‘What color is 3?’ For some people, the senses overlap
Felicia Tabing, a USC Dornsife lecturer in mathematics, sees numbers as a particular color. Neuroscientists don’t know what causes the condition, called synesthesia.
Gas stoves ignite a heated climate and health policy debate
Who could have predicted that gas stoves would be the latest hot topic to ignite the nation’s culture wars?
USC’s Petros Ioannou, Gérard Medioni and J. Joshua Yang elected as National Academy of Inventors fellows
The trio joins a distinguished class of 169 new inductees whose innovations have tangibly impacted society.
Exactly how many senses do we really have?
If we think of our senses as limited to only five, we might be missing out.
USC study reveals the key reason why fake news spreads on social media
The USC-led study of more than 2,400 Facebook users suggests that platforms — more than individual users — have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation online.
How to rewind the clock on arthritic cartilage
A key protein, called Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3), might turn back the clock on aging cartilage that leads to osteoarthritis.
The year the floods came to Southern California
In 1861-62, a series of deadly winter storms caused widespread devastation and flooding in the West — and it could happen again. Learn why in this piece that first published in 2020.
USC researchers are teaching machines to think before they speak (imagine if people could do that)
Experts at the USC Information Sciences Institute are working to make machines that can engage in conversations the way humans do.
How USC-led innovation can solve global challenges
Ishwar Puri, USC senior vice president for research and innovation, discusses some of the past year’s major accomplishments and what might be in store for 2023 and beyond.
How old is your brain, really? Artificial intelligence knows
AI-powered analysis developed at USC accurately reflects risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease based on brain age.
USC Viterbi’s Azad Madni receives National Academy of Engineering’s Gordon Prize
This is the second year in a row that a Trojan has received the top award in engineering education.
Making smarter stoplights to get traffic moving
Gridlock warrior Ketan Savla is designing computational solutions to improve the flow of traffic in congested cities. Learn how his work soon could shorten your commute.
The power of scent: Turns out, the nose knows quite a lot
From aiding romance to communicating with God, scent has long been attributed near mystical abilities.
What do good investing and saving the world’s dying coral reefs have in common? Diversification
Scientists aiming to save failing reefs by transplanting healthy coral reveal that success lies with genetic diversity — and not a single, coveted “super coral.”
New Trojan ready to get the most of his USC experience
Oliver Laryea — one of more than 2,000 students who start at USC this month — is ready to take advantage of everything the university has to offer, from academics to connections only the Trojan Family can provide.
Scholarships change lives in USC’s stem cell master’s program
Meet five students for whom scholarships are providing an education in USC’s one-of-a-kind master’s program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.
Greener Gases
Keck Medicine of USC is curbing the environmental impacts of anesthesia in operating rooms — and saving money
USC works with Polaris Dawn to study in-flight space medicine
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have designed a study, to be conducted during the upcoming space mission, that tests a new way to collect X-rays in outer space.
What makes a movement go viral? Social media, social justice coalesce under #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
A USC study is among the first to measure the link between social media posts and participation in the #BlackLivesMatter protests after the 2020 death of George Floyd.
USC Viterbi team develops ‘heart attack on a chip’
Associate Professor Megan McCain and postdoc Megan Rexius-Hall’s creation could one day serve as a testbed for personalized heart drugs.
The potentially adverse impact of Twitter 2.0 on scientific and research communication
For researchers who use Twitter as a primary source of data, recent changes to the platform and the exit of many users altogether could be debilitating.
Can tech billionaires make prescription drugs more affordable?
Another big industry is being targeted for disruption. USC experts discuss the significance of Mark Cuban and Jeff Bezos launching online pharmacies as Americans pay high costs for prescription drugs.
Trojan’s new hit app Instafest brings music fans together
USC Viterbi student Anshay Saboo shows users the concert festival lineup of their dreams.
Crypto’s reckoning: Bankruptcies, congressional inquiry this week come in wake of FTX’s collapse
USC experts forecast the future of cryptocurrency ahead of congressional hearings on FTX debacle.