Volunteers from USC Dornsife’s Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Scientific Diving Program help pull tons of damaging garbage from Santa Catalina Island’s historic tourist location. [1¾ min read]
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The project may one day help California grow stronger, healthier mussels, oysters and kelp that can withstand the effects of climate change. [2 min read]
USC experts highlight the continuing struggle for women’s equal rights and the legacy of the trailblazing women who have transcended gender barriers to contribute to a more perfect — and equal — union. [3¾ min read]
USC Dornsife experts discuss the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s decision as the nation marks a day that will live on in infamy for many of the Japanese American families and their descendants. [5 min read]
Alumna Sara Sadhwani, a political science professor, values her experience serving on California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission. [4½ min read]
Acclaimed Greek writer Christos Ikonomou wins USC Dornsife’s inaugural Chowdhury Prize in Literature
The Department of English, with the support of the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Foundation and in collaboration with Kenyon College and the Kenyon Review, will award the $20,000 prize during a gala at USC on April 21. [5¾ min read]
Determined to counter misinformation and racial disparities in organ transplants and donations, USC Dornsife Trojan Selah Kitchiner takes on her challenge with the restrained strength of a survivor. [2 min read]
USC’s Trojan Family Magazine features Najuma Smith-Pollard of USC Dornsife’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture and her community advocacy work. [1½ min read]
An Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Ahrons helped diminish the stigma of divorce, seeking to replace pejorative language and arguing that a “good divorce” could prove more beneficial than an unhappy marriage. [6½ min read]
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