Creative writing PhD candidate Jean Chen Ho talks to Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen about her acclaimed first book, “Fiona and Jane,” and how her research into a violent event in Los Angeles history illuminates today’s spike in anti-Asian racism. [5 min read]
USC Dornsife’s Andrew Lakoff provides an in-depth history of the country’s disaster preparedness agencies and systems. [5 min read]
Longtime USC Dornsife chemistry professor Arieh Warshel intertwines personal stories from his life with major milestones in Israeli history and his scientific journey to the Nobel Prize. [2¾ min read]
Ring in the New Year with these USC Dornsife scholar-recommended reads that promise a little self-transformation. [4½ min read]
“We think it’s all weirdos and whackos, but fringe culture has real implications,” says USC Dornsife alumnus Colin Dickey, who explores the paranormal and the occult in his books. [5¾ min read]
Natalia Molina and Josh Kun of American studies and ethnicity offer nonfiction and artistic works to give readers insight into the Latinx experience. [4¼ min read]
Thousands of Japanese Americans volunteered to serve in the U.S. military even while their friends and family were forced into internment camps. [6½ min read]
Marine microbiologist Doug Capone details the current understanding of the role nitrogen-fixing marine microbes play in the nitrogen cycle in his latest book. [5 min read]
USC Dornsife alumna shifted her social justice activism toward empowering Black children to celebrate their own strength and happiness. [4½ min read]
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