USC Dornsife News

The 2,000-year-old remains of a former slave, the head still adorned with strands of hair, are discovered alongside several urns of human ashes. [4½ min read]

Two scholars with expertise on the region give their insights into the harrowing situation unfolding after the Taliban seizes power. [4½ min read]

Robert Tanaka, a mathematics and economics major at USC Dornsife, has learned to deal with visual impairment caused by his albinism to qualify for the 2021 Paralympic Games in judo. [5¼ min read]

As the Fulbright program, which connects students in the United States with more than 160 partner countries worldwide, celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, we celebrate USC Dornsife’s Fulbright scholars over eight decades. [10 min read]

An experimental album created by USC Dornsife fellow Jonathan Leal and producer Charlie Vela celebrates the musical traditions of the South Texas borderlands, while also warning us of what the future could hold. [4½ min read]

In 2011, uprisings against oppression flared across the Middle East. The results of these would-be revolutions have so far been disappointing — but scholars say it’s too early to judge. [5 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]

Kate McCutchen ’04 has successfully pursued life and business in Paris, London and Luxembourg, working for prominent companies such as Apple, Samsung and luxury luggage retailer Away. [6 min read]

Christopher Corzett of biological sciences documents efforts to study and preserve gut bacteria of people around the globe. His image appears on the cover of the journal Cell. [2¾ min read]