Science/TechnologyUniversity Think it’s tough to get kids into math and science? Not at STAR Neighborhood teens pair up with USC faculty and students on research that matters Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print BY Kirsten Aten and Holly Wilder October 27, 2014 More stories about: Community Outreach, Education
Science/TechnologySocial Impact Stellar science program celebrates its formula for success STAR marks its silver anniversary, uniting alums with up-and-comers.
Science/TechnologySocial Impact Under new science standards students will learn by running experiments and finding evidence for theories. (Illustration/Brian Stauffer) How will our next generation of kids learn about science?As educators nationwide prepare for inquiry-based science teaching standards, a USC professor helps them think outside the textbook.
Science/TechnologySocial Impact Teacher, rapper, space traveler Ira Harden enrolled at USC with the aim of perfecting his practice.
University NAI grads headed to Harvard, West Point and USC Twin brothers Arnulfo, left, and Jesus Moran will be the first and second in their family to attend college. (Photo/Dietmar Quistorf) Which high school graduating class boasts 100 percent of its students enrolling in higher education?
BusinessScience/Technology (Photo/Courtesy of Ursa Major Technologies) 6 weeks to Mars? USC alums are building powerful, versatile rocket enginesUrsa Major, a company with 13 USC Viterbi alumni, seeks to democratize access to space.
Health The Tsimané live much as they have for generations, offering researchers insights about the health benefits of a hunter-forager-farmer lifestyle. (Photo/Courtesy of Tsimané Health and Life History Project Team) For clues to healthy brain aging, look to the Bolivian AmazonUSC research finds that the daily lives of people in the Indigenous Tsimané and Mosetén communities resemble those of pre-industrial societies and may provide clues for preventing heart disease and cognitive decline.
Science/Technology (Photo/Danio Rerio via Pixabay) What we can learn about animal behavior by studying zebrafishA new USC study examines how the fish evade danger. For the fish, it’s a big deal: The direction it takes to escape from a predator is a matter of life and death.