USC researchers are investigating 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a genetic disorder linked to schizophrenia, in an effort to find a biomarker of the serious mental illness.
Read MoreThe exclusive USC School of Dramatic Arts class focuses on gaming-centric specifics like facial capture, motion capture and ADR.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi researchers have designed a drug cocktail that kills some types of brain and soft tissue cancers by tricking the cells to behave as if they were starving for their favorite food–glucose.
Read MoreUSC Annenberg has developed a new program that will position students at the leading edge of these dynamic industries.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi freshman Jovani Esparza, a first-generation scholarship student, was inspired by his parents and brother to become an engineer and give back to those in need.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi researchers partner with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on technology to convert CO2 to hydrocarbon fuels and usable materials.
Read MoreThe fund will support student travel related to their studies, including performance opportunities for USC Kaufman, with an emphasis on international travel.
Read MoreThe degree teaches product design for the 21st century and offers a progressive option allowing USC undergraduates to begin coursework toward the master’s while completing their bachelor’s degree.
Read MoreThe American Studies and Ethnicity major Jaya Hinton says she is very eager to get involved in community service in the surrounding USC community.
Read MoreTwo new policies will make a USC undergraduate education more affordable for those who most need financial assistance.
Read MoreChristopher Hawthorne, renowned architecture critic and L.A.’s chief design officer, will bring his 3rd LA Project, a lab for urban reinvention, to USC.
Read MoreThe record-breaking, student-led USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory launched its new vehicle, Poise, to test a new propellant, recovery system and more.
Read MoreSeven Keck School of Medicine of USC departments are in the top 10 nationally in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Read MoreUSC researchers design a new artificially intelligent drone control system that allows drones to withstand pushing, kicking and even colliding with objects.
Read MoreBravo Medical Magnet High School and the Communication and Technology School students participated in “I Too Am: Media Arts, & Belonging,” a project designed by USC faculty.
Read MoreDrs. Glenn T. Clark and Roseann Mulligan have endowed the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC’s Dr. Glenn T. Clark Orofacial and Oral Medicine Program.
Read MoreIn a speech to environmentally friendly business and civic leaders, USC President Carol L. Folt described a university transforming into a force for sustainability.
Read MoreAfter chemotherapy and radiation, cancer patient Aviana D’Souza’s Stage IV Hodgkin’s lymphoma had gone into remission. Then a different struggle began.
Read MoreCan a drug slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s? A massive new clinical trial conducted by Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute could help find out.
Read MoreParents and graduating students from South and East L.A. shared breakfast and reminisced about their seven-year path through USC’s premier college prep program.
Read MoreEighteen members of the faculty at Keck School of Medicine of USC were included in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Top Doctors in Los Angeles” issue for 2020.
Read MoreA team of USC students is one of 10 finalists awarded $10K to build a water extraction tool for NASA’s Moon to Mars challenge.
Read MoreA new trauma-informed program at USC Student Health offers personalized support for survivors, both on and off campus.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi researchers have developed machine-learning software that will heighten 3-D printing accuracy by 50%, making the process more economical and sustainable.
Read MoreThe newly developed method, SEER, works up to 67 times faster and at 2.7 times greater definition than current techniques.
Read MoreUSC Dornsife’s Assal Habibi advances her studies into how musical training boosts childhood brain development.
Read MoreAlthough the total number of high schoolers who were “dabbing,” i.e., inhaling cannabis vapor, was low, those teens had nearly six times the likelihood of continuing to use concentrates.
Read MoreUSC Thornton Composition faculty member Nina C. Young premiered “Tread Softly” at New York Philharmonic on February 5, with three additional performances through February 11.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi’s Maral Mousavi is using nail polish, paper, yarn and other improvised materials to make medical diagnostics more accessible and affordable.
Read MoreUSC Student Health now offers virtual consults, which means physicians can send photos of students’ skin issues to a dermatologist and speed up care considerably.
Read MoreFor more than 90 years, USC Gould School of Law students have worked with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles to seek justice for the marginalized and gravely ill.
Read MoreSupport from ophthalmologist Allen Ginsburg and his wife, Charlotte, will help the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s computer and data science programs continue their dramatic growth.
Read MoreBrendesha Tynes and associates won a grant from the Lyle Spencer Research Award to study youth critical digital literacy skills related to race.
Read MoreThis gift will be used to create an endowment fund, which will support artistic collaborations between the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and the USC Thornton School of Music.
Read MoreThe Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC has reshaped its dental hygiene program to focus more on collaboration, adapt to new technology and better prepare graduates for an ever-evolving world.
Read MoreA new USC Viterbi study projecting climate change-driven migration has found that 13 million people could be forced to relocate inland by 2100.
Read MoreArchitecture students Sai Liang and Lingyu Huang were awarded first place in the competition for their ideas for a 37.6-acre open space proposed to be built over the 101 Freeway.
Read MoreVeronika Krausas’ “Ghost Opera” was recently named among the best operas of the decade by Opera Canada.
Read MoreThe ACT Together residency uses the arts to give a revitalizing voice to burned-out doctors, nurses and medical staff.
Read MoreThe grant will allow Ellis Meng and Dong Song to create cutting-edge polymer electrodes for better brain signal monitoring, paving the way for devices that could restore human memory.
Read MoreUSC physical therapists can assist men like Richard Johannesen in strengthening their pelvic floor muscles and reducing the side effects of prostate removal.
Read MoreMaría Aranda hopes to shine a light on USC’s research as a member of Governor Gavin Newsome’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness.
Read MoreAs the landscape of dramatic arts changes, USC’s acting, design, technical direction and musical theatre programs evolve along with it.
Read MoreShe joins USC in April from her current post as dean of the University of South Carolina’s College of Social Work.
Read MoreMegan Fieser of USC Dornsife wants to solve the world’s plastic pollution problem and make it easier to be a woman in science.
Read MoreUSC’s unique program requires hybrid online/on-campus students to spend nearly 60 days in on-campus immersions to refine their skills and solidify everything they’ve learned online.
Read MoreRong Lu of the Keck School of Medicine of USC will use a $550,000 grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to continue investigating aggressive and resistant types of leukemia.
Read MoreThe Center for Public Relations awarded this merit-based, partial-tuition scholarship to USC Annenberg student Amanda Brunak.
Read MoreJuan Pablo de los Rios grew up on both sides of the Rio Grande, which has become a dumping ground for toxic waste. He hopes to one day clean that river and others like it.
Read MoreResearchers from USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute and USC Dornsife have created a novel platform to standardize paleoclimatology data.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi researchers’ discoveries about sea star locomotion could help scientists design simpler, decentralized systems in robotics and beyond.
Read MoreSevere lymphedema left Eddie Barojas bedridden—until a team of USC physical therapists, occupational therapists, urologists and wound-care specialists got him back on his feet.
Read MoreGetting algorithms to perform computations simultaneously, rather than sequentially, is essential for make AI technologies practical for everyday use.
Read MoreUSC researchers have built and tested an AI algorithm that can extract data from a much safer type of brain scan known as pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling MRI.
Read MoreA new USC study finds that software detects changes in clinical states in voice data for patients with bipolar, schizophrenia and depressive disorders as accurately as attending doctors.
Read MoreYear in review: These uplifting stories about USC students, doctors and other thoughtful Trojans brightened our hearts and stirred our spirit. Share the joy!
Read MoreYear in review: USC scientists are serious about changing the world. Take a look at some of this year’s discoveries that are already positively affecting people’s lives.
Read MoreYear in review: The university takes a number of dramatic steps with one goal — get back on track.
Read MoreSix faculty members from the Keck School were recently named to the 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which identifies scientists who are among the most influential in their fields.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi researchers have discovered how to pinpoint arteries that are partially blocked by symptomless, rupture-prone plaque.
Read MoreFounded by Jacek Pinski, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Umana’s oncologist, IAM has been providing art therapy since October.
Read MoreUSC‘s STAR program brings together students from Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School to work with USC faculty members on research.
Read MoreThe institute brought together key California researchers, policymakers and regulators to explore curbing the growth of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and equitable manner.
Read MorePresident Folt joined USC basketball players in handing out more than $150,000 in donated gifts over the holidays.
Read MoreAccording to the study, white teachers and teachers of color showed implicit biases toward white-sounding names and boys over girls.
Read MoreThe USC trio will explore trends in business, media and culture during a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University.
Read MoreThe program will provide one of the school’s diverse and talented recent graduates with funding for a six-month professional fellowship.
Read MoreA news website co-created by USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi School of Engineering has been awarded funding from Google to bring journalism on crime, traffic and air quality to LA neighborhoods.
Read MoreA USC Viterbi team is developing an algorithm to identify the people best qualified to recognize the warning signs of suicide in their peer group and respond.
Read MoreDuet is the world’s first student-built micro-philanthropy platform designed to connect donors with refugees and local stores in a more personalized and dignified way.
Read MoreThese two journalism majors are on their way to turning their love of sports into their livelihood, thanks to the endowed scholarship established in honor of LA sportscaster Francis Dale “Chick” Hearn.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi professor Mitul Luhar has received a grant to develop porous materials to better regulate fluid flow, which could improve the performance of aircraft, water vessels and ground vehicles.
Read MoreThe underwater environment at USC Dornsife’s Wrigley Marine Science Center offers “aquanauts” a place to test new equipment, simulating conditions for space exploration.
Read MoreHybrid programs allow physical therapy students to study remotely online while also attending periodic in-person immersions where they can put their skills into practice on-campus.
Read MoreKeck Medicine has collaborated with UnitedHealthcare and Optum to launch voice assistant capabilities for all Keck Medicine patients in any healthcare plan.
Read MoreWith the help of a $2 million NIH grant, Ray Goldsworthy is launching a research project aimed at helping those with cochlear implants regain their appreciation for music.
Read MoreNursing students will now be able to learn more about diagnosing elbow pain and inflammation by working with an elbow model for the first time.
Read MoreThe USC Gould School of Law will offer a first-ever special topics legal externship class focused on the skills needed to advocate for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Read MoreUSC study will use wearable sensors to provide new insights into the effects of air pollution on the developing brain and ways to reduce harm.
Read MoreThe USC scientists join 36 other faculty members as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Read MoreFive USC teams won $57,500 in cash and in-kind awards at the 13th annual student showcase. Two of the winning teams were from the USC Iovine and Young Academy.
Read MoreDr. Gianluca Lazzi of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Dr. Neil Siegel of the Viterbi School of Engineering were today named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
Read MoreComprised of faculty from psychology, sociology, social work, gerontology, medicine, English and law, the new USC Center for the Changing Family will explore how family relationships impact our
Read MoreNew nanotechnology from USC Viterbi researchers will enable the detection of blocked arteries more effectively than ever before.
Read MoreThe university has announced the establishment of a full-ride scholarship for low-income students graduating from schools in USC Rossier’s Ednovate network.
Read MoreThe initiative aims to enhance vital pathways for Latino growth, advocacy and leadership at USC, in the community and beyond.
Read MoreA USC Viterbi team has used sustainable materials to fabricate a laser that is far more efficient and consumes less power.
Read MorePaul M. Thompson was awarded the grant, which provides up to $450,000 to study novel ways to prevent, diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Read MoreA team of USC Dornsife psychologists and USC Viterbi computer scientists team up to investigate how music affects the way a person acts, feels and thinks.
Read MoreWomen in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to fine particle pollution had declines in memory and physical brain changes that were not seen in women who breathed cleaner air.
Read MoreThe John H. Mitchell Endowment for the Business of Entertainment will fund business entertainment classes and provide financial support to USC School of Cinematic Arts students.
Read MoreAt Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Saban Research Institute, researchers have discovered a mechanism of cardiac regeneration in zebrafish that could change the field of heart research.
Read MoreUSC Marshall’s Master of Business for Veterans students tap into legal knowledge from USC Gould’s Small Business Clinic.
Read MoreThe USC School of Dramatic Arts’ medical clown program has partnered with the Children’s Bureau to provide healing and well-being to foster children.
Read More#GetConSCent aims to educate and raise student awareness about sexual assault and USC resources.
Read MoreThe grant enables the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute to continue expanding its Global Alzheimer’s Association Interactive Network (GAAIN).
Read MoreFrom trans-inclusive care training for all USC Student Health staff to selecting preferred names and pronouns, USC strives to provide a safe, encouraging community for its trans students.
Read MoreWide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. told young students at an elementary school near USC that he wasn’t always the big man on campus, until reading helped him gain confidence.
Read MoreUSC researchers find that training a robot with a human adversary significantly improves the robot’s grasp of objects.
Read MoreThe USC School of Pharmacy is creating a dynamic, new student-centered facility in Seaver Hall—scheduled for completion in early 2021.
Read MoreThe annual list identifies and ranks educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries.
Read MoreThe program will offer patients the opportunity to participate in expressive arts in a variety of settings, as well as develop art therapy educational programs for USC students.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi researchers will create an open knowledge network to support business growth and entrepreneurship in the United States.
Read MoreThe Annenberg Youth Academy offers courses in communication, journalism, public relations and civic engagement to underrepresented and underserved high school students.
Read MoreLexi Brooks, a first-year USC undergrad born without a left hand, helped build 3D-printed prostheses and organized fun events for children with limb differences as a teenager.
Read MoreProfessor Thomas Lozito’s lab at USC compares limb and tail regeneration in lizards and salamanders and ponders its application in humans.
Read MoreFindings could help millions of Americans suffering from kidney disease by distinguishing how the illness affects men and women differently.
Read MoreA national patient safety watchdog group has given Keck Hospital of USC an “A” grade, placing it among the nation’s safest hospitals.
Read MoreSeven students and three faculty members traveled to Puerto Rico in May to report on living conditions post-Hurricane Maria.
Read MoreThe move will bring the school’s three advanced degree programs together and provide additional state-of-the-art amenities for the artists, designers and scholars.
Read MoreGisele “Gigi” Ragusa received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the White House Office of Science and Technology.
Read MoreTen students enrolled in five of USC’s graduate arts programs are the latest members of a program that enables them to focus on their craft while exploring L.A.’s artist community.
Read MoreThe $1.5 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency grant will help USC Viterbi faculty build a foundation in this growing field.
Read MoreUSC’s STEM Day of Discovery gave 700 local middle and high school students the opportunity to explore career opportunities in fields ranging from engineering to medicine.
Read MoreA USC Dornsife historian has uncovered new information about the mass destruction of Jewish homes during an infamous night of violence in Nazi Germany.
Read MoreUSC researchers have designed a virtual environment to test how building features in schools and offices help or hurt occupants during active shooter incidents.
Read MoreA new USC study indicates that racism shortens lives and hurts the health of African-Americans by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness.
Read MoreUSC researchers have determined how cancer cells target certain organs, which could help develop treatments to slow or stop the disease from spreading.
Read MoreA USC Davis School of Gerontology study reveals that tweaking how a specific gene directs cells to respond to stressors could lessen the negative, long-term effects of fighting off infections.
Read MoreA USC-led team of scientists have zeroed in on the brain circuit that regulates impulsive behavior, which could advance understanding of behavioral issues from obesity to drug abuse.
Read MoreUSC Viterbi and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will develop an education platform to prepare the U.S. workforce for challenges and opportunities in advanced manufacturing.
Read MoreNew research from USC scientists indicates that certain vulnerable groups should not exceed dietary recommendations for foods that frequently contain environmental contaminants.
Read MoreA USC team has found that purified water returned to Southern California aquifers is often contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which could impact the global water supply.
Read MoreKeyue Shen will lead the NIH research project with the ultimate goal of stopping cancer metastasis in its tracks and reduce cancer mortality rates.
Read MoreAs they celebrated women in science and engineering, leaders from the two universities recognized Los Angeles as the best place in the world to launch major sustainable projects.
Read MoreFor five years, as part of the Warrior-Scholar Project, USC has partnered with the academic boot camp to help veterans transition from active duty to college.
Read MoreUSC Dornsife researchers have discovered that corals can pass on their reshuffled symbiotic algae, which may help their progeny withstand climate change.
Read MoreThe space at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Koreatown opens early November and will be serving six housing-insecure college students from across Los Angeles who are enrolled in at least 2 units.
Read MoreThe space features a 2D/3D print area, a wood shop, a metal shop, an electronics and textile shop, a spray painting booth, a section for composites and plastics, as well as a finishing room.
Read MoreThe program gives first-generation and other underrepresented college students front-line research experience while building skills and confidence to transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
Read MoreThis October, thirty Internal Medicine Residents will participate in USC’s first Global Health Program, traveling to Isla Colon (Panama), to provide healthcare screenings.
Read MoreThe American Heart Association recognized Keck Hospital of USC by bestowing its 2019 Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
Read MoreWorking with a clinical radiologist, USC computer scientists combined visual effects techniques and medical imaging to create precise model of the human hand in motion.
Read MoreFollow along as one group of first-year Keck School of Medicine students visits the Downtown Women’s Center to serve healthy meals and embrace members of the local community.
Read MorePortraits of Holocaust survivors appear alongside interactive testimonies in Facing Survival, a USC Fisher Museum of Art and USC Shoah Foundation collaboration open through Dec. 7.
Read MoreExperts at the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society are teaming with city officials to find technological solutions for aging, vulnerable pipelines.
Read MoreA USC scientist and colleagues have identified a new species of giant flying reptile that once soared over North America, calling it Cryodrakon boreas, or “frozen dragon of the north.”
Read MoreStem cell researchers have discovered an innovative technique to reprogram cells, using enzymes to “untangle” DNA — think: untangling hair.
Read MoreFirst-of-its-kind program prepares senior living professionals to address a growing population and changing consumer demands.
Read MoreThe university posted especially strong scores for engagement, a measure of student interaction with faculty and of the range of courses offered.
Read MoreAs part of the celebration of the campaign that has generated over $25 million for more than 900 community-based programs, GNC awarded another $1.4 million to community partners.
Read MoreUSC scientists and colleagues have discovered a novel potential target for treating glioblastoma, the deadly cancer that kills 15,000 Americans a year.
Read MoreSexual violence prevention expert Brenda Ingram works to make affirmative consent the standard in every sexual encounter at USC.
Read MoreBoth Keck Medical Center and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital received the maximum score from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Read MoreThe USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics ranks third globally based on a ranking of economic research citations.
Read MoreThe partnership with 32nd Street Elementary School offers a 24-week, hip-hop dance program led by USC Kaufman BFA students.
Read MoreUSC Dornsife researchers discover that lava from the eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano sparked an algae super bloom in the North Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreThe USC School of Pharmacy has received a $3 million contract to support its leadership of the California Rights Meds Collaborative, a consortium working to improve continuity of care.
Read MoreA Keck School of Medicine of USC doctor worries that high-fat regimens like the keto diet might worsen an increasingly common condition known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Read MoreTwo USC preventive medicine researchers are studying how losing California’s largest lake could affect the respiratory health of people in the Imperial Valley and beyond.
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