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More than 2,000 students will come to USC for the 42nd annual national tournament, presented in collaboration with USC Dornsife and USC Viterbi.

As he nears completion of his degree, Charles Lehnen reflects on his research aimed at ensuring the survival of the giant reptiles — as well as his own harrowing survival story.

Driven by their own experiences with childhood illness — along with breakthrough research experience and service to the community — two stand-out USC Dornsife students look forward to medical school.

Emerging from a swirl of sonic influences, reggaeton began as Panamanian protest music long before Puerto Rican artists turned the genre into a global phenomenon.

New courses — many at USC Dornsife — and a revamped format make the summer session more attractive to USC students.

Creative writing major Micah Owens, who spent much of his life in boarding school prior to attending USC, is the latest winner of the USC Dornsife Magazine Creative Writing Contest.

An evolutionary adaptation that allows one ocean bacteria to thrive could prove to be its Achilles Heel as oceans change, new study reveals.

After a devastating marine heatwave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential reef-building corals are now too low to fulfill their ecological roles. However, coral researchers are not giving up hope yet.

USC’s Center for the Political Future offers a hopeful, practical model for ensuring that democracy functions and flourishes through respectful, civil dialogue and trust — regardless of political party affiliation.