The San Diego-based USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute will be named in honor of its longtime philanthropic leaders. Read more
Category: Faculty News

Every year, USC selects five faculty fellows to participate in the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Academic Leadership Program (ALP) and another five to participate in the Department Executive Officers (DEO) program. These are faculty who demonstrate a strong desire to be leaders in higher education and are nominated by their schools to participate in this competitive program. The DEO Program…

This partnership will provide all USC students, faculty and staff with complete access to GPT-5 and limited access to more advanced AI models from OpenAI. Read more

Melnick, working with a USC student team, launched the AI Knowledge Hub this week with a website chock-full of information about how faculty, students and staff can get up to speed on AI. Read more

The research initiative aims to create ethical, human-forward outcomes for cutting-edge technology like AI. Read more

The artificial intelligence model locates cancer cells faster than prior techniques. Read more

Under the leadership of Professor Hannah Garry, the Gould School of Law is launching the Donna and Spencer Gilbert Global Justice and Human Rights Center, an initiative dedicated to strengthening justice education and advancing accountability for human rights violations. The center aims to “promote respect for human rights with a focus on prevention and justice…

Located within the pharmacy at King Hall, the pharmacist-led supplements clinic is open to the USC community Tuesdays at no cost beginning Oct. 28. The clinic offers free consultations and vitamins for students and faculty to combat misinformation about supplements. Read more

Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, working within the Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation and Prevention (ShARP) Center, have uncovered compelling evidence that exposure to perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) is linked to a significantly higher risk and severity of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in adolescents with…

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