During National Academy of Inventors conference in L.A., USC trustee makes the case for failure
Mark Stevens — NVIDIA board member and venture capitalist — says risk-taking, persistence and long-term thinking remain essential to innovation.
Opening high school students’ eyes to careers in vision science
Faculty and medical students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC visited Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School for hands-on demos and candid conversation.
With USC real estate degree in hand, Trojan eyes redevelopment of L.A.’s landmark ‘county general’ hospital building
Eddie Pech is helping to transform the historic facility, which of course has USC ties of its own.
More California city managers come from USC Price than anywhere else, survey finds
It’s the latest evidence that a graduate degree from the university’s public policy school advances the careers of public sector professionals.
Singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks deepens her USC legacy with major gift
A donation from the artist establishes the Stevie Nicks and Joseph Sugerman, MD, Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology.
USC researchers test new treatment to prevent oral cancer
Researchers at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC are testing a topical cream on precancerous patches in the mouth.
$10 million grant funds research and solutions on ‘forever chemicals’
The comprehensive study on the health effects of PFAS is supported by an award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Study links lack of clean drinking water to increased food insecurity
The finding held true across 121 countries, including the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
New reference map of the brain may transform how scientists detect disease
Created at USC from more than 54,000 brain scans, the model will help researchers detect changes in neural pathways linked to aging, Alzheimer’s disease and developmental conditions.
Study finds three distinct patterns of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease
New research on preclinical Alzheimer’s disease — before symptoms begin — shows that people decline at different rates and that those patterns are linked to key biomarkers.
