USC Dornsife News

Alumni fight on through a pandemic to win medals in water polo, beach volleyball, swimming, and track and field. [3 min read]

Two USC Dornsife political science scholars examine a period in the 1950s when the Senate was evenly divided, nine U.S. senators died and party control of the Senate flipped twice. [6¼ min read]

Earth scientist William Berelson installs a network of devices designed to create a detailed map of greenhouse gases and other noxious emissions in L.A. neighborhoods. [3½ min read]

In his summer course, an anthropology professor who was embedded with the notorious MS-13 gang for 16 years shatters stereotypes behind urban gangs. [7¾ min read]

To create a comprehensive inventory of marine species in Santa Catalina Island’s Blue Cavern Point nature preserve, USC Dornsife scholars dived into kelp forests, scoured museum archives and came face-to-face with a great white shark. [5 min read]

USC Dornsife researchers use geospatial modeling and psychological experimentation to predict “extreme behavioral expressions of prejudice” — malicious acts motivated by hate or bigotry. [3¾ min read]

Women incarcerated at the California Institution for Women joined a class on memoir writing alongside USC students, facilitating empathy and new perspectives on prison. [4 min read]

Meet the USC Dornsife undergraduates competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, representing a diverse list of nations from Austria to Tonga. [3 min read]

Undergraduate Emma Cockerell and economics professor Jeffrey Dubin turned their collaboration analyzing the benefits and disadvantages of paying taxes every other year into a research paper featured on NPR. [3¾ min read]