Life, Redesigned
USC Chan's Lifestyle Redesign program expands the role of occupational therapy, helping students improve their mental health and everyday lives through meaningful routines.
$3.2 million NIH grant to fund USC study of age-related inflammation and cancer
Researchers will investigate how a naturally occurring hormone influences age-related inflammation and whether it can improve cancer immunotherapy.
After the Palisades and Eaton fires, USC research offers new answers for communities as they rebuild
USC researchers and USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange provide one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of how the fires affected environmental contamination.
Evolutionary history may help explain why some people develop more severe COVID-19 than others
A USC Dornsife-led study shows how combining evolutionary genetics with infectious disease research can reveal clues about why one disease can affect different people in different ways.
Trojans get firsthand view of global human rights issues where they happen
In places such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, USC Dornsife’s Steve Swerdlow takes students beyond textbooks and into communities grappling with repression, activism and democratic change.
AI-enabled measurements of ‘local brain aging’ offer detailed insights on dementia and more
A USC study shows how patterns of neurodegeneration in specific brain regions relate to changes in cognitive function.
A dissertation with lasting impact
USC Rossier alumnus Edgar Lopez’s nationally recognized research explores how mentorship shapes the doctoral journeys of Latino men and reveals the support systems students need to thrive.
Waves of the Future
USC researchers are creating immersive, high-tech simulations of ocean waves to better understand the benefits of surfing, the devastation of tsunamis and the dynamics of the ocean itself.
Gift from Vizio founder and his wife creates William Wang Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub at USC Viterbi
The $10 million gift from USC alumnus William Wang and his wife, Sakura, is one of the largest entrepreneurship gifts ever made to a U.S. engineering school.
Trojan demonstrates how museum leadership can shape a nation’s memory
At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Michelle Commander is preserving the truth of African American history and culture.
