The importance of studying health data that represents everyone
The American Life in Real-time project includes numbers from vulnerable and historically underrepresented populations to help improve health care across the board.
USC researcher uses big data to tackle environmental health issues
Meredith Franklin of the Keck School of Medicine has developed a tool that uses satellite data to help characterize the toxins veterans are exposed to when deployed.
Building tech devices that don’t gorge on electricity
To better process modern mountains of big data, USC’s Joshua Yang creates novel devices called ”memristors“ that use the least amount of energy and physical space possible.
Researchers rejoice: USC reopens on-campus federal data center
USC Marshall professors played a key role in bringing the university’s Federal Statistical Research Data Center back online.
Should sickest coronavirus patients get first dibs on care? New model gives guidance
Their newly designed mathematical method helps choose who to treat first when resources and data are scarce.
Get Faster, Stronger and Fitter Through the Power of Data
Wearable devices track athletes’ every move, helping them train smarter and recover from injury faster.
Asthma may contribute to childhood obesity epidemic
USC-led international study shows asthma can make young people more susceptible to other health problems later in life.
USC scientists map brain region linked to Alzheimer’s and other diseases
Researchers show structures, nerve connections and functions in vivid detail as part of the most detailed atlas yet of the brain’s memory bank.
Looking toward the sky, Trojans trace UFO sightings
Sci-fi film releases and weather patterns can affect the number of sightings, USC computer science students discover.
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 recruits diverse participants for landmark $1.5 billion precision medicine research initiative
Big data project seeks to accelerate research and improve health for a diverse population, not just majority groups.
He spots secrets and stories hidden in numbers and big data
Numbers ninja Bradley Rava searches for insights in statistics, from risk for corporate cyber attacks to factors that influence horse races.
Health expert uses an unlikely source — pop culture — to learn what matters to you
Jon-Patrick Allem uses information from Google searches and social media posts to generate research that brings about change.
Can genetics play a role in education and well-being?
USC researcher outlines a vision of how social science can be incorporated into the work that economists do.
The possible long-term complications of traumatic brain injury
USC researcher uses sophisticated techniques to understand the effects of such injuries among older adults.
Marketing and PR secrets of the internet — he’s teaching them
Social media expert Robert Kozinets shows USC Annenberg students how to analyze data that could identify the Next Big Thing.
Researchers create roadmap of bipolar disorder and how it affects the brain
Global study reveals thinning of gray matter in brain regions responsible for inhibition and emotion.
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.
USC spatial sciences students analyze crime patterns in L.A.
Using location-based data, researchers show where violent crimes are concentrated and how that information can lead to positive results.
Big data could be the new hope for the future of health
The curation and analysis of health data may lead to new ways of treating diseases, USC researchers say in public awareness film.
Real or not? USC study finds many political tweets come from fake accounts
A deep scientific analysis of political tweets this #Election reveals bots are swaying the discourse, according to scientists at the USC Information Sciences Institute.
Political polarization at its worst since the Civil War
Data scientists try to explain the U.S. government’s shifting ideologies over the past four decades.
Biologist recruits USC researcher to study cancer — her own
After Shirley Pepke was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she had trouble finding information she needed. So she and USC physicist and data expert Greg Ver Steeg got to work.
New USC Viterbi center aims to bridge the physical, cyber and social worlds
The Center for Cyber-Physical Systems seeks to improve urban living through smart infrastructure and connected communities.