Big start for lacrosse
The Women of Troy kick off the future of women's lacrosse at USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. NCAA sports at the university now total 21.
Battling human trafficking is more than a trendy cause
The anti-human-trafficking bandwagon is packed these days. But experts say too much of the talk is shallow. USC researchers are illuminating solutions to trafficking — which is complex and involves domestic, garment, agricultural and other oppressed workers, not just prostitution.
Watch the Women of Troy make their lacrosse debut
Circle Saturday, Feb. 9 on your calendar and prepare to make a trip to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a special Trojan first: the debut of the USC women's lacrosse team. Coached by Lindsey Munday, a member of the U.S. Women's National Team, the Women of Troy play top-ranked Northwestern, Munday's alma mater.
Sol Golomb gets a medal with meaning
One of the world's great minds in math and engineering, Sol Golomb received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 1. Only last year the USC Viterbi School of Engineering professor celebrated his 50th year at the university.
Could engineers make Dr. Phil obsolete?
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, USC Viterbi engineers want to bring the planets together. Engineers are using computing and algorithms to analyze how partners talk with and act toward each other, even subtly. Their aim: new tools that marriage and family counselors could use to save troubled relationships.