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.
To reduce your carbon footprint, experts suggest replacing red meat and dairy products with plant-based alternatives, and avoiding items that are transported by plane or grown in a commercial greenhouse. But research by USC’s Wändi Bruine de Bruin and colleagues found that many people aren’t aware of that advice.
For starters, make it easy: Wendy Wood, a USC research psychologist, said she began sleeping in her running clothes to make it easier to roll out of bed in the morning, slip on her running shoes and run. (The Irish Times)
Lead author Roksana Karim of the Keck School of Medicine of USC said the results should help ease concerns about estrogen therapy: In the early 2000s, some research showed estrogen replacement therapy might actually increase the risk of stroke.
USC Dornsife’s Elisabeth Sedano notes that country borders are inherently political. Still, she notes, “subtle changes may not seem so subtle to the people living there.”
USC’s David Ulin, former L.A. Times book critic, notes the numerous literary festivals, vibrant bookstores and public authors’ series, “L.A. is the smartest reading city I’ve ever lived in,” he says.
A first-of-its-kind study of skateboarding culture found the sport improves mental health, fosters community and encourages diversity and resilience.
You probably wouldn’t want to wear this heavy, smelly invention by Aroussiak Gabrielian of the USC School of Architecture. It’s aimed at getting people to think harder about the future of food production and waste.
Crosstown, a nonprofit research project based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, tallied up accident reports from LAPD and came up with a list of the 20 most dangerous intersections.
A four-person team funded by the Keck School of Medicine of USC finds its patients where they live — and treats them there, too.
Tony Herrera is one of the few living donors in the country who has donated two different organs. He hopes his story will inspire others to do the same.
USC sleep expert Raj Dasgupta stays away from his cellphone: “Once I open my phone, I’m suddenly answering emails, checking my Instagram and watching The Mandalorian on Disney Plus.”
Valentine’s Day has been big business since the mid-19th century, but USC’s Lisa Bitel notes that few people realize the holiday began as a Christian feast day commemorating an ancient martyr named Valentinus.
USC’s Laura Isabel Serna notes that Hollywood is constantly trying to expand into foreign markets, particularly the tightly regulated Chinese market. That means the academy has a vested interest in giving those countries’ governments some control over their Oscar submissions.
Start by doing your research, says Nada Elbuluk of the Keck School of Medicine of USC: It’s a good idea to find out what types of products — like strong exfoliating acids — the treatment includes.
USC Annenberg’s Nicholas Cull points out that modern technology confounds our efforts to tell fact from fiction.
“Universities are often the most global and we are often on the front lines of these situations,” said Sarah Van Orman, chief health officer for USC Student Health. With more than 6,600 students from the China, USC has the second-largest such population of students in the U.S.
USC’s Jon-Patrick Allem notes that bots are designed to behave online like people — so if researchers are interested in studying public attitudes, they have to make sure the day they’re collecting on social media is actually from people.