USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

The original, the largest and most diverse of USC's academic schools ✌️

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Just weeks after graduating, economics alumnus Darnell Adler won the top prize at a global innovation challenge, beating out more than 135,000 ideas from 40 countries.

His startup, Lifeline AI, helps people discreetly call for help when taking out a phone or speaking may be unsafe.

Congratulations, Darnell — and Fight On! ✌️ https://t.co/Z9W9mioauo

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What happens in the brain when children learn music?

In the latest Trojan Talks, @USC Pres. Beong-Soo Kim speaks with USC Dornsife psychologist @AssalHabibi about a 7-year study of young violin students and what it revealed about language, speech perception and executive function.

Watch or listen to the full discussion: https://t.co/X8yxUL4Brw

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We believe public scholarship matters.

Our Communicators of the Year share their expertise with audiences far beyond campus, weighing in on topics from war and global politics to climate change, wealth inequality, literature and microbial life deep beneath Earth’s surface.

Congratulations to @davidulin, Robert English, Karen Lloyd (@archaearama), Carly Kenkel (@DrCarlsHorn), and @Jackson_Trager!

https://t.co/1X59hBX3Ga

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Please join us in congratulating this year's faculty and staff award recipients, honored at our Spring Awards Luncheon.

They all reflect the excellence, dedication and service that make USC Dornsife such an extraordinary place.

Fight On! ✌️https://t.co/FuJJwwTKLE

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USC Dornsife graduate wins a U.S. innovation competition and will represent the U.S. at the global final, competing against founders from more than 40 countries.

Their project Lifeline AI uses technology designed to help people reach support.

Read more: https://t.co/FxkiaMENPz

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They designed, tested, calculated, collaborated and competed — all before heading back to middle and high school.

California just hosted the Science Olympiad National Tournament for the first time, and @USC was the stage, welcoming more than 2,000 of the nation’s top young #STEM students.

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USC Dornsife Magazine, our alumni magazine, has won a 2026 Bronze Anvil Award from @PRSA, one of the communication field’s highest honors.

We’re proud of the team behind the magazine’s holistic approach to storytelling — from print and digital editions to video, social media, media outreach, live events, and public forums.

Thank you to everyone who reads, contributes to, and champions the magazine. https://t.co/SAHmCEaBBd

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We're proud to work with #USCinventors! Dr. Prakash conducts research in #organicchemistry & #fluorinechemistry and develops new reagents, catalytic processes, and sustainable chemical transformations for #pharma & #energy applications.

You can’t spell #reSearCh without SC!✌️

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Proud to share our latest paper led by PhD student Olti Myrtaj

➡️ Why did the Milky Way evolve in three kinematic phases?

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From USC to kitchens around the world, USC Dornsife alumnus George Stiffman ’19 is expanding how Americans think about tofu. He's turning a simple ingredient into a platform for creativity, sustainability and global connection.

Read here: https://t.co/a7JZz7uiGB

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The next generation of scientists and engineers is coming to @USC.

More than 2,000 K–12 students arrive tomorrow for the 42nd annual Science Olympiad National Tournament. We’re proud to help welcome them to campus. ✌️

https://t.co/M79KqgSOnb

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One of our newest economics graduates is headed to the world final of a global innovation competition.

Darnell Adler was named one of three U.S. winners of Red Bull Basement for Lifeline AI, his personal safety startup.

We’re cheering you on, Darnell. Fight On! ✌️

https://t.co/zVb1me0JIY

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From @USC labs to rock ’n’ roll and back to Alumni Park.

Dexter Holland and Dean James Bullock (@jbprime) gave USC Dornsife’s Class of 2026 a commencement sendoff about curiosity, contribution and the unexpected paths a life can take. ✌️

Full speeches here: https://t.co/pcOP2VFCX3

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From linguistics labs to student leadership, USC Dornsife senior Kyle Ng is graduating with a focus on safer AI and stronger communities, shaped by interdisciplinary study and mentorship at USC.

Read here: https://t.co/ygYtcUcrTJ

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Still celebrating our Class of 2026.

Our newest undergraduate alumni represent 46 countries and all 50 states, with psychology, economics and human biology among the most popular majors. And they led USC schools in Academic Honors Awards, earning 37 of 58 universitywide.

Congratulations again, graduates. Fight On! ✌️

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The smiles say it all.

Today, we celebrated 2,700+ USC Dornsife graduates as they crossed the stage, cheered on by the people who helped them get here.

Congratulations, Trojans. We’re so proud of you. Fight On! ✌️

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Congratulations to our 368 outstanding new doctoral graduates!

Their scholarship reflects the breadth of USC Dornsife, from chemistry and neuroscience to creative writing and economics.

We're proud of you, Trojans. Fight On! ✌️

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Graduating senior Kyle Ng has spent his USC Dornsife years exploring language, technology and human connection.

A Trustee Scholar and computational linguistics major, he has researched how large language models process speech, studied AI safety at Oxford and helped build community across campus.

Congrats, Kyle, and Fight On! ✌️
https://t.co/AlRimR6Svb

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"@USC didn't give me empathy; it gave me the chance to live it."

For graduating senior Taylor Renneker, a biology major, that meant studying stem cells at the @KECKSchool_USC, working with patients at a safety net hospital, serving as a Spanish interpreter, and leading respiratory health outreach on campus.

Congratulations on your graduation, Taylor, and Fight On! ✌

https://t.co/XzgeaYWbOa

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No electricity. No fresh water. Lots of rats.

That’s fieldwork in the Galapagos for Charles Lehnen, a PhD candidate in integrative and evolutionary biology who is nearing completion of his degree.

His research on reintroducing giant tortoises to islands where they had long been extinct has earned praise from mentors, and he won one of USC’s top teaching assistant awards — one of only three given universitywide each year.

His work combines drones, machine learning, isotope analysis... and plenty of grit. Read more about Charles and his remarkable path: https://t.co/DykeDhRMuo

Congratulations, Charles, and Fight On! ✌️