USC MSW student Adrian Reveles has used a past littered with trauma, substance abuse and gang involvement to fuel his new life as a violence prevention activist and homeless youth advocate.
The two-time Academy Award winner shared his thoughts on acting, hope, motivation and life as part of the USC Annenberg-HBO Diverse Voices Series.
Though the study was designed to assess safety, six out of 11 lymphoma patients who received a commonly used dose of the improved CAR T-cell therapy went into complete remission.
Doris Sung has designed several energy-saving prototypes that could revolutionize architecture, change the way buildings are built and ultimately reduce the industry’s massive carbon footprint.
Research by Diana Younan of the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 — tiny particles 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair — dramatically increased delinquent behavior in adolescents.
USC’s Andrew Stolz, the study’s lead author, notes that many of the unregulated supplements contained anabolic steroids that were not included on the labels.
Researchers working with the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that 16% of artists across 500 top country songs from 2014 to 2018 were women. The women who did find commercial success were also far younger than their male counterparts.
A data-driven USC Annenberg project led by Gabriel Kahn and Mingxuan Yue has identified once and for all which Los Angeles freeway is the slowest. (The correct answer is not “all of them.”)
The problem, of course, is that Wakanda is a fictional place from Marvel’s Black Panther. The finding underscored researchers’ broader conclusion that Africa-related topics rarely saw airtime on U.S. TV screens — and when Africa did receive coverage, it was overwhelmingly negative.
Plenty, writes Holly Willis of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Films play a key role in a graduate workshop she teaches, which is designed to loosen up PhD students as they begin their dissertations.
In an op-ed, USC’s Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla of the USC Schaeffer Center offer potential benefits to having life insurance providers take an expanded role in health care.
When it rains’s raining, L.A.’s roads are slick. So naturally there’d be more accidents during rush hour, when the roads are full, right? Wrong. Researchers from USC Annenberg’s Crosstown data journalism project found that on rainy days most accidents happen mid-day — when there’s less traffic
Danny Bilson, perhaps best known as a screenwriter (he wrote The Rocketeer) has been in the game business for 20 years. Now he’ll lead USC Games, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top places to study game design. (Los Angeles Times)
USC Marshall’s Anthony Dukes and a colleague found that the more of a hassle it is for customers to seek a refund, the less likely they are to jump through multiple hoops to receive one.
Thirty of the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ influential alumni gather for a photo shoot and some reminiscing, with memories going all the way back to a time when classes were held inside a stable.
A semester-long project at USC Annenberg encourages journalism students to challenge misconceptions about the homeless community.
The new technique could play a big part in eliminating osteonecrosis of the jaw, a currently incurable rare side effect of certain drugs.
Beatboxers expertly manipulate their vocal tracts to make sounds unknown in any language. Through the use of cutting-edge MRIs, USC researchers plan to find out how they do it.
The successful businessman earned his MBA from USC and led a global conglomerate that spanned many industries.
Combat veteran Laura Owen has an enthusiasm that rubs off on her students at USC, even if they’ve never met her in person.
Under Mayor Garcetti’s leadership, the city has reinvested in the people who make it great.
Although the proportion of patients receiving treatment declined for six drugs, researchers found that the use of 32 other cancer drugs was unaffected or even increased during shortages.
New research from a USC professor reinforces the value of designing to maximize natural light, especially for aging adults with a variety of health issues.
USC Student Health’s new violence prevention specialist wants everyone at the university, even incoming freshmen, to understand the value of a safe campus for all.
USC’s Robert Kozinets documents how Big Tobacco is crafting creative Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns — with dubious motives.
The USC professor was a prominent civil rights lawyer who protested segregated interstate bus terminals by participating in the 1961 Freedom Rides.
After being inspired by science as a child in Romania, Smaranda Marinescu draws inspiration from nature to develop efficient and inexpensive catalysts for harnessing energy from renewable sources.
As one of his final projects as a USC professor, William G. Tierney is encouraging universities and faculty to speak their minds and help strengthen democracy.
A new AI tool, developed by PhD students at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, can assess the amount of violence in movies and help producers, screenwriters and studios predict MPAA ratings.
Master’s student and aspiring screenwriter Tyler Hoog finds friendship and hope through the USC scholarship initiative for athletes with physical disabilities.
Hailed as a “tremendous victory,” the acquisition of Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital created the second full-service academic medical center of its kind in the greater Los Angeles region.
Giovanni Flores has long been interested in space. The university’s ROTC program has put it within his reach.
Music Production major Joey Messina-Doerning orchestrates a multi-track recording of the symphony using a vintage analog piece of equipment. The result was music to his ears.
The scientists’ new study suggests the deep groundwater could still be active, and in a broader geographical area than previously considered.
A visionary and creative museum curator, Montagano comes from the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, where she served as senior curator.
USC physical therapy researcher Lori Michener and her team hope to make Tommy John surgery a thing of the past.
Study finds that patients who participated in a 16-week exercise program had a significantly reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease over their sedentary counterparts.
Alumna was elected mayor of her hometown, Yorba Linda, at the age of 25, just two years after graduating.