Did you know? USC and Nebraska: football foes, classroom collaborators
Among the universities’ joint work: The SIT-PT Project, a five-year research project focused on children’s early development and readiness to learn.
Carol Folt to retire as president of USC at end of academic year
Folt, the university’s 12th president, will remain on the USC faculty. Read the letters to the USC community from Folt and USC Board of Trustees Chair Suzanne Nora Johnson.
Devastating hurricane season highlights growing emergency management field
Amid a series of disasters fueled by climate change, USC Bovard College’s David Kang — a FEMA hurricane expert — explains why he’s motivated to train the next generation of emergency managers.
Election watch party at USC Annenberg draws enthusiastic crowd of Gen Z voters
Trojans, many having voted in their first presidential election, come together for camaraderie, expert insights — and “moral support.”
Generosity transforms surgery and AI at USC
Philanthropy boosts innovation in urology and supports the work of Inderbir Gill.
Restricting sugar consumption before birth, in early childhood significantly reduces later risk of chronic disease
USC researchers and colleagues take advantage of a “natural experiment” from World War II to analyze how sugar rationing influenced long-term health.
Building better athletes through social work
Omar López’s coaching blends social work practice with athletic training, producing national champions for the USC Trojan Boxing Club.
Collaborating to turn memory loss into a distant memory
USC Viterbi and the Keck School of Medicine of USC are working on human trials for a revolutionary brain prosthesis to repair and restore lost memories.
Common drug shows promise in extending lifespan
Scientists say mifepristone, used in cancer and reproductive care, could pave the way for anti-aging treatments.
Shedding light on the secret to maintaining a youthful immune system
A small subset of blood stem cells make an outsized contribution to maintaining either a youthful balance or an age-related imbalance of the two main types of immune cells, a USC study finds.
