USC Dornsife News

Offering a strong sense of community among students, instructors and staff, USC Dornsife’s QBIO major addresses a burgeoning need for intellectually adaptable data scientists.

From the species that brought you the moon landing and the hot dog eating contest, artificial intelligence is here to change the world. [9 ¾ min read]

A team of USC Dornsife psychologists and USC Viterbi computer scientists team up to investigate how music affects the way a person acts, feels and thinks. [2¾ min read]

Rather than worrying about finding a career path right away, undergrads can explore their diverse interests through USC Dornsife programs. [2¼ min read]

Think facts win the argument? Think again. It’s our beliefs, even those that are unmoored from objective reality, that determine what to us is true and false. And that’s why it’s so difficult to change your mind, much less someone else’s. [7 min read]

A USC Dornsife program enables undergraduate to explore her twin passions while studying in Botswana.

As the convergence of big data and the biological sciences accelerates, a new USC Dornsife program enables students to ask and answer some of the living world’s most pressing scientific questions.

Young people throughout history, it seems, have felt unfairly judged by critical and uncomprehending elders. Nowhere is that more the case than with the millennial generation.

The next generation of chess is here, and it’s going to have you using quantum mechanics to beat your opponents.