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As Nora Grabar and Katherine Johnson prepare to celebrate their 40th and 10th reunions, respectively, they reflect on how their shared Trojan journey has strengthened their bond.
Student speaker Celina Villafranco shares her thoughts. (USC Photo/Kristopher Head)
“Being a hype man is bringing whatever talent I can to help the team, to bring the energy, to bring our fans to their feet,” says Tomm Polos. (USC Photo/Stephen Gee)
Over the summer, Safronov-Yamamoto (left) and Mannby documented the goings-on at FoundHer House on social media — with a purpose. “We wanted to change the narrative of what it meant to be a female founder in tech,” Safronov-Yamamoto says. (USC Photo/Brian van der Brug)
Members of the USC Trojan Marching Band perform for visitors as Trojan Family Weekend gets underway. (USC Photo/Brian van der Brug)
Astrobee robots assist astronauts, conduct research and serve as a platform for developing and testing new technologies. (Photo/Courtesy of NASA)
Beong-Soo Kim and Dafer Dakhil, executive director of the Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Foundation, address the reception. (USC Photo/Brian van der Brug)
 Launched in 2017, USC Bovard Scholars supports up to 100 exceptional high school students annually in overcoming financial and other barriers on their paths to top universities.
SCA Alumnus Kevin Feige receiving the USC Mary Pickford Alumni Award at SCA’s 2014 Commencement Ceremony at the Shrine.
Simulators provide statistics and insight the Trojans can’t get from simply playing on a course. (USC Photo/Brian van der Brug)
The USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni have made significant contributions to nearly every major film and TV production since its inception, pushing the boundaries in every genre, including horror. From John Carpenter’s student film Captain Voyeurs, which inspired the iconic opening sequence of Halloween, to Akeela Cooper’s 2022 hit M3GAN, our alumni have played significant roles in creating horror classics. In celebration of the spooky season, here is a list of 10 must-watch SCA horror films to add to your favorites!
Panelist Richard Green, Anna Krylov and Ryo Sanabria (from left) listen as James Moore speaks at Friday’s Open Dialogue Project kickoff event. (Photo/Sydney Salinger)
Bloomberg chief correspondent Jason Kelly, center, delivers opening remarks with USC Annenberg Dean Willow Bay and USC Marshall Dean Geoffrey Garrett. (Photo/Johnny Williams)
NROTC midshipmen and faculty pose on Omaha Beach in front of the “Les Braves” memorial sculpture named “The Wings of Hope,” “Rise, Freedom!” and “The Wings of Fraternity,” designed by French artist Anilore Banon.
Benjamin Nye (pictured, right) is one of the lead researchers at the Artificial Intelligence Research Center of Excellence for Education, a two-year, $4.5 million initiative funded by Congress that is applying artificial intelligence to military education. (USC Photo: Courtesy of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies)
At the Latinx/e Heritage Month closing event, Trojans enjoy thoughtful speeches honoring history and celebrating strength.
USC alum Tonatiuh (left) and Jennifer Lopez star in Kiss of the Spider Woman, out in theaters this week. (Photo courtesy of Roadside Attractions)
Attending surgeon Kian Asanad, left, trains fourth-year resident Ryan Lee on reproductive microsurgery. (Photo/Kian Asanad)
A new study by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology researchers shows that Americans with less education are aging faster than their peers with more schooling, and the gap has grown over the last 30 years.
The Trojans — seen coming onto the field to face Michigan State on Sept. 20 — are using real-time data to make key decisions. (USC Photo/Bryce Dechert)
Students in the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative receive a warm welcome on the University Park Campus. (USC Photo/Sean Dube)
USC alumnus James Choi opened Cafe Dulce at the USC Village in 2017. (USC Photo/Stephen Gee)
Peyton Manning listens to a question from student Elijah Patterson during Thursday’s USC Next Level Sports event in Wallis Annenberg Hall. (Photo/Areon Mobasher)
what does a responsible use of AI look like here at USC? So yes, everyone is talking about AI, and I think that there's reasonable disagreement as to how transformative it will be, and how quickly that transformation may occur. I would rather be on the side of someone who overestimates the impact of AI rather than underestimates the impact of AI, because I think that I don't want USC to be behind or behind the curve or underprepared for the changes that it's going to create.
USC’s incoming class includes 28% straight-A students, with an additional 11% of the students receiving only one B during their high school careers. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger address the International Day of Democracy crowd. (USC Photo/Henry Kofman)
Leonard D. Schaeffer (center) says “Fight On!” with the USC cohort at the 2025 Schaeffer Fellows Summit at the USC Capital Campus. (Photo/Jason Dixson Photography)
Zelinda Welch, USC’s director of energy and sustainability, and Campbell Odening, senior project manager, capital construction development, inspect newly installed solar modules atop the Carole Little Building. (USC Photo/Stephen Gee)
A group of approximately 20 alumni with President Beong Soo Kim at Town and Gown.
9/11 memorial with steel from the World Trade Center at McClintock Ave. A plaque reads: "In honor and remembrance of the heroes and victims of September 11, 2001. Let us never forget those who fell and those who carry on."
Halos Snack co-founders and childhood friends (from left) Isaac Abraham, Joshua Abraham, Matthew Awadalla and Augustine Awadalla. (Photo: Courtesy of Augustine Awadalla)
The USC Trojan Marching Band played a pregame set before the getaway-day game between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels. (Photo/Ben Chua)
USC junior Elizabeth Kunz works on the first floor of the Seaver Science Center, focusing on the hardware of quantum computing. (USC Photo/Stephen Gee)
Students get hands-on CPR training. (Photo/Laura Nuño)
The newest USC students show their Trojan pride at convocation. (USC Photo/Henry Kofman)
A Trojan parent unloading during move-in
USC Interim President Beong-Soo Kim cuts the ribbon at Rawlinson Stadium. (USC Photo/Steve Cohn)
A parent proudly wearing a "USC Dad" shirt and cap carries a case of water bottles while smiling next to a young child on move-in day.
Slow drug-release system found highly effective in treating certain patients with bladder cancer whose tumors were previously unresponsive to cancer therapy.
Ethan Hedges, the second-team All-American USC baseball player and 77th pick in the MLB draft, pushed for success off the diamond at USC Marshall.
Six: The Musical In Concert marks the USC band’s first performance at the landmark Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Photo/iStock)
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have adapted a low-cost imaging method developed for ophthalmology and used it to visualize tiny structures in the human inner ear.
USC scientists are exploring how the sandy seafloor off the Southern California coast takes up CO2 and helps protect the long-term health of our oceans.
A first-of-its-kind study offers hope for future treatments of urinary incontinence caused by neurological disorders, aging and other conditions.
“Everyone’s digestive system has a unique resident community of hundreds of bacterial species,” says Finkel, professor of biological sciences. These trillions of microbes may influence everything from our weight to our mood.
USC researchers have discovered how the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing.
From research lab to hospital bedside, USC’s culture of innovation fosters groundbreaking approaches to the detection, treatment and prevention of cancer.
Homelessness in L.A. drops for second year in a row: 4 takeaways from the 2025 count
USC scientists have developed a wearable system that enables more natural and emotionally engaging interactions in shared digital spaces, opening new possibilities for remote work, education, health care and beyond.
AI can accurately generate color associations, but humans use more than just language to understand color.
Interim President Beong-Soo Kim visited the Office of International Students.