USC Dornsife News

Dedicated space for the CSI-Cancer initiative aims to get experts in physics, chemistry and biology to collaborate on cutting-edge science that benefits patients. [4½ min read]

From virtual memorials and digital keepsakes to Zoom ceremonies and online gravestone archives, technology allows us to reimagine and innovate ways to remember and celebrate the dearly departed. [5¾ min read]

Our memory holds our past, builds our future and forges our personal identity. It also shapes the historical record. This intangible asset might be the most powerful force humanity possesses — but will technology eventually overshadow it? [11¼ min read]

The Provost Professor of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Neurology, Physiology and Biophysics is elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [2½ min read]

The Women in Science and Engineering program at USC has recruited a record number of women faculty to the university and enabled a generation of women to advance their careers in the sciences. [6½ min read]

Provost Professor Scott Fraser is recognized for developing technology that provides “unprecedented views of … live organisms, from embryonic development to old age.” [3¾ min read]

The computer program increases sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance scans used by researchers to identify chemical compounds, saving scientists precious time by presenting complex data in an easily understood visual format. [3 min read]

From environment to family, transportation to health care, from work and leisure to what we’ll eat and how we’ll age, USC Dornsife faculty share how they think our future world will look. [11 ½ min read]

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]