Trojan Shelter in Koreatown would become a home that catered to those who had to prioritize tuition over housing. It is entirely run by students — some 60 volunteers — and it isn’t just for Trojans.
The former astronaut says the upcoming launch will be “really intense” because he knows the people onboard.
Unable to enjoy the normal rituals that surround senior year, Nila and Emila Tavangarian decided to create a new tradition: supporting their community during the crisis
Typically, as economic hardship goes up, crime does too. But USC Marshall’s Ayse Imrohoroglu notes that criminals think rationally — and right now, it’s much too risky to attempt to commit a crime.
Cat Moore, director of belonging at the USC Office of Religious Life, spent 24 years battling loneliness — and has some tips for all.
The College Sports Information Directors of America honors the two-time Olympic gold medal swimmer, 10-time world record holder and six-time NCAA champion who helped USC win national titles in 1976 and 1977.
Wearing a face mask is extremely effective — if everyone wears one, says Paula Cannon of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
USC Marshall’s Nick Vyas notes that the pandemic could forever change the global supply chain. That could be trouble for the ports, whose business relies heavily on the import of inexpensive goods from China.
Psychiatrist Steven Siegel of Keck Medicine of USC notes that we still have a lot of power over our own situation. “You can’t control the rest of the world,” he say, “but you can control what you do.”
With two picks in the just-completed draft (Austin Jackson and Michael Pittman Jr.), no school has had more all-time NFL draft picks than USC. The Trojans are tied with rival Notre Dame at 511 picks each.
Without local news coverage, people have a difficult time understanding the issues that their community faces, USC Annenberg’s Gabriel Kahn notes. He says local news organizations are as important as your electricity provider or the people who repair your roads.
The government had no choice but to restrict social interaction and close down nonessential activity, Director Geoffrey Joyce of the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics argues in an op-ed.
The U.S. government designed its emergency inventory of medical supplies to respond to bioterrorist attacks, notes USC Dornsife’s Andrew Lakoff. He studies the politics of global health and disaster response
Animals provide companionship and a sense of security for people on the streets, says Harmony Rhoades of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She’s studied pet ownership among nearly 400 homeless youth in Los Angeles.
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings place USC as the No. 3 large college nationally and No. 18 among all schools. The ranking is based on student outcomes, graduate salaries, student debt burdens, academic resources, student engagement and diversity.
Death rates for COVID-19 are lower in countries that have more nurses per patient, says William Padula of the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics,.
The video conferencing platform been used regularly in business settings, but in our new stay-at-home lifestyle it has become a prime way to connect for jobs, school, socializing and even fitness. And, as an academic team at USC has discovered, it’s a pretty good place to play.
60 Minutes visits USC Shoah Foundation, which gives survivors of the Holocaust the chance to preserve their stories in a way that allows them to directly answer future generations’ questions about their experiences.
While it may be exciting to see telehealth being utilized as an important tool to deliver care amid the COVID-19 outbreak, USC’s Frank V. Zerunyan says unnecessary regulatory roadblocks are preventing its use at a mass scale across the nation.
Teens who live around lots of obese or overweight kids come to see those body types as ideal — and tend to be obese or overweight themselves, a new study led by USC Dornsife’s Ashlesha Datar finds.
Paula Cannon of the Keck School of Medicine of USC urges people to really think about what constitutes an emergency. A dirty house isn’t an emergency, she says.
When people are isolated for a well-defined period of time, they usually do pretty well up until the halfway point before experiencing a letdown, USC’s Lawrence Palinkas says. “But, when you’re in a situation like we are now, when you’re not certain how long you’ll be asked to maintain social distance, that produces anxiety as well,” he says.
In an op-ed, Neeraj Sood of the USC Price School of Public Policy notes that random sampling is essential to learn the truth about the spread and deadliness of COVID-19.
Just because you are on your own doesn’t mean you’re doomed to feelings of loneliness. “You have to focus on what you can control and let go of what you can’t,” says psychiatrist Kelly Greco of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.