The conversation around what we eat has grown to include issues of community, identity and food justice, especially in a global hub like L.A. USC Annenberg professors and alumni explain why.
USC Dornsife’s Mark Thompson, a leader in organic LED displays and photovoltaic technologies, has been elected by his peers to the National Academy of Engineering.
University officials offer new guidance regarding international travel as the situation continues to evolve.
You probably wouldn’t want to wear this heavy, smelly invention by Aroussiak Gabrielian of the USC School of Architecture. It’s aimed at getting people to think harder about the future of food production and waste.
Crosstown, a nonprofit research project based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, tallied up accident reports from LAPD and came up with a list of the 20 most dangerous intersections.
A four-person team funded by the Keck School of Medicine of USC finds its patients where they live — and treats them there, too.
Tony Herrera is one of the few living donors in the country who has donated two different organs. He hopes his story will inspire others to do the same.
USC sleep expert Raj Dasgupta stays away from his cellphone: “Once I open my phone, I’m suddenly answering emails, checking my Instagram and watching The Mandalorian on Disney Plus.”
Valentine’s Day has been big business since the mid-19th century, but USC’s Lisa Bitel notes that few people realize the holiday began as a Christian feast day commemorating an ancient martyr named Valentinus.
USC’s Laura Isabel Serna notes that Hollywood is constantly trying to expand into foreign markets, particularly the tightly regulated Chinese market. That means the academy has a vested interest in giving those countries’ governments some control over their Oscar submissions.
Start by doing your research, says Nada Elbuluk of the Keck School of Medicine of USC: It’s a good idea to find out what types of products — like strong exfoliating acids — the treatment includes.
USC Annenberg’s Nicholas Cull points out that modern technology confounds our efforts to tell fact from fiction.
“Universities are often the most global and we are often on the front lines of these situations,” said Sarah Van Orman, chief health officer for USC Student Health. With more than 6,600 students from the China, USC has the second-largest such population of students in the U.S.
USC’s Jon-Patrick Allem notes that bots are designed to behave online like people — so if researchers are interested in studying public attitudes, they have to make sure the day they’re collecting on social media is actually from people.
Part of the basketball star’s appeal, notes USC’s Ben Carrington, is that he spent his entire career in the entertainment capital of the world — but he was always a global figure.
The exclusive USC School of Dramatic Arts class — hosted in a production studio in Encino — focuses on gaming-centric specifics like facial capture, motion capture and ADR.
The mural, which will be the first to adorn the walls of the USC Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs, features such luminaries as director John Singleton and Wanda Austin, who led the university in 2018-2019 as interim president.
Unchained Scholars brings together social work students who were system- or justice-impacted, along with their allies, to organize events and offer one another support.
As both a comedian and a teacher, Judith Shelton encourages her students at the USC School of Dramatic Arts to take risks and celebrate their imperfections.
The ex-USC and UCLA men’s assistant helped the Bruin women to an NCAA tournament appearance in 2019.
A clinical assistant professor of family medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC explains why staying warm can help you fight off infections.
Smoke exposure can alter how the liver processes fats, according to lab research, ultimately contributing to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Two new policies will make a USC undergraduate education more affordable for those who most need financial assistance.
A new study from USC Annenberg’s Center for the Digital Future found that many Americans would go to great lengths to lower their health insurance rates — including agreeing to 24/7 personal monitoring.
According to a new USC Dornsife mobility survey, worries over safety and convenience are dissuading people from ditching private vehicles and using public transportation.
Current and past members of the Black Law Students Association celebrate more than five decades of building community at USC Gould and beyond.
A USC Dornsife environmental studies professor and two USC student game designers believe that their game Plasticity could inspire people to take sustainable action.
New research, led by a USC Viterbi doctoral candidate, proposes areas where robots can make a difference in the lives of children with developmental disorders.
USC beach volleyball’s head coach revisits how he went from Laguna Beach amateur to AVP tournament winner and two-time Olympian. It’s part of a series of USC Athletics stories in honor of Black History Month.
USC researchers are investigating 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a genetic disorder linked to schizophrenia, in an effort to find a biomarker of the serious mental illness.
A gift from the USC trustee and his wife will fund travel opportunities for students at the USC Kaufman School of Dance.
Soccer standout Penelope Hocking attacks her sport and her classes at USC Viterbi the same way: with intensity. Does a U.S. Women’s National Team spot lie in her future?
According to scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the chemical alterations in people who vape are similar to those found in cigarette smokers.
Ready, Set, Food! — which is staffed in part by USC Marshall alumni — impressed the famed investor so much that he put $350,000 into the company.
A USC law professor investigates which counties are more likely to participate in immigration detention and what those counties all have in common.
You Chung Hong fought to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and helped thousands of immigrants reunite with their families, becoming the nation’s foremost Chinese attorney.
Leaders from USC and the Los Angeles Police Department came together at their annual brunch to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
The eighth annual USC Latinx Student Empowerment Conference gave more than 100 students and alumni an opportunity to discuss their place within the university.
By their late 40s, nearly two-thirds of women in sub-Saharan Africa have lost a child, according to a USC study. Researchers are increasingly recognizing bereavement as a public health threat.