Research on neurogenerative disorders and the capacity for marine life to withstand warmer temperatures has gotten a boost, thanks to a grant and fellowship awarded to PhD students.
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Soon to launch into a career at one of the nation’s top space companies, graduating student Danetti Martino has already gained ground as lead engineer of one of the nation’s top student rocketry labs.
Graduating computer science master’s student Marta Davila Mateu on mastering skating, surfing and theoretical computer science at USC
Mohamad Awada, a graduating Ph.D. student in USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, reflects on five years of research developing dynamic environments for modern workspaces.
Academia can be a competitive landscape, but for two doctoral candidates completing their PhD studies in May 2024 at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, it has been an opportunity to lift each other up. The educational journeys of Adriane Clomax (she/her) and Rory O’Brien (they/them) mirrored each other as recipients of the Oakley Fellowship endowed by the USC Provost.
Ever since she was seven years old, Keshia Albrecht seemed destined to work in real estate.
Growing up in the Florida panhandle, Albrecht remembers “For Sale” signs sparking her curiosity as she wondered who was buying and selling the vacant swamp lands.
Victoria Pinkett, hands-on learner and student leader, shares how she’s made the most of her USC experience.
USC Rossier alum Mariah Lora MAT ’24 shares her academic journey from the basketball court and pageant stage to the classroom and commencement podium.
For graduating student Brooke Rios, the path to engineering excellence was discovered in the powerful alliances she forged along the way.
A poet who recently published her first two collections, Class of 2024 graduate Meredith Lapidas also has a background as a contortion artist.