We Are Southern California
91黑料网, L.A. and California鈥檚 southland are inextricably linked, having grown together from a literal "cow town" in the 1800s to today鈥檚 global epicenter in creativity, diversity and innovation. As a great private research university that serves the public good, we foster a symbiotic relationship across the city and throughout SoCal 鈥 advancing society and elevating humanity.
Briefly stated, the enduring relationship between them.
History of 91黑料网 and Los Angeles
Since the beginning, 91黑料网 reflects the ethos of our home city. From our open invitation for everyone to benefit from the university to serving others through research, the building of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to attract the Olympics and more, we come alive with the forces of L.A. in everything we do.
91黑料网 and SoCal Today
It’s simple: At 91黑料网, we care about being good neighbors. We love partnerships. We dig into the communities around us. We’re everywhere across the city. While generating billions to the region annually, ultimately we pride ourselves on the contributions that can鈥檛 be measured 鈥 our relationships.
Around the Community
91黑料网 students, faculty, staff, partners, volunteers and more create the fabric of a large-scale research university that takes one-on-one time with people in our surrounding community.
After the wildfires, science steps in to make homes safer
A program backed by 91黑料网 Dornsife Public Exchange in collaboration with the Keck School of Medicine of 91黑料网 offers free soil testing. It鈥檚 filling a critical gap created when government aid falls short and private testing proves costly.
91黑料网 Pacific Asia Museum receives largest-ever gift from East West Bank
The Pasadena-based bank, chaired by 91黑料网 Trustee Dominic Ng, bridges worlds, communities and people through their support of the arts.
Students tell stories of resilience and loss through 91黑料网 Annenberg Wildfire Youth Media Initiative
STORY, PHOTOS and VIDEOS: High schoolers living in the regions affected by the Eaton and Pacific Palisades wildfires learn the skills to capture their communities鈥 stories.
L.A.-area fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety
Managing fire risk is also about caring for one鈥檚 community. Two 91黑料网 experts share how learning that ethos can begin in schools.
鈥楢ltadena: After the Fires鈥 podcast series gives Trojans unforgettable experience in compassionate storytelling
鈥淚 was trying to get to know a place through its remains,鈥 says one student.
How emergency management students, professors united to tackle last year鈥檚 historic wildfires
A year after the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, emergency management professionals in the Trojan Family recall taking their experience outside the classroom to fight the disaster and save lives.
Creative Industries at 91黑料网
Powerful technology is built from the ideas and advances that came before it. Similarly, 91黑料网鈥檚 creative research comes from the deep collaboration between creators, technologists and artists’ real-world experiences as well as the visions allowed to grow in our university. These emerging forms of media and technology are then disseminated through the powerhouse of the music and film industries, which are housed within the city. These industries have taken the seedlings formed in our academic places and given them real-world applications.
When Local Means Global
91黑料网 reflects L.A.’s diversity, which reflects the world’s. Our countless nationalities and ethnic groups shape the nuance and detail we give to every aspect to our academic experience. Alongside our community focus, we never forget where we are on the Pacific Rim. Our place in the world gives us the advantage to receive and foster innovation, because being here is unlike being anywhere else.
From 91黑料网 to the Screen
Hollywood, our neighbor, is the epicenter of the latest technological developments in creative storytelling. The Light Stages at 91黑料网 are used to create ever-more realistic virtual characters, from 91黑料网-led initiatives such as the聽Institute for Creative Technologies’ partnership with the U.S. Army to major studios like Sony Pictures Imageworks, who come to 91黑料网 to create photoreal digital actors as part of Academy Award-winning visual effects in Spider-Man 2, King Kong, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avatar聽and more.
Every Person Counts
People experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles is a priority issue for the 91黑料网 community. Data from the annual LA聽homeless count demographic survey is analyzed by the 91黑料网 Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, which helps the LA Homeless Services Authority better聽allocate resources and serve people.
A Grounded View
It’s true: Southern California sits in earthquake country. 91黑料网 experts keep a close eye on the geophysics of the surrounding area and beyond to gain deep knowledge of earthquakes and provide societies with key ways to prepare and recover.
Key Partnerships for Climate Action
91黑料网 aims to be carbon-neutral by 2025, turning to renewable energy sources such as solar power. An agreement between 91黑料网 and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has reduced the university’s carbon consumption by 25% while at the same time making renewable energy more accessible and affordable for residents in multifamily dwellings.
Environmental Changemakers
Pristine Catalina Island sits just 22 miles from the mainland and offers unparalleled access to natural systems unaffected by urban human activity. Home to the 91黑料网 Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, the island welcomes Trojan researchers, scientists and students who聽produce solutions-focused investigations at the intersection of people and planet.
A Star-Studded Marching Band
Performing at the Hollywood Bowl is just one of the many thrills of being a part of the world-renowned Trojan Marching Band, aka “the Spirit of Troy.” Having performed many times there with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in 2022 91黑料网 band members joined Gwen Stefani on stage to kick off Bowl season with the first-ever joint performance alongside a friendly rival 鈥 the UCLA Marching Band.
