Can Policy Reforms Get Young Voters and People of Color to the Polls?
To encourage civic engagement among young adults and minorities, USC’s Mindy Romero aims to make it easier to cast a ballot.
USC Military Alumni Serve as Heroes in Pandemic
Whether on planes, trucks or ships, Trojans use their training and USC connections to help communities facing COVID-19.
Two USC alums devote themselves to anti-racism education
Through Instagram, Google Docs and a website, Autumn Gupta and Bryanna Wallace are offering ways for people to educate themselves about racism and white privilege.
USC Street Medicine Team Cares for L.A’s Homeless in a Pandemic
These health care professionals treat some of L.A.’s most vulnerable on the streets they call home.
Gain insight into the LGBTQ experience with these readings
As we celebrate Pride Month, USC Dornsife faculty give their top choices of books and essays written by or featuring members of the LGBTQ community.
‘I Became a Cop to Fight Injustice. We Need to Do Better’
The LAPD reserve officer and USC radiation oncology specialist talks about combating racism as a society.
Why cellphone videos of black people’s deaths should be considered sacred, like lynching photographs
A USC Annenberg scholar explains why these easily accessed images should viewed with solemn reserve — and careful circulation.
USC’s Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab awards $125K in seed money for good
The lab’s Social Venture Coaching Competition seeds four USC startups and gains a wider audience — thanks to being held online.
Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for aging
Two USC gerontology professors believe it’s time to rethink the common, casual use of the stereotypical phrases that refer to age.
T-shirt says ‘thank you’ to USC front-line health care workers
The “We Fight as One” campaign sends support to Keck Medicine of USC through tees — and encouragement on social media.
Celebs and USC Alums Feed L.A.’s Hospital Heroes
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Trejo join USC alumni and friends to donate meals to health providers at Keck Medicine of USC and other L.A.-area hospitals.
USC-supported community network is ready to respond in South L.A.
The Community Response System of South Los Angeles supports local organizations and provides long-term resources to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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.
USC Alum Matt Petersen Believes in a Greener L.A.
The enthusiastic optimist sees opportunities for sustainability around every corner.
USC Student Helps Children with Cancer Build Healing Bonds with Horses
Ryan Melendez has raised more than $500,000 for pediatric cancer through Warrior Horses for Warrior Kids.
From Cambodian Tigers to Cancer Patients, These Numbers Save Lives
These everyday heroes use math and networks to make a difference in the world.
Coronavirus could hit the homeless population hard, which would hit everyone hard
A professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC describes the risk COVID-19 poses to homeless individuals and encourages public health agencies at all levels to respond.
What’s it like to assist with L.A.’s homeless count? Two USC alums explain
Social work graduates and USC staffers Layan Kaileh and Nicole Wilson describe how they helped conduct the 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.
How Trash Turns into Treasure in Labs at USC
Waste salvaged from dumpsters, airplane graveyards and more finds a sustainable second life thanks to some creative ideas.
Writing Unites USC Students and Ex-Prisoners Seeking a Better Life
Released prisoners share their stories while USC students write their own in an unusual partnership that has changed lives.
Alumna Gives Rural Chinese Students a Window to a Wider World
USC Price graduate Jingying Wu started the Little Fir Foundation to help children pursue their dreams for college and beyond.
Saying ‘thank you’ to donors doesn’t lead to repeat donations
Research from a behavioral economist at USC Dornsife has found that, though they may be appreciated, thank you calls don’t help with nonprofit fundraising.
Peace advocates and American veterans can be one and the same
A USC Dornsife professor describes the history of American veterans becoming outspoken war critics after experiencing its horrors.
Making his first film pushed this producer to get his USC Marshall MBA
Sam Mantell spent almost three years producing, editing and selling a documentary about being homeless in Los Angeles. His biggest takeaway? Understanding the business side of entertainment is key.