USC Dornsife News

For 25 years, the Center for Active Learning in International Studies at USC Dornsife has taught local high schoolers how to examine the forces shaping global events.

Families in local schools — and families of Trojans — are returning to the same program decades later, as beneficiaries or volunteers, creating a multigenerational ripple effect.

A new master’s program at USC Dornsife teaches students the mathematical foundations that drive artificial intelligence — empowering them to build the algorithms shaping our future.

People who highly value equality and purity are most likely to see excessive wealth as wrong, a new study suggests.

Support from USC Dornsife alumni enables graduate students to attend science conferences and present their research to the broader scientific community.

From record-breaking open-water swims to navigating their father’s cancer diagnosis, incoming freshmen Amelia and Sarah Batt are diving into life on campus, bringing resilience, curiosity and a passion for discovery to their next chapter.

Challenging long-held ideas of evolution on islands, a USC Dornsife study found most Channel Islands foxes evolved proportionally larger brains than their mainland cousins — a surprising trait shaped by novel, isolated conditions and survival demands.

USC students from various disciplines thrive during months of “uncompromised time” in labs under guidance of mentors.

Is extreme wealth a moral failure or a badge of honor? A global study co-led by USC Dornsife reveals what really drives our judgments about the ultra-rich.