Trojans Respond
Join us in helping those in our community most affected by COVID-19
Here are four ways you can help now.
USC Student Basic Needs Fund
Help students with expenses related to housing, food security, job loss and other hardships caused by COVID-19.
Keck Medicine of USC COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
Support the courageous professionals playing a crucial role on the front lines of this health crisis.
USC Community Outreach Fund
USC’s neighbors need our help accessing education, food and health services, now more than ever.
USC Employee Support Fund
Help the USC faculty and staff members who are facing unanticipated expenses at this time.
If you are interested in helping us in another way, email us.
Here are some ways Trojans are working to make life better — in Los Angeles and beyond:
Professor’s invention used as COVID-19 virus particle sampler
An air sampling method created by USC Viterbi researchers to measure air quality has been adopted by the Department of Homeland Security to better understand COVID-19's spread.
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6 Ways Students Made Friends and De-Stressed During a Pandemic Year Apart
From growing plants and crafting to meeting with book clubs and playing board games, USC students flexed their creativity while creating online communities.
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Photos of Trojans on L.A.’s Vaccination Front Lines
See USC health professionals help roll out one of the country's largest COVID-19 responses.
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Pandemic misery index reveals far-reaching impact of COVID-19 on American lives, especially on Blacks and Latinos
The USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research's index of "pandemic misery" found that 80% of U.S. adults experienced at least one serious economic, psychological or health hardship between April 2020 and March 2021.
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An opportunity to mitigate student health outbreaks by monitoring wastewater
USC researchers find that monitoring wastewater at the building level provide useful insights.
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Master’s students help L.A. County with COVID contact tracing and vaccine surveys
A group of 24 public health and social work grad students are assisting the county with its pandemic-centric needs and gaining real-world experience in the process.
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Discovery of a potential new treatment target could help combat COVID-19
A USC study reveals how therapies targeting a molecular chaperone called GRP78 might offer protection against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses.
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Why genocide survivors can offer a way to heal from the trauma of the pandemic year
Though it may seem like a global pandemic and the genocide of a people have very little in common, the long-lingering effects of trauma on survivors are similar.
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Students propose solutions for struggling small businesses in L.A.’s Little Tokyo
Each year, USC Price students work with local organizations on persistent issues that plague urban neighborhoods -- and due to COVID-19, those issues have escalated dramatically.
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Five Surprising Ways Plants Can Keep You Healthy
You might find a hangover cure, protection against Alzheimer's and much more in nature's bounty.
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Founded as the pandemic hit, a new center brings together experts on the changing family
Darby Saxbe, founder of the Center for the Changing Family at USC Dornsife, shares why the era of COVID-19 is the perfect time to focus on families, stress and health.
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COVID-19: Social distancing, masks required on USC campuses and at university events
Students, faculty and staff who are fully vaccinated are no longer be required to participate in surveillance testing to access campus or take part in on-campus activities.
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When Grandpa can’t figure out FaceTime: Students teach tech to connect to older adults
Smartphone support and health advice helped seniors and USC students from seven health-related disciplines get through the pandemic.
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Resources for USC health workers grow dramatically during pandemic
Throughout a year of stress and anxiety, Keck Medicine of USC front-line caregivers found guidance and respite via significantly expanded support programs.
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COVID-19 Made it Clear We Need to Care for Caregivers
The pandemic kept kids home from school and upended the workplace, placing Americans who care for aging family members under even more pressure.
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Giving a voice to Latina immigrant mothers affected by COVID-19
Abigail Palmer Molina, doctoral student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, studies the issues Latina parents are facing during the pandemic.
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USC’s Street Medicine team delivers COVID-19 vaccines to homeless clients
It's not easy for people experiencing homelessness to find their way to a vaccination site. That's why the Street Medicine team is focused on bringing the vaccines to them.
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Pandemic pushes California into new age of telehealth and telecommuting
New habits developed during lockdown are likely to continue, a USC study finds, which means less driving to work or medical appointments. That said, access to these opportunities still varies by race and income.
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Recent killings in Georgia raise awareness of ongoing anti-Asian hate and spur calls for action
Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander students, faculty and staff at USC urge their fellow Trojans to listen, acknowledge the pain inflicted by racism and help fight back.
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How USC Health Experts Jumped into Action to Fight COVID-19
Trust the science. Follow the data. Keck Medicine of USC confronts the coronavirus pandemic with strategies centered on rigorous research.
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USC Athletics hits its highest fundraising total ever
USC Athletics has reached its goal of $300 million for the Heritage Initiative — the most ambitious fundraising effort in the department’s history.
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Furthering the Education of Tomorrow’s Social Work Leaders
The historic gift naming the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is an investment in the school’s future and the profession on a global level.
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USC Earns Top Marks for Fundraising
For six straight years, the university has placed in the top five institutions of higher education nationally.
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