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Nina Raffio

Nina Raffio is a media relations specialist with USC University Communications.

Stories by Nina Raffio:

Research: Tsimane woman
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 Amazon

USC 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.

People casting voting ballots in a box
The latest USC Schwarzenegger Institute-USC Price California Issues Poll provides a snapshot of California voters’ attitudes ahead of this year’s midterm elections.(Photo/Edmond Dantès via Pexels)

USC poll highlights the economy, homelessness and violence against election workers as top voter issues

A recent USC Price poll shows that Golden State voters agree on many issues, such as concerns about inflation and homelessness, but that they are significantly divided on questions about free speech and environmental regulation.

Los Angeles livability survey: downtown skyline
USC Dornsife’s LABarometer survey asks about county residents’ housing plans, neighborhood change, experiences with racial discrimination and crime-related stress and more. (Photo/iStock)

Nearly 3 years since start of pandemic, USC Dornsife report shows how life in L.A. is changing

Overall life satisfaction continues to decline and racial discrimination against Asian and Black Angelenos remains high, but fewer people are planning to leave the county, according to a new LABarometer livability and affordability survey.