USC Dornsife News

In a study co-authored by Arie Kapteyn, elderly participants in poor countries given extra income spent money on food, medication and doctor visits.

Once homeless, Joseph Dorri now prepares to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and credits USC Dornsife for putting him on the road to success.

Junior Tomik Vertanous co-founded an international nonprofit bringing much-needed medical supplies to rural regions of Armenia.

USC launches Louis Zamperini Scholarship, an annual award to go to a male or female track and field athlete who best epitomizes the Trojan legend.

Calling the humanities as vital as breathing, alumna, Pitzer College President and Mark Twain scholar Laura Skandera Trombley is named incoming president of The Huntington Library.

Alumnus Bob Oettinger works to promote baseball in Nicaragua through the establishment of an academy offering youths both athletic and life skills.

Juan Carlos Aguilar is a certified scientific diver and relief captain for the USC vessel Miss Christi at USC Dornsife’s Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island.

As senior associate dean for advancement, Edward Sartin will spearhead USC Dornsife’s fundraising efforts.

Alumnus Michael Bergmann’s liberal arts education sharpened his critical thinking skills keeping him at the top of his game in a long career with Nike.