USC Dornsife News

Real-world creatures such as dinosaurs and apes provide clues to who might win in the epic battle between two iconic, fantastical monsters. [6½ min read]

Laurie Barge ’09, an astrobiologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, investigates the origins of life on Earth to make sense of how life could form on other planets. [5½ min read]

When Kiersten Formoso isn’t studying how animals evolve, she’s talking evolution on Twitch and covering football with a paleontology twist. [6 min read]

An Emeritus Professor of Geography, Roseman also pioneered the department’s highly entertaining “Downtown L.A. Walking Tour.” [7¼ min read]

For more than a decade, a team of scientists helped develop SHERLOC, the ultraviolet laser technology that probes the red planet for chemicals produced by living organisms. [4½ min read]

Memory lies at the heart of many academic disciplines. [6½ min read]

We think of Southern California as arid and drought-ridden, but from 1861 to ’62, much of it was underwater after a series of deadly winter storms caused widespread devastation and flooding. USC Dornsife history scholar Will Cowan says it could happen again. [12¾ min read]

Though marine life may benefit from the influx of iron, USC Dornsife scientists reinforce that the pollution from burning coal will have an adverse effect on human health. [2 min read]

By researching tremors under the infamous San Andreas Fault, USC scientists are seeking out what’s brewing beneath a quake’s surface. [2¼ min read]