In memoriam: William W. Holder, former USC Leventhal dean and longtime professor
Holder spent nearly five decades at USC’s prestigious accounting school, including 13 years as its dean.
New grant supports brain imaging research to improve treatment of bladder problems after stroke
Researchers from USC and colleagues will investigate how stroke disrupts the brain networks that control the bladder and whether brain scans can predict who will benefit from a noninvasive spinal stimulation therapy.
USC researchers to develop AI-powered platform to predict depression, suicide risk and resilience
With federal funding, the research team will collect detailed data on brain activity, sleep, smartphone use and more to build a picture of risks and protective factors among students with depression.
Study reveals how networks of switches in DNA, which control gene expression, drive cancer growth
Using advanced 3D genome mapping technology to study prostate cancer cells, USC researchers have discovered a new feature of gene control networks that could help fight cancer.
USC study finds gray and white matter work together to support cognition in older adults
Research suggests that the health of short-range brain wiring may help protect thinking abilities when gray matter declines.
USC experts provide renewed sense of hope for patient with rare genetic disorder
For Jose “Gabe” Rios, surgery and infusions at the USC Brain Tumor Center have been vital in managing neurofibromatosis type 2, a rare but debilitating genetic condition.
New way to help CAR-T cells fight solid tumors could change cancer treatment
USC researchers developed a technique that uses focused ultrasound to temporarily “light up” solid tumors, giving cancer-fighting immune cells a target they can finally recognize.
USC Dornsife scholars venture around the world in pursuit of answers
Trojans turned the world into a laboratory, part of a broad research footprint that stretched across the globe.
NIH awards $7.5 million to study whether ‘forever chemicals’ increase risk of liver, endometrial cancers
Two back-to-back grants fund USC studies to investigate PFAS as a novel risk factor for two cancers and to find ways to mitigate that risk.
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.









