USC music professors learn how to teach from a distance
Faculty at the USC Thornton School of Music are rethinking their curriculum to maximize opportunities for musicians practicing social distancing.
Do pregnant women face special risks from COVID-19?
Marc Incerpi, chief of maternal-fetal medicine at Keck Medicine of USC, answers questions about pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What to do when a family member is diagnosed with COVID-19
A COVID-19 diagnosis within a family can cause significant distress. Experts from the USC Dornsife Center for the Changing Family offer tips to help families weather the psychological storm together.
Social media fuels wave of coronavirus misinformation as users focus on popularity, not accuracy
A social media expert at the Keck School of Medicine of USC notes that people fail to stop and think sufficiently about whether content is accurate before they share it — and most social media platforms aren’t designed to prioritize the best information.
How long will the COVID-19 quarantine last? Business research provides insight
New research from USC Marshall finds that weeks of aggressive intervention are still needed to properly contain the coronavirus.
One Trojan’s perspective: Life, and learning, at home during the coronavirus
A USC School of Cinematic Arts student and his parents share their experience as he transitions to taking online classes from the family living room.
Garcetti helps make COVID-19 protective equipment at USC Iovine and Young Academy
The Los Angeles mayor toured the 3D printing facility at the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, where high-tech machinery is used to produce equipment for health care workers fighting the pandemic.
Some U.S. coronavirus curves are starting to flatten — find out where
Some states issued stay-at-home measures earlier than others. Has it made a difference? Here’s what USC Schaeffer Center experts say.
Why do wealthy areas of L.A. have high rates of coronavirus cases?
The latest COVID-19 analysis from Crosstown, a joint data journalism project of USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi, investigates why Los Angeles’s richest neighborhoods have alarmingly high infection rates.
Millions of Americans could lose a parent or grandparent to COVID-19
A new USC analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic attempts to assess the tsunami of grief that will rise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus 4/3 update: First summer term online, hiring pause and more
The university announces important updates about employees and student workers, housing, commencement plans and more.
How hardware store parts transformed into virus-destroying devices
A partnership between USC Viterbi and the Keck School of Medicine has produced a system — built from off-the-shelf items — that uses UV light to disinfect face shields.
Doctors make more video house calls than ever to lower the coronavirus’s burden
Many patients at Keck Medicine of USC now receive care online or by phone thanks to experts who’ve worked tirelessly behind the scenes.
Even during a pandemic, USC program makes sure neighborhood kids are fed
USC’s venerable pre-K program provides a nutritious breakfast and lunch for local children, even when they’re stuck at home.
USC Career Center goes virtual, keeping students connected
Despite a global pandemic, Career Services is still linking students to jobs and employers and helping them navigate a new world of online internships.
Keck Medicine of USC offers housing and support to university’s high-risk health care workers
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Care for the Caregiver program provides help that ranges from comfort amenities to mental health support and more.
Coronavirus: Strategic National Stockpile was ready, but not for this
A USC Dornsife professor examines why the stockpile does not have nearly enough of needed supplies like ventilators and protective masks.
To counter COVID-19 misinformation, USC expert backs new approach to science learning
New research from USC Rossier aims to combat rampant misinformation on subjects like the coronavirus and climate change.
Surgeons-in-training learn important skills to back up key allies during the coronavirus pandemic — nurses
Keck School of Medicine of USC surgical residents have embraced learning nursing skills. With more caregivers knowing how to draw blood and insert IV lines, medical teams will have the flexibility to better care for growing numbers of COVID-19 patients.
Students get creative to support University Park businesses during pandemic
USC Marshall seniors put their entrepreneurial mindset to work, creating and selling T-shirts to raise money for student favorites like Caveman Kitchen, El Huero and more.
🎧 Adopt these healthy eating — and shopping — habits while practicing social isolation
As many isolate and self-quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic, USC dietitian Cary Kreutzer shares advice on maintaining healthy habits — and human connections.
Inspiring Gen Z to be part of the 2020 census movement
On the nation’s Census Day, learn how a USC Annenberg professor helped the reinvigorate the count with 21st-century thinking.
5 scientific achievements that were accomplished remotely
As many of us work far from our offices, learn how USC Viterbi researchers engaged new frontiers from a distance — with projects ranging from a supersonic parachute to underwater robotic gliders.
To manage COVID-19 stress, develop healthy new habits and consume news in moderation
The societal disruptions caused by the coronavirus can take their toll on our mental health. USC experts offer insight into how to reduce stress during a global pandemic.