USC Dornsife News

On Move-in Day, philosophy major Dominique Codjia and her parents remind us what attending college means, particularly for first-generation students.

Nancy Lutkehaus of anthropology and political science is exploring the cultural, social and political significance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s pioneering 1969 decision to collect and display what was then called “primitive art.”

A respected women’s rights advocate, Sri Lankan-born USC Dornsife alumna Penny Abeywardena is New York City’s ambassador to the global community.

USC Dornsife alumnus Shinichi Daimyo provides at-risk populations with better mental health care. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans will enable him to bring resources to the most marginalized and vulnerable patients.

Chemistry alumnus Dave Chapman has practiced veterinary medicine in countries such as Nepal, Costa Rica and Indonesia.

Marvel’s latest superhero movie is proving less than fantastic, but is there any merit in the science portrayed? USC Dornsife physicist Clifford V. Johnson weighs in.

Through a new gender studies course at USC Dornsife, Joseph Hawkins will ask students to conduct original research using materials from the largest LGBT archive in the world.

Art history graduate student Nadya Bair examines how the founding photojournalists at Magnum Photos transitioned out of World War II and collectively expanded the role of news photography in the postwar world.

A new Israeli postage stamp honors USC Dornsife Nobel Prize winner Arieh Warshel and the United Nations’ proclaimed 2015 International Year of Light.