Epstein family gift enhances sports medicine research and care at USC
Epstein Family Foundation donates $10 million to name the USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine.
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USC Solar Car revs up for American Solar Challenge along the Oregon Trail
Team co-founder Madhav Gupta keeps his cool while advising Trojans how to excel in the 1,700-mile race.
Rocket science, aerospace attract kids to USC’s young scientists workshop
Vermont Elementary School students test their designs of straw rockets and build models of hover boards.
The Wall Street Journal
Should the U.S. follow Europe in imposing stricter data-privacy regulations?
Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, argues the U.S. should follow Europe’s lead because we are being fooled into handing over details of our lives for the benefit of tech giants.
The New York Times
Why you can’t really trust negative online reviews
USC research suggests that people heed negative reviews more than positive ones — despite their questionable credibility.
Chicago Tribune
Is the U.S. doing anything to limit the size of its own nuclear arsenal?
USC’s Jeffrey Fields, a nuclear policy expert, notes that most nuclear armed states agree that the weapons are only for deterrence — but their devastating power will always provoke fierce debate on their usefulness.
National Law Journal
USC is the latest top law school to embrace the GRE
With the USC Gould School of Law now accepting GRE scores from applicants, nearly half of the country’s top 20 law schools have embraced the alternative to the LSAT.
Forbes
How AI could tackle city problems like graffiti, trash and fires
Putting artificial intelligence to work on real-world problems is the vision for the Intelligent Internet of Things Integration Consortium (I3), a new initiative launched by USC, the City of Los Angeles and a number of stakeholders including researchers and industry.
The Nation
‘Call me a refugee, not an immigrant’
USC Dornsife’s Viet Thanh Nguyen, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer, reflects on refugee literature and how it plays in our “nation of immigrants.”
People's Daily
China’s economic growth over 40 years
An op-ed by USC Dornsife’s Robert Dekle reflects on China’s economic growth since opening its markets up to other countries.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carol Muske-Dukes’ poem describes a difficult birth
In “Blue Rose,” the USC Dornsife poet tells of a child who survives her journey into the world.
Los Angeles Business Journal
Keck Medicine of USC to open outpatient clinic in Arcadia
The Atlantic
Satellite images can harm the poorest citizens
Computer analysis of satellite images for developing cities will often overlook urban communities and harm a city’s poorest residents by inadequately distributing public services, according to a study by Annette Kim of the USC Price School of Public Policy.
Reuters
Many people with mild brain injuries don’t get follow-up care
Many adults treated at U.S. emergency rooms for mild brain injuries fail to get follow-up care within three months even when they have moderate to severe concussion symptoms, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study suggests.
America
50 years later, what can Americans learn from Robert Kennedy?
USC Dornsife Professor Bob Shrum weighs in on a Netflix documentary about Sen. Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1968. Shrum calls Kennedy’s victory speech after the Democratic presidential primary in California a shining moment of hope.
Teens tout East L.A. transit and the region’s rich history
Renaissance Academy students also get urban planning lessons from Trojans drawn to community engagement and youth empowerment.
USC film student preps for Fulbright Summer Institute in UK
Sophomore is thrilled to be part of the prestigious scholarship program on what will be her first trip abroad.
USC scientists discover schizophrenia gene roles in brain development
The research team tracked snippets of DNA across stem cells to identify 150 suspect proteins.
Marine opens up about veterans with PTSD
Alumnus Dexter Egleston reveals how policy-focused social work can combat negative effects of the disorder.
USC’s family nurse practitioner program earns national accreditation
It’s a big milestone for the department’s innovative approach to develop a new generation of advanced practice nurses.
Yep, driving home does take longer than driving to work in L.A.
USC research shows it’s usually faster to drive in the morning rush hour than it is at night. But why?
USC dental work transforms a teen’s smile
Stephanie Saldana covered her mouth for years. Then the university’s Pediatric Dental Clinic stepped in to brighten her life.
Drones that save lives? Meet humanitarian aid’s newest tool
Unmanned aerial vehicles could help health providers make effective use of emerging technology.
Sodium-based batteries could make your smartphone cheaper and cleaner
USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers create a solution that brings better batteries within reach.
Dispute resolution marked a pivotal point in USC alumna’s career
Nigerian lawyer Sharon Obuns negotiated the release of six young inmates in Africa.
Perfectly punctual or fashionably late, it takes all kinds of cells to build a kidney
USC scientists show how progenitor cells that form the kidney’s filtering units mature into entirely different types of cells.
Homeless count drops 3 percent in L.A. County since 2016
Funds from two voter-approved measures for services were credited for advancements against the L.A. crisis.
Balancing family and medical school? It shouldn’t make headlines, USC student says
While in medical school, Margarita Ivanova got married, had a son and encouraged countless Los Angeles high schoolers to pursue health professions and work in the sciences.
USC physicist investigates black holes like crime scenes
Nicholas Warner tackles one of the most intractable problems in physics, attempting to solve a paradox identified with his late friend Stephen Hawking.
Rick Caruso is elected chair of USC Board of Trustees
The real estate developer and civic leader is a long-serving member of the USC community, an alumnus and a current parent.
Kickoff times, TV plans set for USC’s first 4 football games of 2018
The Pac-12 champs begin the season with the home opener Sept. 1 against UNLV.
Real estate executive and dedicated Trojan alumna Jaime Lee joins USC Board of Trustees
The past president of the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors oversees one of the largest office and multifamily residential real estate firms in Los Angeles.
Astronaut Garrett Reisman to join USC Viterbi faculty
The director of space operations at SpaceX and former NASA astronaut joins USC’s Department of Astronautical Engineering.
Your brain is multitasking, using a hunger peptide that tells you when to eat
It’s one of several jobs of the cerebral plumbing system, which uses its fluid in some surprising ways.
USC engineers develop portable malaria screening instrument
New method exploits magnetic properties of parasite byproduct to detect all strains of the disease.
Educator, designer and artist Haven Lin-Kirk to lead USC Roski School of Art and Design
The longtime professor and accomplished professional has taught at USC for 17 years.
With rainwater project, USC’s Engineers Without Borders seeks sustainability in Guatemala
The group teams with a nonprofit to develop a water collection system and help families beset with malnutrition.
How the body balances its immune system
USC study finds that some blood stem cells are better than others at resisting systemic disruptions like aging.
USC emergency team reunites with man from remarkable rescue
Hospital Emergency Response Team follows up with a worker whose legs were trapped in a workplace accident.