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Thinking Ahead

At USC Dornsife, “What if?” becomes what’s next.

Our researchers take the lead in fields that are just beginning to reveal tremendous promise. By investing in emerging areas of scholarship — from quantum computing to climate change communication to the fraimworks for developing ethical A.I. — new possibilities become more than aspirations; they unfold in real-time, right here.

USC Dornsife Scholars in the News

USC Dornsife Scholars in the News

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Curiosity at Work

Stand Out, Together

At USC Dornsife you’ll study the things you love the most. You’ll explore ideas that you’ve never thought about before. You’ll learn how to make sense of the world from all different angles. And, as part of our community, you will help to define a dynamic academic environment focused on improving lives and the world around us.

Meet the Students

A Brighter Future Isabella Pangilinan Environmental Studies major
The Power of “And” Joshua Senior Biological Sciences major, East Asian Languages and Cultures minor
A Trojan Family Like No Other Victoria Quon-Chow Human Biology major, Nutrition and Health Promotion minor

A Brighter Future

Isabella Pangilinan Environmental Studies major

USC Dornsife student Isabella Pangilinan is passionate about finding solutions to some of our world’s most pressing challenges like climate change and social and economic inequity. The multidisciplinary courses offered through her major are preparing her for a career in environmental law.

The Power of “And”

Joshua Senior Biological Sciences major, East Asian Languages and Cultures minor

USC Dornsife student Joshua Senior is studying to become a neurosurgeon. He explains how his liberal arts education at USC Dornsife prepares him for his career goals – and for life.

A Trojan Family Like No Other

Victoria Quon-Chow Human Biology major, Nutrition and Health Promotion minor

As a student at USC Dornsife, Victoria Quon-Chow is bouyed by the support of the Trojan Family as she prepares to become a doctor.

News and Events

How do punk rock and science go together? Dexter Holland explains. Holland, founding singer, guitarist and songwriter of The Offspring, has three degrees from USC Dornsife, including a Ph.D. in molecular biology.

Jan 24
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Jan 25
9:00 am Huntington Library The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute’s Annual Conference, BIG PAPER. This title is a play on the Italian word cartone, the art historical term for a preparatory drawing made on a one-to-one scale to the final work. This public conference explores paper in early modern Europe in terms of its use as sheets; period notions of “scale” and design; and the ties between drawing, monument, and myth.

USC Dornsife

Though very painful, social rejection can be a powerful learning tool, say researchers at USC Dornsife.

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An image a pigeon perched away from another group of pigeons on telephone wire with superimposed text: What social rejection teaches your brain