
Once painfully shy, this alum is now USC’s director of belonging
It took a while for Cat Moore to learn how to create meaningful relationships. Now she’s helping USC students overcome the challenges and isolation caused by the pandemic.
It took a while for Cat Moore to learn how to create meaningful relationships. Now she’s helping USC students overcome the challenges and isolation caused by the pandemic.
Roughly 300 family members of Keck Medicine’s environmental services, cafeteria and warehouse workers were vaccinated over the weekend in an effort to further combat COVID-19 disparities in L.A.
By analyzing MRI data from patients around the globe, USC researchers are learning how HIV can lead to cognitive challenges, especially as the brain ages.
Make it easy to schedule appointments. Ensure the process is fair and transparent. USC experts lay out a plan to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible.
COVID-19 exposed deep social and economic vulnerabilities in L.A. County, according to a report co-authored by USC researchers — and there’s no better time than now to correct them.
The storming of the Capitol illustrates how the language of patriotism and revolution has been co-opted to excuse behavior that could be described as inciting an insurrection, USC Gould’s Franita Tolson writes in an op-ed.
Local pharmacies are ideally suited for the job, notes Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos of the USC School of Pharmacy. For starters, they’re convenient — and neighborhood pharmacists often already have a relationship with their customers.
While some companies are making real progress, an op-ed from USC Marshall’s Susan Harmeling and a colleague issues a warning: Some overtures may be nothing more than slogans for an Instagram feed or cynical marketing opportunities.
Nearly half of those surveyed said they were using food to cope with the pandemic, said Tyler Mason of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. And women were more likely to be doing so.
It’s a huge jump from fall’s 5,000 tests per week. Most results will be ready on the same day as the test.
Only a handful of L.A. County cities have their own health departments. Those that might want to set one up face an uphill battle for staff, funding, accreditation and more, says USC Price’s Howard Greenwald.
USC Price’s Gary Painter proposes that the government finance 10-year, low-interest loans so tenants can pay their accrued back rent — a program ideally subsidized and negotiated with landlords.
California hospitals fared better in the beginning of the pandemic and were able to stockpile PPE early on as they watched what was unfolding in the Northeast, notes Sunny Jha of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Transition to adulthood is much more complex for foster youth compared to those growing up outside the foster care system, write Rachel Kuebler and Rachelle Rivera, graduate students at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Bleeding Fingers Music have established a Screen Scoring Diversity Scholarship for Black composition students at the USC Thornton School of Music. The scholarship is funded by a gift from Quincy Jones and will cover the full cost of the school’s Screen Scoring master’s program.
The machine learning model, which analyzes language data in a movie script, was developed by USC researchers in collaboration with a UCLA colleague.
Art can help us make sense of these charged, complex and difficult times, says USC Dornsife’s Enrique Martínez Celaya. And Amelia Jones of the USC Roski School of Art and Design notes that art displayed in public needs to reflect the current conditions — not just be plunked down without context.
Results likely apply to all East Asian carriers, but exercise may eliminate greater likelihood of getting the disease, say USC researchers.
He was a seven-game starter at right tackle on the 1988 squad that won its first 10 games and rose to a No. 2 national ranking.
USC Student Health will be opening vaccination appointments to faculty, emeriti, students and staff who are 65 and older.
Along with founding Paramount Digital Entertainment and creating beloved TV shows, Lindheim — who passed away on Jan. 18 — helped unite academia and technology to advance military training.
Though a large majority of Americans believe wearing a mask provides protection from COVID-19, USC research finds that many — including 3 in 10 Angelenos — still don’t wear them in high-risk situations.
Tropical storms have caused about $3 billion in damage in Australia over 50 years — a figure that would have been 10 times larger if not for coastal wetlands, a USC researcher and colleague found.
Deaths among ICE detainees increased sevenfold since April 2018 despite far fewer people being in custody, a USC study shows.
Office of Business Diversity and Economic Opportunity will connect with small businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans.
Led by noted civil rights attorney Olu Orange, the Agents of Change Initiative enables students to participate in key areas of social reform.
Tools and training from USC will help newsrooms in Louisiana and North Carolina access and transform data into high-impact local journalism.
Data from hormone research reveal new target for reversing age-related decline, according to USC study.
New survey results from USC Annenberg’s Center for Public Relations deem it unlikely that a Joe Biden presidency will inspire national unity or limit the spread of conspiracy theories.
“Jaguar Jon” excelled as both a running back and punt and kickoff returner.
USC School of Pharmacy students rush to volunteer at L.A. County clinics, helping to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in hard-hit communities.
Students, faculty, staff and community members come together to recognize the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.
USC researchers are creating a new approach to detecting heart attacks that will allow patients to get potentially lifesaving treatment earlier.
USC researchers study how combining two rehabilitation approaches might improve outcomes for survivors of stroke who are having trouble getting around.
Caroline Cicero of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology recommends a crop of recent movies that tackle important topics like caregiving and living with dementia.
USC experts examine the civil rights leader’s life and legacy amid protests for racial justice and riots aimed at disrupting democracy.
With COVID-19 spreading, unemployment rising and insurrection in our nation’s capital, the 46th president will have his work cut out for him. USC experts examine the many challenges Biden will face.
President Carol L. Folt sits down with Emily Nix, whose teaching hack generated more than 100,000 social media views, and Jack Feinberg, who revolutionized the way lab experiments are carried out.
Though Patricio Ginelsa only makes films in his spare time, his recent passion project, Lumpia with a Vengeance, is winning awards and charming audiences.
Americans’ life expectancy at birth is projected to shorten by 1.13 years, the largest single-year decline in at least four decades, according to USC researchers.
Susan Hess, clinical associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, and alumna Patricia Ramirez were named two of the board’s six founding members.