USC Dornsife News

Fourteen USC students received the prestigious grant to study and conduct research overseas, and 10 of those were USC Dornsife students. [4 ¼ min read]

In the wake of recent missile attacks, Jeffrey Fields of international relations describes the decades-long tense relationship between the United States and Iran. [4 min read]

Geology researchers at USC Dornsife find, for the first time, evidence that fresh wood can move from its home far inland to settle deep in the ocean, a discovery that appears to add to current models of Earth’s carbon cycle. [3¾ min read]

Experts estimate that a language goes extinct every two weeks. USC Dornsife junior Prim Phoolsombat wants to use a blend of linguistics and computer science to help save them. [2½ min read]

Attorney and civil rights advocate Olu Orange leads students enrolled in his Trial Advocacy Program at USC Dornsife to South Texas to help train immigration lawyers representing unaccompanied minors seized at the border. <6 min read>

USC Dornsife and University of Hawaii researchers get a rare opportunity to study the immediate impact of lava from the Kīlauea volcano on the marine environment surrounding the Hawaiian islands. [2 ½ min read]

China tries to counter news about the protests with its own state-run media. [5 min read]

Students from USC and Hong Kong Polytechnic University participate in a service exchange program focusing on homelessness hosted by USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project (JEP). [4 ½ min read]

The proud child of Vietnamese refugees, Giang has spent her time at USC tackling education disparities at a local, national and international level. [3¼ min read]