USC
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Education
- University of South CarolinaUniversity of South CarolinaThe University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
(Columbia, South Carolina, USA), for which the acronym is a registered trademarkTrademarkA trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
(USPTO trademark serial number 75138304) - University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(Los Angeles, California, USA), for which the acronym is a registered trademarkTrademarkA trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
(USPTO trademark serial number 75116291) - United Services CollegeUnited Services CollegeUnited Services College was an English private boys' public boarding school for the sons of military officers, located at Westward Ho! near Bideford in North Devon...
(Devon, England) - University of the Sacred Heart (Puerto Rico) or Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
- University of San CarlosUniversity of San CarlosThe University of San Carlos is a Roman Catholic university governed by the Society of the Divine Word since 1935 in Cebu City. It offers pre-elementary and basic education as well as undergraduate and graduate courses, and a broad spectrum of academic programs through its eight colleges.It...
(Cebu City, Philippines) - University of Santiago de CompostelaUniversity of Santiago de CompostelaThe Royal University of Santiago de Compostela - USC is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia....
(Santiago de Compostela, Spain) - University of Science and CultureUniversity of Science and CultureThe University of Science and Culture The University of Science and Culture The University of Science and Culture (in Persian: Daneshgah Elm va Farhang is located in Tehran, Iran. The university was known as Jahad Institute of High Education.-History:...
(or in Persian:Daneshgah Elm va Farhang) is located in the IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... - University of the Southern Caribbean (Trinidad & Tobago)
- a former acronym for the University of Southern Colorado, renamed in 2003 to Colorado State University-Pueblo
- University Senior CollegeUniversity Senior CollegeUniversity Senior College is a coeducational independent high school, offering secondary education for students in Years 11 and 12, located on the city campus of the University of Adelaide, South Australia...
, a year eleven and twelve school in Adelaide, South Australia - University of the Sunshine CoastUniversity of the Sunshine CoastThe University of the Sunshine Coast is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Having opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College with 524 students, the institution was renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. In 2011, the student body was...
(Queensland, Australia) - Upper St. Clair High SchoolUpper St. Clair High SchoolUpper St. Clair High School is a public high school in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of the Upper St. Clair School District. USCHS is one of three secondary schools in Pennsylvania to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon School three times...
(Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA) - Utica School of CommerceUtica School of CommerceThe Utica School of Commerce is a business college with three locations in upstate New York.The college was founded in 1896 and has two-year programs for business administration, administrative specialist, health service management, non-profit agency management, and Information systems technology...
(Three locations in Upstate New YorkUpstate New YorkUpstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York... - Unity Sporting ClubUnity Sporting ClubUnity Sporting Club is based Wenchi, Ghana. The club was founded in 2007 by the club's president Mr. Ernest Anokye-Gyan with support from Unity Community & Sport Association and Unity Football Club, of Reading Berkshire, to promote safe ground for young athletes to develop their football skill...
(Wenchi, GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
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Government
- United Nations Security CouncilUnited Nations Security CouncilThe United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
, an organ of the United Nations - United Somali CongressUnited Somali CongressThe United Somali Congress is one of the major political and paramilitary organizations of Somalia. Formed in 1988, it played a key role in the ouster of the government of Siad Barre, and became a major target of the so-called Operation Restore Hope campaign in 1993...
- United States CabinetUnited States CabinetThe Cabinet of the United States is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, which are generally the heads of the federal executive departments...
, senior officers and advisors to the President of the United States - United States CodeUnited States CodeThe Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
, a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal Law of the United States - United States CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States - United States ConstitutionUnited States ConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
, the supreme law of the United States of America
Law enforcement
- Ulster Special ConstabularyUlster Special ConstabularyThe Ulster Special Constabulary was a reserve police force in Northern Ireland. It was set up in October 1920, shortly before the founding of Northern Ireland. It was an armed corps, organised partially on military lines and called out in times of emergency, such as war or insurgency...
, a former reserve police force in Northern Ireland - United States ConstabularyUnited States ConstabularyThe United States Constabulary was a United States Army military Constabulary force. From 1946 to 1952, in the aftermath of World War II, it acted as an occupation and security force in the U.S...
, the security force of the U.S. Occupation Zone of West Germany
Sports
- USC Gamecocks, the athletic program of the University of South Carolina
- USC TrojansUSC TrojansThe USC Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy...
, the athletic program of the University of Southern California - Unity Sporting ClubUnity Sporting ClubUnity Sporting Club is based Wenchi, Ghana. The club was founded in 2007 by the club's president Mr. Ernest Anokye-Gyan with support from Unity Community & Sport Association and Unity Football Club, of Reading Berkshire, to promote safe ground for young athletes to develop their football skill...
(Wenchi, GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
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Other
- Heckler & Koch Universal Self-Loading Carbine, a firearm
- Unified Soil Classification SystemUnified Soil Classification SystemThe Unified Soil Classification System is a soil classification system used in engineering and geology to describe the texture and grain size of a soil. The classification system can be applied to most unconsolidated materials, and is represented by a two-letter symbol...
, a soil classification system used in engineering and geology - US Sugar CorporationUS Sugar CorporationU.S. Sugar Corporation is a large privately owned agricultural business based in Clewiston, Florida.. The company farms over of land in the counties of Hendry, Glades and Palm Beach. It is the largest producer of sugarcane in the United States, producing over 700,000 tons per year...
, an agricultural business in Florida - USCUSC (store)USC is a retail store that sells branded clothing across the United Kingdom. The first USC store opened in 1989 in Edinburgh and specialised in sports clothing. USC used to stand for United Sports Corporation and was founded by Angus Morrison and David Douglas...
, a clothing retailer in the UK - WWE United States ChampionshipWWE United States ChampionshipThe WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It was originally a National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling championship, and is currently the secondary championship of the Raw brand....
, defended in World Wrestling Entertainment - Ubuntu Software CenterUbuntu Software CenterUbuntu Software Center is a computer program for browsing, installing and removing software on the Ubuntu operating system. Based upon the GNOME application, gnome-app-install, which is similar in function and appearance, it serves as a GTK+ graphical user interface front-end to the Advanced...
, a program for installing and removing software on the Ubuntu operating system