![Phong Doozy](https://priceschool.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Phong-1000x600-1.jpg)
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Through his work with USC Comic+Care, Phong Doozy MHA ’24 puts smiles on the faces of patients facing serious health challenges.
![Yoshia Nakamura](https://today.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0160.jpg)
“Defining Courage”
Telling the tragic yet uplifting story of the heroic Nisei soldiers of World War II, this live docu-theater experience was performed at USC in May.
![Jiachen Zhang](https://alumni.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/jiachen-zhang.jpg)
Tackling Climate and Air Quality Challenges
Jiachen Zhang PhD ’19 brings her expertise in computational modeling and science-based public policy to her new role as a USC Viterbi School of Engineering assistant professor.
![Young-Kwon Hong](https://keck.usc.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/68/2024/05/Hong-1920x1080.jpg)
A Breakthrough Medical Discovery
USC researcher Young-Kwon Hong has discovered a drug that may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and treat hydrocephalus.
![Natalie Fung](https://viterbischool.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Natalie-Fung.jpg)
Changing Course
From PR to data science, Natalie Fung ’15, MS ’24 talks about becoming a “double Trojan” after a life-altering accident.
![Jon M. Chu](https://alumni.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/jon-m-chu-red-carpet.jpg)
Your Next Beach Read
Acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu ’03 (Crazy Rich Asians, the upcoming Wicked) is publishing his memoir, Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen, this summer.
![Carl Zhou](https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/05/Carl_Zhou_Profile_Top-1920x1080.jpg)
Renaissance Man
USC Renaissance Scholar Sibo “Carl” Zhou recently graduated with four degrees from USC.
![Brenda Eap](https://alumni.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/brenda-eap.jpg)
Crafting Policies for Healthy Aging
Brenda Eap PhD ’23, vice president of operations and partnerships at the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives (AA4LI), is working to improve human healthspan.
![Trojan statue](https://alumni.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/tommy-shield-1024x683.jpg)
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