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For gifted students, USC initiative fosters summer learning

A pilot program serves up an interdisciplinary smorgasbord Take 25 bright middle schoolers. Blitz them with fact-filled presentations by USC professors in computer science, medicine, economics, urban planning, political science, philosophy and neuroscience. Engage them in Socratic back-and-forth. Give the kids laptops and coach them in concept-rich coding tasks. Then ask them to think long…Continue Reading For gifted students, USC initiative fosters summer learning

USC TRiO hosts “Careers in the Film Industry” workshop

Participants in this Summers Educational Talent Search Program receive advice on the many opportunities in their backyard. The USC TRiO program in partnership with the California Film Commission held a “Careers in the Film Industry” workshop for TRiO Educational Talent Search program participants.  They welcomed Hollywood producer Becky Sloviter, to discuss the many careers available…Continue Reading USC TRiO hosts “Careers in the Film Industry” workshop

Walk with a Doc program builds bridge between USC doctors and the Boyle Heights Community

For residents of Boyle Heights, access to medical professionals usually takes place after a variety of home remedies have been exhausted.  The meetings with physicians tend to take place when a disease has taken its toll personally, or among family and friends.  Medical advice generally is received as “bad news”, leading to an overwhelming sense…Continue Reading Walk with a Doc program builds bridge between USC doctors and the Boyle Heights Community

Promising young scholars honored as USC high-school initiative celebrates its latest graduates

More than 1,000 students have now gone through the USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, a seven-year-long pre-college program that helps prepare local students for higher education. BY Saul Garcia and Chandrea Miller MAY 6, 2019 University leaders, fellow Trojans and friends of USC came together Thursday night to honor and celebrate the graduating high school seniors of the USC…Continue Reading Promising young scholars honored as USC high-school initiative celebrates its latest graduates

Fledgling Programmers Join Global Coding Celebration

by Greta Harrison USC Viterbi students joined forces with Google engineers to inspire the coders of the future. With a clatter of keys and excited whispers, a sixth-grade class of future computer scientists was busily programming interactive animated stories, weaving tales of mythical forest creatures, rocket ships and surprising discoveries. The group from Florence Nightingale…Continue Reading Fledgling Programmers Join Global Coding Celebration

Student-Athletes serve the under-served at the #fightongiveback Dinner

Thanksgiving is in the rear-view mirror, but the season of giving has just begun. Trojan Outreach, in collaboration with the local nonprofit, Union Rescue Mission, hosted more than 200 guests at the Galen Center for a hot dinner and an evening of entertainment. The dinner was served by student-athletes from the football, track and field,…Continue Reading Student-Athletes serve the under-served at the #fightongiveback Dinner