L.A. Loves Its Books
Thousands of people converged on the USC University Park Campus on Saturday and Sunday for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The event — which featured author visits, panel discussions, celebrity writers, performances and more — has grown into the nation’s largest literary and cultural festival.
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First Look Toward the Fall
With last year’s big stars headed to the NFL, the next class of Trojans made its debut at Saturday’s spring football game. Take a look at the action on and off the field as the team heads toward fall — and a new conference.
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Researchers at the USC-based Statewide California Earthquake Center contributed models that forecast earthquake ruptures for the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Seismic Hazard Model.
The honorees join more than 40 USC faculty as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Rats fed a diet full of fat and sugar in adolescence suffered memory impairment, USC researchers found. The study reinforces the important link between the gut and the brain.
EARTH MONTH: USC Viterbi’s Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz looks at plastic waste, orange peels and corn husks and sees a potential beneficial to society.
Sustainability Research at USC: Pioneering a Greener Future
USC researchers understand that solutions for our planet’s sustainable future can come from many sources — and they are leaving no stone unturned. Our scientists engage with various communities to address concerns about aquaculture’s environmental impacts and economic benefits. Trojans are looking at the biological circuitry of plants, which could help develop crops more resilient to climate change. They are exploring green hydrogen as humanity’s fuel for the future.
As USC celebrates Earth Month, take a look at some of the latest Trojan discoveries to address urgent global climate issues.