USC Dornsife News

The festival, one of the largest of its kind in the country, celebrates its 30th year with readings by authors, cooking demonstrations and USC’s Spirit of Troy marching band.

The USC Dornsife physics alumnus behind Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair returns to his alma mater to celebrate the Class of 2025.

The investment from the WHH Foundation helps secure the institute’s future and expand its reach.

Listening to songs tied to meaningful life events activates memory and reward centers in the brain. The USC Dornsife Brain and Creativity Institute discovery could aid Alzheimer’s disease treatment.

The USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute will use endowment funds established by chemists and entrepreneurs Massoud Arvanaghi ’82 and Ferial K. Arvanaghi to drive research aimed at building a more sustainable future and a healthier environment.

Organized by USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange, the USC-led California Solar Canal Initiative could transform major portions of the state’s 4,000 miles of canals into a powerful source of clean energy and water conservation.

Election by their peers recognizes four scholars for pioneering research on microbial systems, nanoscale physics and chemistry, and sensory neurobiology.

A new USC Dornsife study finds that outdated guidelines are limiting tree growth — especially in lower-income neighborhoods — and offers a path forward.

Hoose Library of Philosophy has been home to rare artifacts, manuscripts and collections for nearly a century.