USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
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The original, the largest and most diverse of USC's academic schools ✌️
Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2010
We're proud to partner with our colleagues at Keck to bring STEM learning to life for local students. Programs like this, led by our Joint Educational Project, show what’s possible when Trojan talent and heart come together for our community. ❤️
USC JEP's Medical STEM Program brings a world of possibility to local 3rd graders at Vermont Avenue Elementary School for an exciting hands-on gross anatomy lesson taught by Chuck Murry, head @USCStemCell. Read the full story here: https://t.co/3ULEb7DI55
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After the #LAWildfires, @USCDornsife launched free soil testing for lead. CLEAN has now processed 4,000+ samples and is expanding countywide. 🌱
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Widespread media coverage and critical grant funding have helped expand Public Exchange’s CLEAN project testing for soil contamination
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Remembering Gerald “Jerry” Segal—chemist, dean, mentor, adventurer, and the quiet force who helped shape @USCDornsife’s rise in scientific excellence.
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Segal facilitated the creation of USC Dornsife’s Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and recruited multiple scientists to the College who would go on to win Nobel Prizes.
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Our researchers and students are advancing ideas that drive innovation and expand human understanding. This Giving Tuesday, support the discoveries and educational opportunities that move our world forward. https://t.co/KqktGmB7wc
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Prove your trading skills with simulated capital and start earning real-money rewards!
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Physics isn’t just formulas and lectures. In Prof. Nick Warner’s popular GE course — often the last science class many @USC students take — he makes sure it’s unforgettable.
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Only 16% of Angelenos live on well-shaded streets. But nearly half think they do. @USCDornsife's new study breaks down L.A.’s “shade perception gap.”
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New LABarometer report: Half of Angelenos say their block has enough shade even though most live on tree-sparse streets
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Alumnus Kirk Stueve (class of 2003) is combining his farming roots with his USC Dornsife education to help shape a more sustainable future through smart farming technology. Read more from our latest USC Dornsife Magazine issue:
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Kirk Stueve '03 is combining his farming roots with his USC Dornsife education to help shape a more sustainable future through smart farming technology.
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Thanksgiving reminds @USC Dornsife alumnus and @USCMarshall professor Glenn Fox about the lasting power of gratitude; a practice that doesn’t just lift your mood, but also improves sleep, lowers blood pressure and reduces pain. 🍂 https://t.co/PErXOeEyFq
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Thanksgiving is a great time to count your blessings, but evidence shows that being grateful throughout the year can lead to better health and well-being. [3¼ min read]
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We may be rivals on the field, but off it, @USC and @UCLA often team up as powerful partners — from public service projects like our ShadeLA coalition to breakthroughs in tech, medicine and more.
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Trojan and Bruin faculty and students often work together to tackle societal challenges and spark discovery in medicine, technology and more. (They even play games together!)
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On 34th Street sits one of USC’s greatest legacies. For 50+ years, @USCDornsife's JEP has sent Trojans into local classrooms to tutor, mentor, and uplift students.
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Families in local schools and of Trojans return to JEP years later, as beneficiaries or volunteers, creating a multigenerational impact
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AI feels like magic, but it’s math. @USCDornsife's new MS in Mathematical Data Science trains students to master the formulas powering tomorrow’s algorithms.
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New master’s program teaches mathematical foundations behind artificial intelligence, so grads can build the algorithms shaping our future
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Trojan scientists are one step closer to designing safer painkillers. At @USCDornsife, biologists visualized how opioids engage brain receptors.
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In a first, USC Dornsife scientists visualize how opioids and Narcan engage a key brain receptor, opening new avenues to safer drugs
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To understand #AI, you need to understand the math behind it.
Our new M.S. in Mathematical Data Science at @USCDornsife teaches students the mathematical foundations that drive AI — empowering them to build the algorithms shaping our future.
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📣 Jonathan Rodriguez (@USCDornsife SSI '19) has some advice for anyone considering our Master's in Geographic Information Science & Technology program: Go for it! 🚀 "GIS can be used to support and strengthen almost any field of interest." #USCAlumni
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As we mark the 107th anniversary of Armistice Day, USC Dornsife's Michael Messner traces the stories of five veterans who turned their commitment to peace into a lasting legacy. Discover what today truly stands for:
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A book traces the stories of five veterans of five wars who are among thousands of veterans advocating for peace. [4 min read]
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Join CPF at our annual Warschaw Conference on Practical Politics "America 250: Young or Old Democracy?" on Tue. 11/18 to explore how @TheDemocrats can make a comeback, redistricting & what #Election2025 tells us about the #midterms2026. RSVP: https://t.co/BPuWcoUBV2
@USC #Trump
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here’s an interesting short read on the historical popularity of ghosts and by folklore expert Tok Thompson of anthropology at @USCDornsife Boo! 👻 https://t.co/okicUUUdSj
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Ghosts could be offering us important lessons on how to lead moral lives. [4 min read]
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"In this place of sadness, injustice, and pain, we will do something joyous, righteous, and healing. We will play baseball.” At a former Japanese American incarceration camp in California, descendants returned to play on a restored ball field — reclaiming memory through the
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The restored baseball field at Manzanar Relocation Center celebrates the resiliency of so many prisoners and memorializes this dark period in U.S. history.
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No one knows what the world will look like 15 years from now. New dean of @USCDornsife, James Bullock, says that’s exactly why liberal arts matter — they give students skills that never expire.
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Astrophysicist and former UC Irvine dean James Bullock discusses public scholarship’s power and why asking big questions matters
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We "fight on!" in many ways.
Big 10 in football. Big 10 in research. As @USC_Athletics prepares to face Michigan this weekend, our @USC researchers from @KECKSchool_USC, @USCDornsife and @USCViterbi are collaborating to save and improve lives, which makes us all winners. https://t.co/04yrVSnsm4
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A Disinformation Board when proposed by one party: Orwellian tyranny. A Media Bias Portal when established by the other side: Patriotic accountability. The inconsistency betrays the truth: Neither faction opposes government policing speech. Each merely awaits its turn to hold
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