News Stories

With The Macfarlane Foundation support, students learn from environmental leaders and discover new ways to turn their interests into careers.

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.

USC Dornsife paleobiologist David Bottjer and PhD student Alison Cribb, along with an international team of researchers, find ancient clues on the seafloor that show how life bounced back after 90% of species died off.

Despite the conflict in her home country, junior Anastasiia Slivina stays strong for her family and her teammates.

Carlos Navarro co-founded Closed Composites, an award-winning venture aimed at recycling carbon fiber from scrapped aircraft parts.

USC Dornsife athlete scholars pursue their passion for competitive sports along with degrees in fields from archaeology to neuroscience.

Encounters with key faculty members helped Hameedha Khan overcome the uncertainty that marked her initial days at USC.

Students are transforming giant globes to communicate abstract ideas about the climate crisis.

Plastic pollution is killing wildlife, clogging our waterways and even contaminating our blood. Meet some of the USC Dornsife students and alumni finding innovative ways to stem the plastic tsunami.