
‘Nowhere better than USC’: New provost given a Trojan welcome at installation ceremony
“I see a place that’s at the very front edge of changing the world in which we live for the better,” Andrew T. Guzman says.
“I see a place that’s at the very front edge of changing the world in which we live for the better,” Andrew T. Guzman says.
Housing Policy and Law Clinic puts students into the community to deliver legal services to tenants at risk of losing their homes.
Former USC faculty member Slaughter, a strong advocate for the inclusion of women and minorities in science and engineering, was the first Black director of the National Science Foundation.
From validating feelings to creating a toolbox for emotional regulation, practical tips from a USC Rossier expert can help students thrive.
The university grows fruits, vegetables and herbs — sustainably — in an unexpected oasis just off of Figueroa Street.
Halting a habit — even a benign one — is hard because you often don’t realize you’re doing it, USC’s Wendy Wood says.
USC Professor Geraldine Knatz, a former head of the Port of Los Angeles, said she expects the contract’s ratification to give some shippers the level of comfort they need to return to their old routes: “Everyone is expecting we will see an increase in [cargo] volume.”
A crucial factor in the success of Barbie is that it appeals to mothers (represented in the film by the Gloria character, played by USC alumna America Ferrera) who grew up with the dolls, notes USC Marshall’s Larry Vincent.
Even before the pandemic, lifestyle and dietary changes were increasing deaths from alcoholic liver disease, said Brian Lee of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Lee and other researchers found a connection between alcoholic liver disease and metabolic syndrome, a condition often caused by poor diet and an inactive lifestyle that’s on the rise.
According to USC Annenberg’s Jonathan Taplin, a former film producer who wrote a book about artificial intelligence, the potential threat posed by technology is huge. “People worry, in the abstract, about AI replacing workers but here it is, it’s actually happening,” he said. “They don’t want to have to pay for extras anymore, so they could have a scene that has 5,000 AI extras in the background.”
Erica Rosenthal of USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center notes that unscripted shows that center climate change as a topic — or even mention the term directly — are rare: “What we’re seeing is plenty of fleeting mentions of terms that are climate-adjacent, but not necessarily explicitly climate change.”
Some states cap the number of ounces or grams consumers are allowed to buy — but even a little cannabis can amount to a lot of THC, said Rosalie Liccardo Pacula of the USC Price School of Public Policy.
With makeup wipes, “you’re wiping things on the skin to get the oil, makeup and dirt off,” says dermatologist Nada Elbuluk of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “But you’re leaving some of the residue from the wipes on the skin. And that’s something that needs to be cleansed off as well.”
A study led by USC Dornsife’s Elisa Baek found that lonely individuals process the world around them differently than other people.
If you’re dreaming of a different career, enroll in a course, shadow someone, take up a hobby or a side job. Making the transition “requires you to say now, today, this week, these are the steps I can actually take” to attain that goal, says USC Dornsife’s Daphna Oyserman.
Among the winners were widely known historians and journalists, including biography winner Beverly Gage, for G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, and Dahlia Lithwick, whose Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America, won the current interest prize.
Teachers and parents can look for age-appropriate resources — such as the that USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education prepared in partnership with Nickelodeon.
The scientific polymath has a special talent for live imaging of microscopic organisms — among a multitude of skills.
The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act.
The USC Price professor will now set the agenda for the civilian panel, which functions much like a board of governors for the police department.
USC Annenberg’s Robert Kozinets has been studying how people have been creating content for virtual communities, talking online and connecting with unique audiences for more than 20 years.
The “Hip Hop 50” series — presented by the USC Kaufman School of Dance and USC Visions and Voices — will mark hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with a three-part celebration that kicks off Wednesday.
The businessman, investor and philanthropist profoundly changed the course of USC, its medical school and medical enterprise.
Keith Regan is putting USC-taught public policy and management skills to use as Hawaii state comptroller.
Trojans share personal stories and pay tribute to those who support their academic dreams.
Some of the subjects profiled in the exhibit shared inspiring stories during a celebratory event at Wallis Annenberg Hall.
“It’s not that AI will replace the physician,” says Dean Carolyn Meltzer of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “It’s that the physician who uses AI will replace the physician who does not use AI.”
USC Price professors and other experts put the latest impeachment inquiry in historical context.
Students, alumni and local residents gather for the first of weekly services geared toward building connections.
Congress designates Sept. 17 as a day to recognize the value and history of the guiding document.
New research using artificial intelligence aims to improve officer interactions with the public.
USC Dornsife physicist Peter Kuhn discusses his breakthrough breast cancer detection test, which could potentially upend how we diagnose many types of cancer.
DPS officers share tips with students visiting the weekly farmers’ market on McCarthy Quad.
Brink brings nearly two decades of experience managing financial operations on impactful projects across USC campuses.
The Discovery and Translational Hub, a seven-story building proposed for the USC Health Sciences Campus, seeks to unite interdisciplinary research teams to fast-track discoveries and address the health concerns of adjacent communities.
Researchers at USC used machine learning to explore the links between sedentary behavior and dementia, finding that the total time spent sedentary matters for brain aging.
USC Price experts and others in transit and law enforcement examine public safety concerns on L.A.’s public transit system.
The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and the USC Institute for Addiction Science will provide students from underrepresented communities with stipend and internship opportunities in substance use disorder treatment.
Three USC Price students are serving the Clark County community while working on their Master of Public Administration degrees online.
The naming gift is part of the university’s ambitious Frontiers of Computing initiative, the largest and most comprehensive academic initiative in USC history.
GREEN WEEK: As demand for low-cost hydrogen fuel rises, USC scientists developed a prototype “hydrogen on-demand” reactor to make the vital resource more affordable and accessible.