Just how do muscles contract? A USC physiologist explains what makes you move
USC Dornsife’s Kiki Crawford describes how an entire team of electricity, calcium, energy and proteins all work together to move your muscles.
USC students excel in D.C. summer internships
This summer, USC students interned across the public, private and nonprofit sectors in the nation’s capital, working in a variety of industries ranging from business to government to medicine and beyond.
USC Viterbi doctoral student builds a safer, more reliable future for AI and robotics
“It is a really exciting time for robotics,” Yusuf Umut Ciftci says. “There are a lot of unknowns, a lot of room for improvement and a lot of room for impact.”
Why you move — not just how often — could affect dementia risk
USC research finds that physically strenuous work may not offer the same brain protection as voluntary leisure-time exercise and may even increase dementia risk.
Air pollution linked to distinct brain changes in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease
USC researchers found that exposure to common air pollutants was associated with different patterns of cortical thickness in two groups of older adults, pointing to a potentially complex relationship between pollution, aging and brain health.
USC EdTech Accelerator named one of America’s Best Incubators & Accelerators for 2026 by TIME magazine
The program, entering its ninth year, competed against accelerators across all industries to earn the national recognition.
Summertime for these Trojan undergrads means diving into research
USC offers unique opportunities for students to do hands-on, lifesaving research alongside faculty mentors.
Young breast cancer patient finds herself navigating unfamiliar waters
Author, speaker and brand strategist Goldie Chan shares her journey as a Keck Medicine of USC patient.
How old are you really? Study explains what makes ‘epigenetic clocks’ tick, debuts new prediction tools
USC-led research reveals what aspects of cellular function are measured by popular biological age assessments.
Good Vibrations: The Healing Power of Waves
Surfers Jason Kutch and Peter Westwick — both USC scholars — discuss the science and mysteries of the ocean’s primordial force.
