USC Dornsife News

John Orr was instrumental in the founding of the USC Dornsife Center for Religion and Civic Culture, the USC Family of Schools and the Thematic Option program.

From Coltrane’s Circle of Tones to the shared skills required for both, discover how math and music intertwine in creative expression.

Second annual awards recognize scholars across disciplines for their dedication to sharing their expertise with the public.

As artificial intelligence seems to be veering close to self-awareness and we reclassify some animals as “sentient,” USC Dornsife scholars discuss what it means to be conscious.

USC Dornsife math professor explores ideal techniques and real-world applications of finding the perfect shuffle.

James Van Cleve joins celebrated notables Shonda Rhimes, Michelle Yeoh, Zadie Smith, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gustavo Dudamel in the academy’s class of 2023.

Books are the main attraction at this annual event, which draws thousands to the University Park Campus and includes panels with USC Dornsife scholars and alumni.

Arriving at USC Dornsife the year Title IX of the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, USC Dornsife’s Hanna Reisler worked to help women succeed in science and engineering.

Launched early in the pandemic, the Dornsife Dialogues virtual event series — which features USC scholars and other experts engaged in fascinating live discussions — remains enormously popular.