Faculty

Teeming with countless planets, stars, galaxies — and perhaps a host of as yet unimagined phenomena — the universe is incomprehensibly large. Despite its massive nature, reality ultimately boils down to infinitesimal basic building blocks. No one is quite certain what they are, but two USC Dornsife physicists explain how scientists may be closer than ever to an answer.

Alumni

Stylist Brad Goreski ’07 broke into popular culture on "The Rachel Zoe Project." Now, he dresses his own roster of celebrity clients for the red carpet, armed with a love of fashion and a foundation in art history from USC Dornsife.

Faculty

A new book co-written by USC Dornsife’s Manuel Pastor proposes a solution for overcoming inequalities and stimulating economic growth in the United States.

Faculty

As theoretical physicists endeavor to understand the intricacies of mysterious black holes, strange theories of existence begin to emerge.

Alumni

Financier Akir Gutierrez ’95 finds that growing up near USC has paid a lifetime of dividends.

Faculty

As the British writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley famously noted, “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” USC Dornsife psychologists examine how our minds perceive the world around us — and how those perceptions can vary from reality.

Social Impact

The United States is at historic levels of income inequality. What will it take to balance the scales between low-income workers and the top 1 percent?

Alumni

A quintet of USC Dornsife alumni leapt into public consciousness through appearances on television reality programs — but what did they learn from their experiences?

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