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University of Southern California launches $1B-plus initiative for computing including Artificial Intelligence (AI), advanced computation and quantum computing

The initiative integrates computing throughout education and research to enhance digital literacy for all students as the university aims to hold its lead as a top provider of tech professionals

With an aggressive recruitment and fundraising effort, University of Southern California (USC) (https://www.USC.edu) President Carol L. Folt launches the single largest comprehensive academic initiative in the university’s history: Frontiers of Computing. The initiative integrates computing throughout education and research to enhance digital literacy for all students as the university aims…

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    • The performers, costumes and set transported theatergoers to a post-colonial Nigerian village. (Photo/Craig Schwartz)
    • Wedlock of the Gods tells the tale of a young widow whose family forced her into an arranged marriage to secure the funds to save the life of her sick brother (Photo/Craig Schwartz)
    • The production of Wedlock of the Gods premiered in time for Nigeria’s Independence Day on Oct. 1. (Photo/Craig Schwartz)
    • A post-performance discussion focused on the play’s major theme of female empowerment. (Photo/Walt Wang)
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With ‘Wedlock of the Gods,’ professor brings Nigerian storytelling and culture to University of Southern California’s (USC) main stage (By Chinyere Amobi)

The production, which premiered in time for Nigeria’s Independence Day on Oct. 1, featured a nearly all-Black cast of students from the USC School of Dramatic Arts

By Chinyere Amobi, Associate Editor of USC News (https://www.USC.edu) and USC Trojan Family Magazine Members of the African diaspora last week transformed USC’s Bing Theatre into a showcase of traditional Nigerian music, culture and folklore as they gathered from around the world to watch Wedlock of the Gods, directed by Bayo…

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University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute Hosts Eisenhower Fellows from Africa

Participants came from seven African countries and diverse fields including agriculture, housing, public safety, water quality, finance, food security, and environmental protection

The USC (https://www.USC.edu) Schwarzenegger Institute hosted 20 Eisenhower Fellows from Africa working to address the challenges of pollution and global warming. Members of the Eisenhower Fellowships’ Africa Program visited the University of Southern California (USC) in the middle of a six-week tour of the U.S. to meet with experts and exchange…

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University of Southern California (USC) Africa Hub Promotes Global Health and Human Rights

The USC Africa Hub is part of a new consortium that’s looking at zoonotic diseases — diseases that jump from animals to humans — in Uganda

The University of Southern California (USC) (https://www.USC.edu) Africa Hub brings professors and students together with experts and organizations in Africa to tackle some of the region’s most pressing health issues, addressing inequalities through innovative use of human rights-based approaches. “We did a lot of COVID-related work in the past two…