it means for humanity.
In Memoriam: Andrew Lakoff, influential anthropologist of risk, science and society
The USC Dornsife professor and former divisional dean explored how science and technology shape modern life and brought scholars across disciplines together to tackle complex questions.
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Nov. 7: New Space Economy Forum
Space industry founders, operators, investors, public-sector partners, technical experts, and university partners will discuss the technologies, infrastructure, commercialization pathways, funding and partnerships shaping the future of the space economy in this day-long event.
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Watch as entertainer, philanthropist, biotech co-founder and alumnus Aloe Blacc breaks down how studying psychology and linguistics at USC Dornsife shaped his songwriting process.
Blacc will perform at the Oct. 16 investiture ceremony for USC President Beong-Soo Kim.
Aloe Blacc: From USC Dornsife Scholar to Global Musician & Biotech Founder
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America at 250
To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we invite you to explore what it was really like to be a colonist in 1776; discover how climate change is reshaping America’s natural systems and what our scholars are doing to lessen its impact; and meet seven extraordinary alumni committed to defending the nation — including a sorority sister who became a CIA spy and a war hero who once shook Hitler’s hand. Learn why America’s economy is so powerful and how our pioneering scholars question assumptions to advance traditions central to both science and democracy. We hope these insightful stories inspire pride in our great nation but also help you see beyond the parades, the flags and the fireworks to a more nuanced understanding
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American daily life in 1776 was far different than you might imagine
Survival as a colonist meant enduring hard labor and rigid hierarchies in a rural world shaped by inequality and lack of privacy.
From Sea to Shining Sea: Climate change is rewriting America’s landscapes
From California floods and wildfires to thawing Arctic permafrost and dying coral reefs, USC Dornsife researchers track a nation under environmental pressure.
American scientific innovation still thrives on bold questions
As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, USC Dornsife scholars continue to advance a tradition central to both science and democracy: questioning assumptions, testing ideas and pushing beyond accepted limits.
The debate behind American economic growth
The United States boasts the largest economy in the world. What makes America’s economy so powerful and will the country retain its first-place ranking?
Fight On! How military service shaped these extraordinary Trojan lives
Meet seven extraordinary alumni committed to defending the nation.
Reimagining American identity at 250
As the nation approaches its semiquincentennial, USC Dornsife scholar Laura Dominguez ’12, ’23 is bringing diverse perspectives into conversations about history and belonging.
Human rights education on the front lines
USC Dornsife political scientist Steve Swerdlow takes students beyond textbooks and into communities grappling with repression, activism and democratic change.
Commanding History: How museum leadership can shape a nation’s memory
A scholar of cultural memory, Michelle Commander ’10 is helping preserve the truth of African American history and culture for the nation through inspired museum leadership and public scholarship.
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The pathogens our ancestors encountered thousands of years ago may still influence how our bodies respond to disease today.
A USC Dornsife-led study traced how 4 immune-system genes evolved across human populations and identified rare genetic variants associated with severe COVID-19.
By bringing together evolutionary genetics and infectious-disease research, the study may help explain why the same infection affects people so differently — and could eventually point to new strategies for prevention and treatment.
You don’t have to leave a career you love to prepare for what comes next.
Heather Bonomo has worked as a stunt performer on everything from Captain Marvel to Better Call Saul. But industry disruptions and the rise of AI convinced her she needed more options.
She turned to our online Master of Science in Applied Psychology to help give her exactly that.
“I’m going to have options I didn’t have before I started this program.”
Congratulations on your degree, Heather, and thank you for sharing your story!
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A new chapter for life sciences at USC Dornsife. 🔬🌊🧠🧬
Four areas of biological sciences are now distinct departments: Human and Evolutionary Biology, Marine and Environmental Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, and Neurobiology.
This new structure reflects the breadth of biology at USC Dornsife — elevating each field’s visibility and creating new opportunities for faculty and students to make an even greater impact.
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What if L.A. could lend out shade where and when it’s needed most?
Research by one of our undergrads helped identify communities most vulnerable to extreme heat. That work helped inspire the idea for a new “lending library” of portable shade structures.
Now our Public Exchange and ShadeLA partners are working to put the idea into action ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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We’re excited to welcome US Senator Gary Peters to USC Dornsife!
He’ll lead our Center for the Political Future at the end of his Senate term in January, serving alongside co-director Mike Murphy and continuing CPF’s commitment to bipartisanship and civil dialogue.
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