Epstein family gift enhances sports medicine research and care at USC
Epstein Family Foundation donates $10 million to name the USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine.
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USC Solar Car revs up for American Solar Challenge along the Oregon Trail
Team co-founder Madhav Gupta keeps his cool while advising Trojans how to excel in the 1,700-mile race.
Rocket science, aerospace attract kids to USC’s young scientists workshop
Vermont Elementary School students test their designs of straw rockets and build models of hover boards.
The Wall Street Journal
Should the U.S. follow Europe in imposing stricter data-privacy regulations?
Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, argues the U.S. should follow Europe’s lead because we are being fooled into handing over details of our lives for the benefit of tech giants.
The New York Times
Why you can’t really trust negative online reviews
USC research suggests that people heed negative reviews more than positive ones — despite their questionable credibility.
Chicago Tribune
Is the U.S. doing anything to limit the size of its own nuclear arsenal?
USC’s Jeffrey Fields, a nuclear policy expert, notes that most nuclear armed states agree that the weapons are only for deterrence — but their devastating power will always provoke fierce debate on their usefulness.
National Law Journal
USC is the latest top law school to embrace the GRE
With the USC Gould School of Law now accepting GRE scores from applicants, nearly half of the country’s top 20 law schools have embraced the alternative to the LSAT.
Forbes
How AI could tackle city problems like graffiti, trash and fires
Putting artificial intelligence to work on real-world problems is the vision for the Intelligent Internet of Things Integration Consortium (I3), a new initiative launched by USC, the City of Los Angeles and a number of stakeholders including researchers and industry.
The Nation
‘Call me a refugee, not an immigrant’
USC Dornsife’s Viet Thanh Nguyen, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer, reflects on refugee literature and how it plays in our “nation of immigrants.”
People's Daily
China’s economic growth over 40 years
An op-ed by USC Dornsife’s Robert Dekle reflects on China’s economic growth since opening its markets up to other countries.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carol Muske-Dukes’ poem describes a difficult birth
In “Blue Rose,” the USC Dornsife poet tells of a child who survives her journey into the world.
Los Angeles Business Journal
Keck Medicine of USC to open outpatient clinic in Arcadia
The Atlantic
Satellite images can harm the poorest citizens
Computer analysis of satellite images for developing cities will often overlook urban communities and harm a city’s poorest residents by inadequately distributing public services, according to a study by Annette Kim of the USC Price School of Public Policy.
Reuters
Many people with mild brain injuries don’t get follow-up care
Many adults treated at U.S. emergency rooms for mild brain injuries fail to get follow-up care within three months even when they have moderate to severe concussion symptoms, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study suggests.
America
50 years later, what can Americans learn from Robert Kennedy?
USC Dornsife Professor Bob Shrum weighs in on a Netflix documentary about Sen. Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1968. Shrum calls Kennedy’s victory speech after the Democratic presidential primary in California a shining moment of hope.
Seniors will soon outnumber children, but the U.S. isn’t ready
Too few professionals are trained to work with older adults. A USC social work expert explains the demographic shift’s huge impact.
Scientists find the secret to DNA repair
USC study tracks “walking molecules” that haul away damaged strands.
USC Price agrees to study homegrown extremism with Parisian university
Safe Communities Institute Director Erroll Southers sets out to integrate lessons from France into U.S. solutions.
Trojan takes passion for gaming and turns it into ‘the world’s first esports gym’
E-Coliseum co-founder Rustin Sotoodeh didn’t even see games as a career option until he crossed paths with a USC Marshall entrepreneurship expert.
100 percent of USC Hybrid High seniors graduate — and are going to college — for third year in a row
All 118 seniors from the Class of 2018 are college-bound, matching the 100 percent graduation and college acceptance rate of the first two USC Hybrid High senior classes.
Physician or PhD? USC and Caltech team up to let students be both
Jonathan Tucci aims for a medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a PhD from USC or Caltech.
USC research center teaches kids about cancer
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center also aims to show what careers are possible as part of a push toward STEM education.
Diabetes diagnosis later in life may signal pancreatic cancer for African-Americans, Latinos
Early identification of the cancer is key — but symptoms usually appear when the disease is in its later stages and no screening method currently exists.
Trojan, now writing with an HBO mentor, sees a story in everyone
Sara Alize Cross has been spinning yarns since childhood, and it pays off with a fellowship under the guidance of an HBO comedy executive.
Med students discuss health care policy with legislators, gain firsthand experience in advocacy
The group of 10 met with key lawmakers and shared their ideas about how the state should support the Affordable Care Act.
Liver cancer rates vary widely among patients of Asian descent, USC study finds
Breaking down broad ethnic and racial categories into more specific groups can sharpen data, according to a Vietnamese medical student’s research.
Is it hard to breathe in your corner of Los Angeles County?
Neighborhood by neighborhood, a USC project pinpoints areas with cleaner or more-polluted air.
After 70 years, Troy Camp still thrills and nurtures local kids
Canoeing, horseback riding and archery are among the highlights of USC’s popular student-run summer camp. But outdoor adventures are just the start.
Career development for millennials: Musicians on 2 continents team up digitally
A cross-continental collaboration brings two artists from the U.S. and U.K. together.
‘Gut instinct’ may have been the GPS of human ancestors
Food is the key: Our predecessors needed to remember where they found it, so they could go back for more.
In memoriam: Murray Fromson, former USC Annenberg journalism director
The professor emeritus was a longtime CBS News correspondent and Associated Press reporter before coming to USC.
How to build a robot that mimics the moves of animals — and why you’d want to
Inspired by nature, students create creaturelike robots that could improve security, explore disaster sites and even save lives.
Scientist’s new database can help protect wildlife from harmful hues of LED lights
As usage of the modern lights explodes, research led by USC’s Travis Longcore can help biologists better understand how to reduce impacts on animal life.
Study finds film critics, like filmmakers and casts, are largely white and male
USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative examines movie critics’ demographics and finds small numbers of writers who are female or from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.
Trojan helps build eye implants for people with retina degeneration
Electrical engineer reveals what to know about triggers — and how the right ones, at the right time, can change everything.
USC scientists help identify genetic markers for prostate cancer in global DNA download
Knowledge obtained by international team is likely to be useful for prevention of the disease.
What can be done to stem the rise of military suicides?
Two USC schools try to identify at-risk active military personnel and veterans.
Department of Defense funds futuristic USC research in electronics and beyond
USC engineers and scientists will use $169 million in Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grants to make “living” devices and illuminate mysterious chemical reactions.
Law, psychology expert helps the littlest witnesses have their day in court
🔊 Audio story: For 20 years, Thomas Lyon has been studying how to best interview child witnesses. Now he’s making a difference in their court cases, too.