Arts
After Cool puts neighborhood kids center stage
For decades, local students have gained confidence and skills through the 24th Street Theatre program, which is supported by USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign.
Dan Heller
Computing
Andrew Viterbi builds on a lifetime of innovation and giving
Viterbi’s $10 million gift boosts USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot” by funding the hiring of new faculty at the intersections of advanced computing and other academic disciplines.
Alumni
USC Heisman winner Matt Leinart inducted into Orange Bowl Hall of Fame
He’s the first Trojan player, coach or administrator selected to the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame.
Alumni
Cassie Shao: Dreaming in mixed media
Cassie Shao ’19, developed her dreamy visual language while studying animation at USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Making an Impact
USC Price launches environmental policy curriculum
The program will leverage USC’s location in Los Angeles, a city on the front lines of combating climate change.
Alumni
This Real Estate Leader Is All About Giving Back to His Alma Mater
Andrew Tavakoli wants to leave Los Angeles better than he found it, to benefit future generations.
Health
Hope in Sight for Brain Tumor Patients at USC
Surgeon propels progress against the toughest tumors by funding clinical testing of a new immunotherapy drug.
Athletics
The Study of Sport Gets a Fitting Home at USC, Thanks to Generous Alum
Michael R.B. Uytengsu’s gift helps establish the USC Sports program at USC Marshall and USC Annenberg.
Faculty & Research
Longtime Professor Advances Foreign Policy Leadership Through Bequest
An estate gift from the late Ronald Steel supports an endowed professorship and upholds the role of the public intellectual in foreign policy.
Health
Generosity Transforms Surgery and AI at USC
Philanthropy boosts innovation in urology and supports the work of Inderbir Gill.
