How to bridge America Divided: conversation and empathy
USC Price, Annenberg discussion on EPIX series explores ways to overcome the national gap in vital areas.
Teen journalists make Boyle Heights their beat
With support from USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign, reporters and editors bring the Boyle Heights Beat newspaper — and the community — to life.
Making the home safer for seniors in their time of need
An attention to detail makes USC alum a sought-after specialist who oversees home renovation projects for aging people.
USC team wins global health case competition
Setting aside jobs and schedules, Trojans from four USC schools claim victory in an international event focusing on mental health in Liberia.
From the boots up: Local workers get help from Trojans
Support from faculty, staff and friends leads to career advancement at USC Village.
Returning veterans discussed at state’s Senate VA Committee hearing
Vets concerned that employers and co-workers may assume they have PTSD or are prone to violence, researcher says.
L.A. County’s seven female police chiefs share personal insights
USC Price convenes the leaders who talk about broken barriers, building communities and inspiring others.
White families with children are drawn to less diverse neighborhoods, schools
A lack of diversity could affect the development of racial attitudes, future education and employment, USC study finds.
Database project reveals L.A.’s most hazardous time to drive, and more
USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi join to report on accident-prone roadways and the worst interchanges.
Can USC researchers solve an aging issue in Cuba?
USC experts in social support hope to help the country with its demographic dilemma.
USC Fisher Museum exhibit asks visitors to board ‘the beast’
Artists explore the price of migration and the toll it takes on lives in the Americas.
Housing clinic at USC helps renters find affordable homes
The community resource serves as translator, legal adviser and advocate at no charge for people with housing issues.
Nobel laureate Sir Angus Deaton named a Presidential Professor
The distinguished economist has been described as an ‘optimistic defender of globalization.’
A future with robots as companions could be closer than you think
A USC professor studies how robots can assist emotional, physical and social rehabilitation. Will the next two decades see them become the best managers of our well-being?
USC’s economic impact on California estimated at $8 billion a year
Report comes as the university nears the opening of USC Village, the largest economic development project in the history of South Los Angeles.
Ramping up for August opening, USC Village recruits local jobseekers
Attendees line up around the block for Wednesday’s job fair, and more than 1,000 resumes were submitted beforehand.
USC partners on countywide homeless count for the first time
Social workers approach thousands of homeless for a demographic survey that will inform local policy decisions.
Alumna urges Palestinian girls to rise above
Social work graduate helps to educate young women beset by war and poverty in Bethlehem — and she hopes to bring her Girls Rise program to L.A.
County voters consider homelessness measure March 7
USC experts weigh in on the proposal, which would provide $373 million a year for social services.
Houston Chronicle reporter wins Selden Ring Award for investigative series on special ed
Brian M. Rosenthal’s seven-part series revealed that Texas educators denied services to children with developmental needs.
Who’s on the move? How mobility may affect future transit use
Gary Painter of USC Price hopes transportation planners pay attention to what the U.S. population looks like.
Couple raises money to feed 25,000 children instead of throwing a lavish wedding
USC Marshall alum and sweetheart gather funds for the campaign, but the deadline is Valentine’s Day.
Attack on an airline or airport could cost the economy billions in losses
The costs, measured in terms of U.S. Gross Domestic Product, begin with less airline travel.
Men are from Clash of Clans, women are from Candy Crush
Who spends hundreds of real dollars on their phone for power-ups and virtual coins? USC researchers analyzed millions of app purchases to find out.