What we think about death and funerals is changing
Dying inspires USC Price Professor David Sloane, a planner who comes from a long line of cemetery superintendents.
Kids sneak smoking substitute into school, USC researchers find
Social media survey reveals new undetectable device is more likely to hook kids on nicotine than free adults from cigarettes.
Seniors will soon outnumber children, but the U.S. isn’t ready
Too few professionals are trained to work with older adults. A USC social work expert explains the demographic shift’s huge impact.
Learning yoga helps kids overcome stress
With an alumna’s gift, USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project is expanding its Little Yoginis program for neighborhood students, helping them find tranquility in the midst of chaos.
USC Iovine and Young Academy’s First Graduates Defy the Status Quo
Innovators, thinkers, disruptors and problem solvers: The academy’s inaugural class heads into the world ready to tackle its challenges.
Are baby boomers returning to religion?
Many are increasingly turning to houses of worship to find meaning as they age.
Medical student brings Homelessness Awareness Week to USC
Through Homelessness Awareness Week, students, faculty and staff can grasp the social, psychological and environmental factors at play.
Milton Curry Looks to Architecture for Answers to Societal Challenges
For solutions to inequality, marginalization and divisiveness, one of USC’s newest deans wants to tap an unexpected resource: architecture.
Lifeguard travels the world while earning USC Master of Public Health online
Aspiring physician pursuing a public health degree volunteers as a youth program director and CPR instructor.
USC-LAPD Community Policing Training Aims to Reduce Use of Force
Lessons from social work and public policy can help law enforcement officers build bridges with their communities.
Trojan Goes Behind the Scenes at the L.A. Board of Supervisors
To help the community’s most vulnerable, Chris Ah San learns to navigate the world of policymaking.
Young people press ahead, testing their journalistic skills at USC event
Trojans advise young people eager to learn about health, medicine, energy, technology and more.
Student-organized USC Own It aims to empower and unite women
The all-day summit attracts entertainers, executives and Olympians who inspire, advise and connect with USC undergrads.
Seattle Times reporters win USC Annenberg’s Selden Ring Award for patient care series
The dogged investigation hows how a respected medical center and one its surgeons put profits ahead of patient care and safety.
Cultural treasures in your own neighborhood? They’re all over L.A.
USC Price students use their camera skills to create media featuring everything from mariachi music to street vendors.
USC wins Pac-12 Zero Waste Competition for second year
The competition recognizes the university that diverted the most waste from the landfill at select games, as well as innovation in sustainability education.
LGBTQ homeless youth need attention from policymakers, USC scholars say
Increased training, more comprehensive outreach and more inclusivity are proposed as part of team’s research agenda.
How many homeless are there in Los Angeles? USC helps city, county find out
Students collect critical data in the second year of the university’s partnership with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
USC volunteers help rebuild Hurricane Harvey-torn Texas coast
Women train in “mucking and gutting,” work with nonprofit to remove debris, tear out drywall and clear fallen trees for families
USC 2017 | Five Trojans who inspired us this year
✌ Year in review: These USC alumni, faculty and students will give you some good vibes for the new year.
USC’s black cultural center marks 40 years as a valued venue for candid conversation
A national movement for ethnicity-based student services led to its creation four decades ago.
Exhibit lets visitors ‘talk’ with Nanjing Massacre survivor in Mandarin
USC Shoah Foundation develops technology that allows audiences to interact with the recorded image of a genocide survivor.
She Empowers Women with Loved Ones in Prison
Essie Justice Group helps launch community leaders ready to advocate for and support other women.
USC Housing Law Clinic Protects L.A. Renters’ Rights
Renters living near the university’s campuses have a lifeline when they need help.