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USC’s Santo Condorelli wins silver with Team Italy in 4×100 freestyle relay at Tokyo Olympics
It’s USC’s first medal in this year’s Games and the first Olympic medal in Condorelli’s career.
Olympic skateboarder pushes the boundaries for women and girls in her sport
USC alum Amelia Brodka will be in the thick of things when skateboarding makes its first appearance as an Olympic sport.
USC at the Tokyo Olympics
Learn more about the Trojan Olympians you’ll be cheering for this year and get details on how and when you can watch (all events are being livestreamed online):
USC beach volleyball star primed for Olympics breakout
Kelly Claes and her partner, Sarah Sponcil, have already made history as the youngest duo to represent the U.S. in beach volleyball. Now, they’re ready to show the world why they deserve their spot.
A record 66 USC athletes — the most of any university — headed to Tokyo Olympics
In its history, USC has sent more athletes to the Olympics and won more medals and gold medals than any other U.S. university, with a Trojan winning a gold in every Summer Olympics since 1912.
This track star is heading to the Olympics — and getting his master’s from USC
Isaiah Jewett, who will be a part of the men’s track and field team in Tokyo, is earning his online degree in project management to pursue another career goal: working in the anime industry.
What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?
A USC professor of classics thinks they’d find it absurd: The ancient Olympics were never solely about the athletes, but about an experience shared by all who attended.
Alumni bring athletes’ Olympic stories home to NBC local stations
Brad Luck and Fernando Hurtado talk about the differing paths that took them from USC Annenberg to Tokyo.
Celebrating 5 remarkable Trojan Olympians — past and present
Learn more about Nia Ali, Jeff Float, Katinka Hosszu, Felix Sanchez and Louis Zamperini, all of whom call USC Dornsife their academic home.
5 ways the ancient Olympics differ from the modern games
The games that begin July 23 in Tokyo will be quite different from their ancient counterparts.
Forbes
Americans don’t understand their Social Security benefits
Nearly 1 in 4 people said the benefits they received at retirement were substantially different than what they expected — usually dramatically less, notes Maria Prados of the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research.
MarketWatch
How the wealthy use debt as a tool
Wealthy individuals use debt as a financial strategy, which USC Gould’s Edward McCaffery says runs counter to how nearly everyone else thinks about it: “They’ve been trained since birth, they’ve been trained in the womb, ‘Never a borrower nor a lender be, debt is bad, debt will cripple you.’ ”
BBC News
UFOs: ‘These objects show physics we don’t understand’
“Many of us suspect there’s a lot more going on that we are not privy to,” USC’s Madhu Thangavelu says of the U.S. government’s recent report on UFOs.
Insider
Reasons you keep getting those mysterious bruises
USC’s Sharon Orrange notes that blood thinners like aspirin keep blood from clotting easily or quickly. That allows for more blood to leak out, making it appear as if you have larger bruises.
The New York Times
Why young adults are among the biggest barriers to mass immunity
Many young adults are forgoing COVID-19 vaccines for a complex mix of reasons. “For the younger generation, we now really have to build the case for them to be vaccinated,” said Sarah Van Orman, USC Student Health’s chief health officer. “I think we have a long ways to go for that.”
The Washington Post
Champlain Towers parking garage flooded often before collapse, residents and ex-worker say
“Obviously it was something wrong,” USC Viterbi’s Henry Koffman said, “especially if that engineer came out two years ago and said that there are problems and it just wasn’t properly addressed.”
BBC
The push to penalize big corporations that have huge pay gaps
More than any other country, the U.S. has a long history of both requiring CEO pay disclosure and trying to effect change around dramatic pay ratios. But USC Marshall’s Kevin Murphy notes that those attempts have all done more harm than good.
Yahoo News
How the sun can damage your eyes
The sun can be more damaging to the eyes than many realize — and the damage adds up, says Assistant Professor Annie Nguyen, an ophthalmologist with the USC Roski Eye Institute.
USA Today
Why rainbow capitalism can be harmful to LGBTQ people
Big brands roll out Pride-related merchandise each June — but USC Dornsife’s Karen Tongson says that needs to be backed up with substantive action. Otherwise, Tongson says, “it’s not going to make any difference because people are still going to suffer the same injustices.”
Vox
The false promises of more immigration enforcement
The threat of immigration enforcement isn’t an effective deterrent for migrants in the long run, says USC Gould’s Emily Ryo. Her study found it has no significant effect on people’s decision to migrate from Mexico and Central America’s “Northern Triangle”: Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
The Hill
Why it’s time to rethink U.S. policy toward China
President Xi Jinping’s China is not what China will always be, notes USC Dornsife’s Gregory Treverton. America’s policy should be driven by what is good for the U.S., he notes, and not what might be bad for China.
Nature
How COVID is changing the study of human behavior
The inability to gather people indoors to conduct research spurred innovations in how scientists recruit and study participants, says USC’s Wändi Bruine de Bruin: They don’t have to stay local, and since participants don’t have to come into the lab, it’s easier to recruit a more diverse sample. “I do think it will push social science forward,” she says.
Pandemic’s impact on K-12 students looms large in education poll
Though most respondents expressed appreciation for educators — California public schools and teachers received their highest ratings in the poll’s history — questions abound about what comes next for students.
Trojan Yvonne Brathwaite Burke discusses her list of ‘firsts’
For the first Black woman in the California state legislature and the first Black woman to represent California in Congress, it all comes back to education, hard work and civil rights.
Three degrees in five years: It’s all in the family for this USC grad
Opportunity and mentoring were high points at USC for Ali Sahimi, who was inspired by his family’s medical history and record of academic achievement.
USC Marshall School of Business receives $20 million gift for a new Global Supply Chain Institute
Alumnus Randall R. Kendrick’s donation will fund scholarships, endow new faculty positions and establish the new institute.
Two years later, young girl’s family and USC doctor look back on groundbreaking fetal surgery
When Abby Giron was diagnosed with in utero spina bifida, her family was distraught. Then Ramen Chmait’s innovative surgery changed everything.
Ishwar K. Puri named USC vice president for research
The scientist, engineer and scholar will oversee the office that guides the university’s leading research programs.
New student scholarship aimed at increasing diversity at USC Viterbi
The Doug Peacock Scholarship Fund will provide financial support to first-year engineering students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM.
Costco beats Medicare in generic drug savings nearly 50% of the time
Intermediaries are negotiating good drug prices but lack the incentives to pass savings to beneficiaries and taxpayers, a USC study finds.
How a student project led to autism training at USC’s Department of Public Safety
Master’s students Monica Caris and Riley McGuire just wanted to educate people about autism, but already their capstone project has become part of yearly officer training.
Scientists identify a culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread
The ABAT enzyme helps cancerous medulloblastoma cells feed and survive, according to a study led by the USC Brain Tumor Center and the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Too hot to go outside? Stay in and self-educate with these short videos
Take a break and learn something new this summer with these brief, entertaining and educational videos featuring USC Dornsife scholars.
Keck Medicine of USC expands employee wellness program beyond the pandemic
Care for the Caregiver program launched last year with services that included mental health support for staff and faculty and housing accommodations for frontline workers wishing to quarantine while keeping their loved ones safe.
When the big chill is too big, a more sustainable substitute cools Galen Center
The massive motors used to cool the arena can take a break now that a smaller “pony chiller” has been installed to cut energy use.
Embryo selection aimed at ensuring health and intelligence of children scrutinized
Economist Patrick Turley of USC Dornsife and a multinational group of researchers issue a special report that examines the benefits, risks and ethics of selecting embryos to ensure healthier, smarter children.
Science denial: Why it happens and 5 things you can do about it
USC’s Gale Sinatra and a colleague know that everyone is susceptible to forms of science denial — but they know there are solutions, too.
USC community stepping up to support vaccination
From Mark and Marilou Hamill to quarterback Kedon Slovis, the message is clear: Getting vaccinated helps the whole Trojan Family — and a raffle offers new incentives, too.
USC launches 3 new nutrition and dietetics master’s degrees
Specialized programs from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology provide flexibility for an in-demand field.
Need help building Ikea furniture? This robot can lend a hand
The USC Viterbi robotic system “watches” people and figures out what they’ll need next, insights that could also be used to help people with disabilities through robot-assisted eating or meal prep.
Stories from L.A.’s pioneering gay motorcycle clubs are told through USC’s ONE Archives
USC has the largest archive of LGBTQ materials in the world, and researchers use it every year to learn more about gay history and culture.
Importance of LGBTQ inclusivity is focus of doctoral candidate’s research
Why are there no more lesbian bars in Los Angeles? That simple question piqued Marisa Turesky’s interest.
Framing COVID-19 as a health and human rights issue
USC’s Sofia Gruskin notes that vaccine distribution and access vary greatly across the world, posing a threat to our success against COVID-19.
USC’s dentistry and social work schools provide mobile dental clinic for veterans
The mobile clinic collaboration offers comprehensive care for homeless and at-risk veterans, ensuring that they are cavity-free, infection-free and pain-free.
Once ‘lost,’ she discovered her passion for nutrition as a USC master’s student
Shauna Davis finally feels like she’s headed in the right direction, thanks to the online Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity program at the USC Leonard Davis School.
USC students envision opportunity on rare vacant parcel in South L.A.
For decades, developers trying to fill the 10-acre lot in Watts have been met with little community support. Now a group of USC urban planning students, as part of their capstone projects, focused on what the neighborhood needs.