With each additional disadvantage — unemployment, poverty, low education, disability, serious psychological distress and heavy drinking — smoking rates climbed.
Though the study was designed to assess safety, six out of 11 lymphoma patients who received a commonly used dose of the improved CAR T-cell therapy went into complete remission.
The dominating wire-to-wire performance — and the first Pac-12 title win since 2016 — saw four USC players finish in the top 7.
Doris Sung has designed several energy-saving prototypes that could revolutionize architecture, change the way buildings are built and ultimately reduce the industry’s massive carbon footprint.
Research by Diana Younan of the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 — tiny particles 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair — dramatically increased delinquent behavior in adolescents.
USC’s Andrew Stolz, the study’s lead author, notes that many of the unregulated supplements contained anabolic steroids that were not included on the labels.
Researchers working with the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that 16% of artists across 500 top country songs from 2014 to 2018 were women. The women who did find commercial success were also far younger than their male counterparts.
A data-driven USC Annenberg project led by Gabriel Kahn and Mingxuan Yue has identified once and for all which Los Angeles freeway is the slowest. (The correct answer is not “all of them.”)
The problem, of course, is that Wakanda is a fictional place from Marvel’s Black Panther. The finding underscored researchers’ broader conclusion that Africa-related topics rarely saw airtime on U.S. TV screens — and when Africa did receive coverage, it was overwhelmingly negative.
Plenty, writes Holly Willis of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Films play a key role in a graduate workshop she teaches, which is designed to loosen up PhD students as they begin their dissertations.
In an op-ed, USC’s Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla of the USC Schaeffer Center offer potential benefits to having life insurance providers take an expanded role in health care.
When it rains’s raining, L.A.’s roads are slick. So naturally there’d be more accidents during rush hour, when the roads are full, right? Wrong. Researchers from USC Annenberg’s Crosstown data journalism project found that on rainy days most accidents happen mid-day — when there’s less traffic
Danny Bilson, perhaps best known as a screenwriter (he wrote The Rocketeer) has been in the game business for 20 years. Now he’ll lead USC Games, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top places to study game design. (Los Angeles Times)
USC Marshall’s Anthony Dukes and a colleague found that the more of a hassle it is for customers to seek a refund, the less likely they are to jump through multiple hoops to receive one.
Thirty of the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ influential alumni gather for a photo shoot and some reminiscing, with memories going all the way back to a time when classes were held inside a stable.
Months after doctors at Keck Medicine of USC performed the liver transplant that saved a woman‘s life, the donor and recipient met and shared an emotional moment.
The director of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience and the MESH Academy becomes the university’s second current faculty member in the renowned society.
The MacArthur Fellowship recipient and professor of English is the 34th USC faculty member elected to the prestigious academy.
“No time” is no excuse to skip a workout. According to USC researchers, even a brief walk or a few squats during your workday can make a difference.
After years of student requests, USC’s center for Latinx and Chicanx students changes its name.
The former quarterback scored a touchdown and threw another to help USC beat Tennessee 14-0 in the 1940 Rose Bowl, the only points scored on the Volunteers all season.
The former vice president leads by 10 points among potential 2020 Democratic candidates for president, with Sen. Bernie Sanders in second place. The poll also found lukewarm praise for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts.
USC Trustee William McMorrow and his wife, Leslie, endowed the college to provide a dynamic educational community for students.
Toni Atieh came to America only knowing two words in English: “hi” and “bye.” Now he’s finishing his freshman year at USC.
USC experts offer insight into the catastrophic blaze’s potential impact on religion, art, tourism and history.
To remove the human error that causes so many marine collisions, USC researchers are exploring driverless ships that rely on data analytics and artificial intelligence.
The event — the largest literary and cultural festival in the nation — attracted more than 150,000 people.
USC Dornsife’s Susanna Berger of art history and Robin Coste Lewis of English have been selected from among nearly 3,000 applicants.
Now in its ninth year on the USC University Park Campus, the largest literary and cultural festival in the nation is expected to draw more than 150,000 attendees.
Whether you’re a Stark, a Lannister or a Targaryen, nothing would help more in the Game of Thrones than a mastery of the letters, arts and sciences. USC Dornsife experts explain why.
A new USC study suggests a dose of the TRIM9 gene could decrease the extensive — and detrimental — brain swelling that follows a stroke.
A new USC study looks to soothe fears over self-driving cars by identifying errors in their perception algorithms before they hit the road.
Environmental studies and international relations double major Kayla Soren is recognized for founding a nonprofit that aims to raise awareness about global climate issues.
The three-year letterman adopted a stray dog named “Turd” who became an unofficial mascot for the dominant 1972 Trojan squad.
The event, held at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus, recognizes that USC is above all else a community of scholars.
A semester-long project at USC Annenberg encourages journalism students to challenge misconceptions about the homeless community.
The new technique could play a big part in eliminating osteonecrosis of the jaw, a currently incurable rare side effect of certain drugs.
Beatboxers expertly manipulate their vocal tracts to make sounds unknown in any language. Through the use of cutting-edge MRIs, USC researchers plan to find out how they do it.
The successful businessman earned his MBA from USC and led a global conglomerate that spanned many industries.