‘Nowhere better than USC’: New provost given a Trojan welcome at installation ceremony
“I see a place that’s at the very front edge of changing the world in which we live for the better,” Andrew T. Guzman says.
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Amid housing crisis, USC Gould clinic partners with community groups to help local tenants
Housing Policy and Law Clinic puts students into the community to deliver legal services to tenants at risk of losing their homes.
USC Viterbi officially names the John Brooks Slaughter Center for Engineering Diversity
Former USC faculty member Slaughter, a strong advocate for the inclusion of women and minorities in science and engineering, was the first Black director of the National Science Foundation.
How can educators support gender-diverse students?
From validating feelings to creating a toolbox for emotional regulation, practical tips from a USC Rossier expert can help students thrive.
Revamped USC Hotel Garden provides fresh produce to campus restaurants
The university grows fruits, vegetables and herbs — sustainably — in an unexpected oasis just off of Figueroa Street.
Women’s Health
How to break a bad habit: Experts offer tips for regaining control of your impulses
Halting a habit — even a benign one — is hard because you often don’t realize you’re doing it, USC’s Wendy Wood says.
The New York Times
What the dockworkers’ contract means for West Coast ports
USC Professor Geraldine Knatz, a former head of the Port of Los Angeles, said she expects the contract’s ratification to give some shippers the level of comfort they need to return to their old routes: “Everyone is expecting we will see an increase in [cargo] volume.”
Los Angeles Times
From Taylor Swift’s Eras tour to ‘Barbie,’ women drive blockbusters. Will Hollywood notice?
A crucial factor in the success of Barbie is that it appeals to mothers (represented in the film by the Gloria character, played by USC alumna America Ferrera) who grew up with the dolls, notes USC Marshall’s Larry Vincent.
The Sacramento Bee
California alcoholic liver disease deaths soared as COVID-19 pandemic increased drinking
Even before the pandemic, lifestyle and dietary changes were increasing deaths from alcoholic liver disease, said Brian Lee of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Lee and other researchers found a connection between alcoholic liver disease and metabolic syndrome, a condition often caused by poor diet and an inactive lifestyle that’s on the rise.
Los Angeles Times
How artificial intelligence figures in the Hollywood strikes
According to USC Annenberg’s Jonathan Taplin, a former film producer who wrote a book about artificial intelligence, the potential threat posed by technology is huge. “People worry, in the abstract, about AI replacing workers but here it is, it’s actually happening,” he said. “They don’t want to have to pay for extras anymore, so they could have a scene that has 5,000 AI extras in the background.”
NPR
Climate change is our reality — so why wouldn’t it appear on reality TV?
Erica Rosenthal of USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center notes that unscripted shows that center climate change as a topic — or even mention the term directly — are rare: “What we’re seeing is plenty of fleeting mentions of terms that are climate-adjacent, but not necessarily explicitly climate change.”
U.S. News & World Report
Legal pot: More potent than ever, largely unregulated
Some states cap the number of ounces or grams consumers are allowed to buy — but even a little cannabis can amount to a lot of THC, said Rosalie Liccardo Pacula of the USC Price School of Public Policy.
Today.com
Are makeup wipes doing more harm than good?
With makeup wipes, “you’re wiping things on the skin to get the oil, makeup and dirt off,” says dermatologist Nada Elbuluk of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “But you’re leaving some of the residue from the wipes on the skin. And that’s something that needs to be cleansed off as well.”
SciTechDaily
Why some people feel lonely, even in a crowded room
A study led by USC Dornsife’s Elisa Baek found that lonely individuals process the world around them differently than other people.
The New York Times
Want to make a change? Consider your ‘possible selves’
If you’re dreaming of a different career, enroll in a course, shadow someone, take up a hobby or a side job. Making the transition “requires you to say now, today, this week, these are the steps I can actually take” to attain that goal, says USC Dornsife’s Daphna Oyserman.
Los Angeles Times
On eve of Festival of Books at USC, L.A. Times Book Prizes presented in ceremony at Bovard Auditorium
Among the winners were widely known historians and journalists, including biography winner Beverly Gage, for G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, and Dahlia Lithwick, whose Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America, won the current interest prize.
U.S. News and World Report
How to teach young people about antisemitism
Teachers and parents can look for age-appropriate resources — such as the that USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education prepared in partnership with Nickelodeon.
USC Gould grads make their mark in South Asian entertainment law
Chandra Arval, Jerusha D’Souza and Nikita Shankar found opportunity in India’s burgeoning media and entertainment scene.
What the latest indictments of Donald Trump could mean
With the former president (and presidential candidate) now facing his third indictment, the U.S. has entered “unprecedented territory,” USC political experts say.
Doctoral student studies how to make social media a better tool for political activism
With his lifelong interest in politics, Alfonso Hedge realized Annenberg’s PhD program would be the perfect place to study how grassroots political organizations use social media.
In memoriam: Dave Borelli, 71, led Women of Troy to 7 national tennis titles
The head coach of the USC women from 1974-88 was known as a mentor, friend and role model who touched the lives of countless athletes throughout his career.
Stem Cell doctoral student is first USC Gilliam Fellow
Alma Zuniga Munoz is the recipient of the coveted fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Trojan will use rare, prestigious Truman Scholarship to springboard career as civil rights attorney
USC Dornsife history and international relations double major Michael Solomon is “a firm believer in the potential of scholarship and shared knowledge as vehicles for change.”
Study finds new, unexpected mechanism of cancer cell spread
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC discovered that when cells are under stress, a key protein can travel to the nucleus and reprogram cells to migrate and become more invasive.
Keck Hospital of USC receives highest rating in national quality report
Hospital earns five stars in the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services annual quality star rating report.
Q&A: Toxic algae, warming waters imperil marine life on U.S. coasts
In Southern California, toxic algae blooms are killing hundreds of dolphins and sea lions while record-high ocean temperatures threaten Florida’s coral reefs. USC experts weigh in.
Field trip introduces USC TRiO students to research opportunities in aging
High school students tour state-of-the-art laboratories at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and hear from undergraduates about their work.
To free ourselves from fossil fuels, USC scientists are letting nature be their guide
USC Dornsife researchers are looking to nature to inspire scientific solutions and provide green, reliable energy to meet global needs.
Researchers confront challenges of protecting space computers from radiation
Scientists at the USC Information Sciences Institute are developing software that will make future space computing more reliable by adapting to mission needs.
Why doctors who are using ChatGPT are unknowingly violating HIPAA
USC Price’s Genevieve Kanter explains the privacy risks that clinicians are taking when they use AI chatbots.
Historical objects come to life, thanks to virtual and augmented reality
USC Dornsife faculty are using VR and AR to provide unprecedented, close-up interaction with the past.
When it comes to climate change, what motivates us to act?
Individual attitudes toward renewable energy and climate change are based on myriad psychological factors that range from the straightforward to the obscure.
There’s an easy way to increase rates of COVID booster vaccinations
USC research finds that the answer to getting more shots into arms is just a text message or email away.
USC policy experts leave their mark on Washington
Testimony and research from experts at the USC Price School of Public Policy and the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics are informing decisions at the White House and in Congress.
USC Gould Graduate and International Programs Office celebrates 20 years of innovative programming
The office has served more than 4,000 students from 92 countries as they earned degrees or certificates.
Key federal agency recognizes streets as legitimate locale to deliver health care
The move will allow providers like USC’s Street Medicine team to be reimbursed for care they provide to people who are unhoused.
$2.9 million grant from Bezos Earth Fund boosts USC urban greenery work
USC Dornsife researchers aim to help increase urban tree canopies, lower city temperatures and address longstanding environmental inequities.
USC Dornsife scholar Peggy Kamuf elected to the British Academy
The Professor Emerita of French and Italian and Comparative Literature is recognized for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Amid global digital divide, alumnus focuses on infrastructure
USC Marshall graduate Mateo Abascal pursues equitable internet access with cell towers the size of lunchboxes.
It’s Barbie’s world; we (and Ken) are just along for the ride
As the much-anticipated feature film opens, USC Dornsife’s M.G. Lord — author of the book Forever Barbie — explains why we can’t get enough of the iconic doll.