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 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.

If not for a last-minute Hollywood break, 2013 PhD graduate Luka Jones would probably be a philosophy professor.

From scientific breakthroughs to Olympic medals to acclaimed new books, 2024 was a banner year for USC Dornsife faculty, students and alumni.

Discovered living in Griffith Park by USC Dornsife alumnus Miguel Ordeñana, P-22 roamed Los Angeles, inspiring a wildlife movement, artists and even musicians for a decade. Ordeñana explains P-22’s legacy and his special connection to the most famous mountain lion in America.

Economics alumnus Owen Han’s recipe videos have garnered him a social media following of nearly 7 million and a cookbook deal.

Randy Hetrick ’87 is best known as the inventor of the TRX Suspension Trainer — equipment he developed while deployed on a military counter-piracy mission.

Local city councilman, businessman and USC Dornsife alumnus and his siblings establish Bruce and Frances Kaji Family Endowed East Asian Studies Center (EASC) Fund.