USC Dornsife News

Mummy CT scans show ancient people had clogged arteries, too, reports University Professor Caleb Finch, lead author in a study recently published in The Lancet.

USC Dornsife’s very own Indiana Jones, Thomas Garrison is heading up an international team to excavate two unique Maya temples in the Guatemalan jungle — National Geographic’s most popular discovery story in 2012.

USC Dornsife anthropologist G. Alexander Moore said the prediction of the world’s demise on Dec. 21, 2012 was based on a misunderstanding of the Mayan calendar.

Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety, earned his B.A. in history in 2011. The aspiring high school teacher continues to inspire fans and children on and off the field by his continuous follow-through.

Jeri Schuessler-Loynachan receives scholarship in honor of USC Dornsife alumna Mary Roney at the program’s annual colloquium.

The Middle East Studies Program, launched Fall 2011, gives students an opportunity to move beyond headlines and gain a deeper understanding of the region.

Whether it’s Joshua Greenberger’s study on infant language acquisition, Marco Mendoza’s wheelchair propulsion research or Maureen McCarthy’s look at chimpanzees and their vanishing habitats, students and faculty in two new USC Dornsife programs are exploring what it means to be human in mind and body.

Standing up against racism. Saving the oysters. Allowing science to progress. Just a few monumental topics in USC Dornsife 2020’s range of view.

The international relations major brings the number of USC students chosen as Truman Scholars to 17.