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Fourth-year finance student Eleanor McMakin and third-year economics student Dan Contreras pose in front of the Thomas Cooper water fountain on Nov. 14, 2025. McMakin and Contreras got the chance to be chosen as Navigators by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and will be able to travel around the world.

USC students selected for international youth forum

Two USC students were selected to participate in the International Forum We, the Youth, as part of a global youth policy initiative. By working with youth around the world in national and international conferences, they are helping to amplify the voices of the youth and shape global policy.


One year later: Reflecting on Hurricane Helene

Experts and a former USC student discuss and reflect on their experiences during Hurricane Helene. They look back on the impact the storm had and share what has changed both for the city of Columbia, as well as in their personal lives.


Three shrimp sit on a wooden board to be measured. Researchers at USC’s Baruch Marine Institute, working with the Lowcountry Shrimp Collaborative, have begun releasing findings on how rising water temperatures in Lowcountry estuaries are affecting the life cycles and migratory patterns of penaeid shrimp.

USC Baruch Institute researchers join study of Lowcountry shrimp, rising temperatures

In collaboration with other marine science research institutions, USC's Baruch Marine Institute joined the Lowcountry Shrimp Collaborative to research the effects of rising water temperatures on two species of commercially valuable shrimp. The Lowcountry Shrimp Collaborative, a collection of Southeastern marine science research organizations, analyzed historical data and current field samples to determine how estuarine shrimps' migratory patterns are impacted by increasing water temperatures.