USC Dornsife News

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

In 2020, Hiram Sims ’05 opened the Sims Library of Poetry, a space for people from Inglewood and the rest of Los Angeles to read, write and create.

University scientists and engineers aim to replace plastics and batteries with more sustainable, degradable resources for the future.

See the full schedule of USC Dornsife faculty, alumni and students participating in this event.

Steve Swerdlow, who has worked to secure the release of numerous political prisoners, wants his students to understand that their work in the classroom can change the lives of people thousands of miles away.

The National Officer Involved Homicide Database, developed by researchers at the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research, includes data from more than a dozen sources regarding factors that may be associated with officer-involved homicides. [3 min read]

Climate change isn’t an inevitable death sentence, and the discipline of psychology must strengthen its ability to act on the issue, new report says. [4 min read]

The awards recognize five individuals who dedicated significant time and effort to improve the public’s understanding of issues, influence policy or raise the level of public discourse in 2021. [7½ min read]

In a special crisis briefing organized by the USC Global Policy Institute, scholars discuss the ongoing conflict, what it means and what may happen next. [3 min read]