Midori Goto brings hope, harmony and music to Sri Lanka
As the USC Distinguished Professor prepares for the next stage of her professional life, she looks back at a meaningful, memorable trip with students.
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For senior Ben Choe, USC Iovine and Young Academy was the atypical experience he needed
The cutting-edge academy, which combines design, engineering and art skills, will see its first cohort graduate next month.
Homeless students find educational haven at South L.A. charter school
USC Rossier alumna creates a community at the Crete Academy in South Los Angeles.
PC Magazine
Are you ready for office buildings with Alexa-like personalities?
Burcin Becerik-Gerber, who came to USC a decade ago to research and create the future of interactive environments, wants to make buildings smarter and more efficient.
U.S. News & World Report
Can fasting improve chemotherapy’s effects?
USC’s Valter Longo says the basic concept behind fasting as cancer treatment is one of biological self-preservation.
The New York Times
How California turned into a State of Resistance
In his new book, USC’s Manuel Pastor chronicles the state’s dizzying descent and remarkable resurgence that make it the envy of most other states.
Good Morning America
Inside the VR therapy designed to help sexual assault survivors heal by facing attackers
Albert “Skip” Rizzo and his USC team of researchers, who have been using VR exposure therapy to treat veterans with PTSD for years, are working on a VR therapy program aimed at helping victims of sexual assault in the military.
Voice of America
Training surgeons to perform robotic surgery
Recognizing that the proficiency of the surgeons who use a robotic surgical system can be subjective, a group of surgeons at Keck Medicine of USC is developing a system for more objective evaluation.
Angelus News
Twin, teacher and Trojan: Meet L.A.’s newest auxiliary bishop
Monsignor Marc Trudeau may not come with the average bishop’s resume, but that may be why Pope Francis chose him. He joins five other active auxiliary bishops in assisting Archbishop José H. Gomez with the spiritual care of the nation’s largest archdiocese.
Nature
Booze-busting nanopills help the liver
USC’s Cheng Ji and colleagues devised two miniature capsules that deliver enzymes and quickly cut blood-alcohol levels. The pills could reduce liver damage caused by alcohol.
PC Magazine
Killer robots, be gone! USC scientist’s androids come in peace
USC’s Maja Matarić thinks robots can help us understand and help people, and she’s producing androids that will do just that.
Columbia Journalism Review
Facebook, facts and the problem with ‘a marketplace of ideas’
USC Annenberg’s Mike Ananny interviewed members of one of Facebook’s most scrutinized projects: A fact-checking team made up of employees from six different newsrooms, assigned with identifying and debunking false or misleading stories on the social platform.
The Day
Equity report: Black Coast Guard cadets more likely than peers to face inequalities
The report by USC’s Center for Urban Education follows a yearlong process of examining academy data, disaggregated by race, ethnicity and gender, with a focus on equity.
CNN
USC football player: ‘OK, I’m blind … Now let’s deal with it’
“I think that sports have given me a platform … so I could prove myself to others,” says Jake Olson, who took part in his first regulation college game in September.
Los Angeles Magazine
How CHLA is using virtual reality to prepare staff for high-stress scenarios
The simulation debuted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2016 and marks the first time VR has been used to train doctors in pediatric medical resuscitation.
Wanda Austin, Viet Thanh Nguyen among honorees at Academic Honors Convocation
The annual event, held at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus, recognizes that USC is above all else a community of scholars.
Laura Mosqueda named dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC
A widely respected expert in geriatric medicine, family medicine and elder abuse, Mosqueda is the first woman to lead the school since its founding in 1885.
$3 million gift creates cross-cultural communication chair at USC Annenberg
The chair’s first holder is Josh Kun, USC professor and historian who uses music to examine the connections we have to each other.
USC Kaufman dance majors take on masterworks by ‘Living Legends’
In a USC Visions and Voices event, students will perform dances choreographed by Jiří Kylián, Paul Taylor and William Forsythe.
Food truck project lets students make bottom-line decisions
The concept teaches entrepreneurial Trojans a few tasty lessons on licensing, food handling and preparation.
Second USC summit on ending homelessness in L.A. reports progress
The collaborative event attended by civic officials and nonprofits highlights significant achievements over the past year.
For faculty resident, life at USC Village is a family affair
The arrangement has its perks, from a unique family opportunity to the chance to make deep connections with students.
Patient boosts USC Norris gynecologic cancer research with $1.1 million estate gift
The Hilda and Bruno Haug Ovarian Cancer Research Fund will support genetic sequencing for women’s cancers, among other projects.
New partnership at USC seeks solutions to reduce homelessness in L.A.
The Homelessness Policy Research Institute aims to offer timely, relevant and actionable research in Los Angeles County.
Bookworms hit USC University Park Campus for the 23rd L.A. Times Festival of Books
Thousands flock to the largest event of its kind in America, where speakers range from musician Moby to journalist Jorge Ramos.
Research of water patterns could lead to navigational uses for underwater vehicles
The shape of water drives the studies of a USC mechanical engineering team.
Study suggests surgery alternative for rotator cuff pain: push-ups, pull-ups
USC physical therapy study at orthopedics lab helps patient recover without surgery.
Screenwriters urged to deliver on the promise of a great story
As audiences expect more from movies and TV, Irving Belateche exhorts students to turn their personal visions into compelling tales.
3-D printing of dentures developed at USC dental school
Ostrow School of Dentistry faculty member aims to change the way prosthodontics is taught at USC.
Nikias leads USC delegation to D.C. for meetings with lawmakers
The trustees and administrators discussed issues ranging from quantum computing to DACA students.
Quiet Heroes — Over Eighty offers universal life lessons from older L.A. immigrants
The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology exhibit conveys the beauty and dignity of age, encouraging people to examine their own place in the world.
Computer programmer or doctor? For this medical student, the answer is both
Ketetha Olengue has a special interest in the convergence of health and technology: She’s had a pacemaker since she was 9.
Viet Thanh Nguyen elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and USC professor joins Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor and Tom Hanks in being elected to the academy’s 238th class.
USC Thornton Opera prepares a surreal Postcard from Morocco
Unconventional one-act work contemplates seven solo travelers as they encounter one another in a distant train station for the very first time.
$10 million grant supports research on disease prevention, fasting and aging
USC Professor Valter Longo, an expert on dietary restriction and regeneration, leads team of USC and Harvard researchers looking to slow aging and prevent disease.
Nikias honor reflects USC’s investment in brain mapping, bioscience
The university’s president receives the Humanitarian Award of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics.
USC hosts 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend
With 500 authors, celebrities, musicians, artists and chefs and more than 150,000 attendees, it’s the largest literary and cultural festival in the nation.
Find success in everyday life by thinking more like an entrepreneur
Even if you don’t own your own business, USC’s Noam Wasserman notes, an entrepreneurial mindset can help bring success in other areas of life like marriage, career and more.
The quality of audio influences whether you believe what you hear
The findings are significant amid the recent rise of fake news and public distrust in science, says USC’s Norbert Schwarz.