{"id":11208,"date":"2023-04-21T16:37:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/?page_id=11208"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:45:49","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/we-are-usc\/the-university\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--simplified-landing-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--simplified-landing-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"image-title-container\">\n    <div class=\"image-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022106_USC_Health_Campaign_June_2022_0293_CROP-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022106_USC_Health_Campaign_June_2022_0293_CROP-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022106_USC_Health_Campaign_June_2022_0293_CROP-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022106_USC_Health_Campaign_June_2022_0293_CROP-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Professor Andrea Armani teaching students in front of a computer\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Faculty<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our faculty inspire, guide and drive the engines that move the university forward in knowledge and research. With a focus on diverse, multidisciplinary skills and engaging ideas, our faculty embody the university&#8217;s mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC&#8217;s esteemed faculty members ardently participate in tackling contemporary challenges and fostering societal change. They lead the charge in devising inventive solutions to pressing dilemmas in vital domains like healthcare, technology, sustainability, social justice and beyond. Moreover, USC faculty&#8217;s expertise extends beyond academia, with many serving as advisers to government bodies, industry leaders and nonprofit organizations, shaping policies and practices worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \n    \n      \n    \n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-articles \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-articles\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"header-container\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Faculty News<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"flex-container\">\n\n          <div class=\"featured-card\">\n                            \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ucFsgYcxqHQ\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"\u2018Trojan Talks,\u2019 Episode 7: USC President Beong-Soo Kim talks with Peter Mancall\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Trojan Talks, Episode 7: Beong-Soo Kim and Peter Mancall\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Uncategorized<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ucFsgYcxqHQ\"  target=\"_blank\"  >\u2018Trojan Talks,\u2019 Episode 7: USC President Beong-Soo Kim talks with Peter Mancall<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>PODCAST: The president sits down with one of the nation\u2019s leading scholars of early North America to discuss his new book Contested Continent, the deeper forces that shaped the nation\u2019s founding, and the lasting value of studying history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Apr 14, 2026<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-list\">\n                                                <div class=\"article-card\">\n                                              \n                    \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month-comes-early-at-usc\/\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes early at USC\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AAPI_uscn-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AAPI_uscn-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AAPI_uscn-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AAPI_uscn-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n              \n              <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Uncategorized<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-month-comes-early-at-usc\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes early at USC<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>VIDEO and STORY: Trojans kick off AAPI celebration with Hawaiian dance performances, inspiring speakers and community spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Apr 13, 2026<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"article-card\">\n                                              \n                    \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/3-usc-faculty-members-named-american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science-fellows-2\/\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"3 USC faculty members named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251201_Campus-Art_KH_1740-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251201_Campus-Art_KH_1740-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251201_Campus-Art_KH_1740-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20251201_Campus-Art_KH_1740-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"University Park Campus photo\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n              \n              <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>University<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/3-usc-faculty-members-named-american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science-fellows-2\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >3 USC faculty members named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Yingying Fan, Matthew Pratt and Paul David Ronney are honored with one of the scientific community\u2019s highest distinctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Apr 2, 2026<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"article-card\">\n                                              \n                    \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/usc-united-against-alzheimers-collaborating-in-research-and-care\/\"  target=\"_blank\"   aria-label=\"USC United Against Alzheimer\u2019s: Collaborating in Research and Care\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-Bratislav_Pentagram_USC-Trojan-Alzheimer-Hero-Alt-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-Bratislav_Pentagram_USC-Trojan-Alzheimer-Hero-Alt-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-Bratislav_Pentagram_USC-Trojan-Alzheimer-Hero-Alt-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-Bratislav_Pentagram_USC-Trojan-Alzheimer-Hero-Alt-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC United Against Alzheimer\u2019s: Collaborating in Research and Care\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n              \n              <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Health<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/today.usc.edu\/usc-united-against-alzheimers-collaborating-in-research-and-care\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >USC United Against Alzheimer\u2019s: Collaborating in Research and Care<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC researchers are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer\u2019s prevention. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow date\">\n\n    \n  <span>Mar 24, 2026<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--insight-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--insight-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Scholar Spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC\u2019s award-winning faculty and researchers look beyond the ordinary to bring new, much-needed insights and developments to a rapidly changing world with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/percival-everett-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-for-james\/\"   aria-label=\"Percival Everett - View Expert Profile\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Everett-Percival-1-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Everett-Percival-1-768x768.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Everett-Percival-1-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Percival Everett\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/percival-everett-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-for-james\/\">\n                  \n                    Percival Everett\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Percival Everett is a Distinguished Professor of English at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Known for fiction that blends satire and philosophical inquiry, he won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for James, a reimagining of Mark Twain\u2019s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from Jim\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/usc-geneticist-marlena-fejzo-named-one-of-time-magazines-2024-women-of-the-year\/\"   aria-label=\"Marlena Fejzo - View Expert Profile\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/marlena-fejzo-320x320.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/marlena-fejzo-320x320.png 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Marlena Fejzo\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/usc-geneticist-marlena-fejzo-named-one-of-time-magazines-2024-women-of-the-year\/\">\n                  \n                    Marlena Fejzo\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Marlena Fejzo is a clinical assistant professor of population and public health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a Harvard-trained geneticist whose work focuses on conditions that disproportionately affect women. She is best known for identifying genetic drivers of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, including hyperemesis gravidarum, and was named to Forbes\u2019 50 Over 50: Innovation list for her discoveries in women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Kuo\/Chung-Chieh\"   aria-label=\"C.-C. Jay Kuo - View Expert Profile\" >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jay-Kuo-square-320x320.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jay-Kuo-square-768x768.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jay-Kuo-square-320x320.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"C.-C. Jay Kuo\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Kuo\/Chung-Chieh\">\n                  \n                    C.-C. Jay Kuo\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>C.-C. Jay Kuo is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the Ming Hsieh Chair Professor in ECE-Systems. He directs USC\u2019s Multimedia\/Media Communications Laboratory, advancing the technologies behind modern visual and multimedia systems, from signal processing and data compression to video coding and quality assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image image-right\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32876801017_11190bab2d_o-768x1024.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32876801017_11190bab2d_o-1280x1707.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32876801017_11190bab2d_o-768x1024.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n        alt=\"Flag bearers wearing graduation regalia process at a USC commencement ceremony.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Faculty Honors<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>A Community of Scholars<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>At USC, we deeply value faculty excellence. Our faculty come from a vibrant network of individuals, each with unique knowledge and invaluable wisdom. Many are Nobel laureates, MacArthur Fellows and National Academy winners \u2014 all who contribute invaluable research discoveries to the world\u2019s body of knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"chapters-container\">\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>Nobel Laureates<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provost.usc.edu\/the-usc-faculty\/faculty-distinctions\/national-and-international-distinctions\/nobel-laureates\/\">Nobel Prize<\/a>, an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, has been awarded every year since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. Additionally, in 1968 the Sveriges Riksbank established the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>MacArthur Fellows<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provost.usc.edu\/the-usc-faculty\/faculty-distinctions\/national-and-international-distinctions\/macarthur-fellows\/\">MacArthur Fellows Program<\/a> awards unrestricted fellowships (often called \u201cgenius grants\u201d) to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>National Medal Winners<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Winners of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provost.usc.edu\/the-usc-faculty\/faculty-distinctions\/national-and-international-distinctions\/national-medal-winners\/\">National Medal of Arts, National Humanities Medal and National Medals of Science and Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>National Academies Members<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>Members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provost.usc.edu\/the-usc-faculty\/faculty-distinctions\/national-and-international-distinctions\/national-academies-members\/\">National Academies<\/a> are recognized for outstanding achievements and contributions in matters of science, engineering and medicine. 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