USC Schaeffer Center research on “pharmacy benefit managers” has the attention of the FTC and Congress, which has called executives to testify next week.
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USC Schaeffer Institute launches new initiative to improve public policy
The Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative will work to understand people’s beliefs and behaviors and create policies that better fit people’s needs.
Will Biden drop out of the presidential race?
Political historian Jeffery Jenkins weighs in on Biden’s situation and how members of Congress could play a role.
How USC engineers are using ultrasound to restore vision
A USC Viterbi research team is using non-invasive technologies to target degenerative visual impairments.
Student’s ‘angel’ lifts up Microsoft’s wide-area network
Pooria Namyar collaborated with Microsoft on Soroush, named for a figure in Persian mythology, to address critical scalability challenges in the cloud ecosystem.
The welcoming community that greeted USC’s first openly transgender social work grad student
Christina Munguia credits her graduate school journey as a life-changing experience of acceptance and personal growth.
Witnessing violence harms brains of older teens, but ‘transcendent thinking’ may be an antidote
Teens who think about social issues and violence in reflective ways show greater resilience to the effects of violence exposure on their brain development, USC research finds.
2024 Republican National Convention: USC experts available
The Republican National Convention will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15-18, 2024. USC experts are available to provide commentary on various aspects of the convention.
New ‘smart bandages’ hold potential for revolutionizing treatment of chronic wounds
USC researchers are co-leading an effort to develop advanced electronic bandages and other tools to improve chronic wound monitoring and healing.
Brutal heatwave sparks wildfires across California
USC researchers are actively developing solutions to combat wildfires. They are available to discuss the ongoing blazes and the promising research underway that could help mitigate future threats.