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.
Success in the pool is a family business
Like father, like son. Jovan Vavic, USC men's water polo coach, won National Coach of the Year honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches, and his son, Nikola, won National Player of the Year. USC took its fifth straight NCAA Championship in the sport in 2012-13.
A glimpse at the digital future
USC researchers provided a sneak peek into digital technologies of the future at "GLIMPSE, A Digital Technology Showcase." The day-long, Jan. 29 event highlighted work under way at USC that's driving changes in geo-crowdsourcing, motion capture, the creation of virtual humans, real-time data measurement and more.
USC alums nab top prize at Sundance
Fruitvale, which tells the story of an unarmed man slain by police in Oakland, earned the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by USC School of Cinematic Arts grad Ryan Coogler '11, the film features eight other USC alums from three different schools. It also won the Audience Award.
Steden serves up opportunity for future student-athletes
Three-time All-American Heliane Steden '86 is making sure that female Trojan tennis stars of the future get to live the same dream she experienced at USC. Her gift, the largest ever by a female former Trojan student-athlete during the Title IX era, will support a scholarship for the Women of Troy tennis program.