USC selected by Department of Defense for Microelectronics Commons hub
The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act.
Could a simple blood test detect cancer?
USC Dornsife physicist Peter Kuhn discusses his breakthrough breast cancer detection test, which could potentially upend how we diagnose many types of cancer.
Proposed building offers a blueprint for improving community health
The Discovery and Translational Hub, a seven-story building proposed for the USC Health Sciences Campus, seeks to unite interdisciplinary research teams to fast-track discoveries and address the health concerns of adjacent communities.
Large amounts of sedentary time linked with higher risk of dementia in older adults
Researchers at USC used machine learning to explore the links between sedentary behavior and dementia, finding that the total time spent sedentary matters for brain aging.
Is green hydrogen the fuel of the future?
GREEN WEEK: As demand for low-cost hydrogen fuel rises, USC scientists developed a prototype “hydrogen on-demand” reactor to make the vital resource more affordable and accessible.
USC neuroimaging unit receives new funding to study small vessel disease in Asian Americans
USC Mary and Mark Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute expands its suite of health disparities research with an award to examine vascular causes of dementia.
USC’s first Sustainability Solutions postdocs help shape a greener future
GREEN WEEK: Early-career researchers are ready to tackle challenging environmental problems through interdisciplinary work.
Gift to expand understanding, clinical management of migraine, other debilitating neurological pain
Through their donation to USC Dornsife, Roberta and Arnold Mahler aim to break down research silos, accelerate treatment progress and bring hope to patients and families.
Exposure to air pollution early in pregnancy increases risk of gestational diabetes, study finds
The USC study also suggests that prenatal depression, with disrupted immune and hormonal functions, could make the case worse.
USC-supported startup receives major grant for clinical trial of a promising eye treatment
A $12.4 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is the latest round of support for USC researcher Mark Humayun.
Can AI teach other AI? USC researchers say yes
People learn a lot by sharing and exchanging information. USC Viterbi experts say that computers can do the same with other computers.
People can’t recover the ability to hear — or maybe they can
USC Stem Cell scientists explain why sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don’t regenerate — and how we might be able to change that.
Social media’s addictive loop makes you mindlessly share things
Frequent and infrequent users of social media respond differently to social rewards, a USC Dornsife study reveals. That means that altering a platform’s structure may curb users’ bad habits.
Controversy brings opportunity: USC experts navigate tough questions about AI
New center and initiative position the university as a leading institution on artificial intelligence policy discussions, best practices and ethical decision-making.