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USC School of Dramatic Arts celebrates 75 years on center stage
From its humble beginnings with just four faculty members, the school has grown into a cutting-edge powerhouse that's influencing the industry.|| Arts | Editor's Picks | Top Story | Dramatic Arts | USC History | Arts
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Computer wizardry gives earthquake researchers deeper insight into big quakes
The Southern California Earthquake Center at USC Dornsife is deploying high-performance computers, sensors and other high-tech gadgets to better prepare Californians for severe seismic activity.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Top Story | Earthquakes | Faculty | Research | Southern California Earthquake Center
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Arthritis-related gene also regenerates cartilage in joints and growth plates
The USC-led study has implications for the use of existing drugs that curb inflammation in autoimmune diseases: Those drugs may also interfere with growth and regeneration.|| Health | Science/Technology | Research
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Should schoolchildren be tested regularly for COVID? USC researchers provide important guidance
The study could help school administrators and local governments as they decide how much importance to place on testing youngsters.|| Editor's Picks | Health | COVID-19 | Research
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Reducing air pollution could lower dementia risk
Improving air quality appears to slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of developing dementia in older women living in the U.S., a new USC study finds.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Dementia | Research
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Formerly incarcerated Trojan works to dispel the stigma that afflicts others like her
The USC student support group Unchained Scholars helped Genevieve "Genna" Rimer on her path to a doctorate in social work.|| Editor's Picks | Social Impact | Top Story | Social Work | Students
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Household pesticide use hurts babies, study shows
When she was growing up near Fresno, Ixel Hernandez-Castro and her friends played in fields that had just been sprayed with pesticides. Those memories drive the USC doctoral student's research on how similar exposure affects children.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Top Story | Research
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Office of Campus Wellbeing and Education provides connection and community for students
The office supports Trojans' well-being by identifying sources of personal and professional meaning and inclusion in the classroom, in the workspace and among peers.|| Editor's Picks | University | Students
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After long career in medicine, USC Price alum looks to change the field from the top down
An Executive Master of Health Administration degree from USC led Joseph Maslak to his new post as chief medical officer at a Florida hospital.|| Health | Alumni | Medicine | Health
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Watch USC Student Dance Clubs Bring the Moves — and the Fun — to Campus Life
Students find good vibes and friendships in a vibrant dance community.|| Arts | Student Life | Dance | Performing Arts | Students | Arts
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Back to school at 30: Grad students reveal why they returned for their master’s
Three USC online graduate students share how they successfully balanced school, life and career.|| Editor's Picks | Top Story | University | Students
Read MoreTrojan team has plans for simple, intuitive VR design tool
Playbook VR would allow anyone to build virtual reality experiences, without requiring coding or other background knowledge.|| Science/Technology | Students | Virtual Reality
Want to survive a mass extinction event? Ask the ancient lizards how
USC Dornsife paleontology doctoral student Hank Woolley is digging into our warmer past to help us understand how we might survive climate change.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Top Story | Paleontology | Research | Students
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5 books that could improve your life in 2022 (and beyond)
Ring in the New Year with these USC scholar-recommended reads that promise a little self-transformation.|| Editor's Picks | Humanities | Top Story | Books | Faculty
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Inclusive Student Projects Make Space for Marginalized Communities
USC students use podcasts, performances and workshops to open public platforms for kids and adults.|| Arts | Social Impact | Student Life | Diversity | Students
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A year of remarkable accomplishments on the road toward sustainability
? Year in review: The year marked a number of milestones as USC continues its efforts to fight climate change starting at home.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Top Story | University | Sustainability | Year in Review 2021
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Communication between cells plays a major role in deciding their fate
Findings from a new study could point the way to new treatments for blood diseases including cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.|| Health | Science/Technology | Cancer | Dornsife Comm | Faculty | Research
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The top USC stories of 2021 that you couldn’t help but share
? Year in review: From a much-awaited series of commencements for two classes to a special homecoming and more, check out some of this year's most popular stories.|| Editor's Picks | University | Cinema | Commencement 2021 | COVID-19 | Housing | Students | Trojan Marching Band | Year in Review 2021
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Latin Recording Academy Fellowships provide opportunity for bilingual students with a love of music
USC Annenberg students wrap up their experience with a trip to the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards.|| Arts | Editor's Picks | Music | Students | Arts
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In USC labs, another year of groundbreaking discoveries
? Year in review: Whether they're working with patients, test tubes or massive databases, USC scientists continue to push the envelope with discoveries that are literally changing people's lives.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | University | Alzheimer's | Alzheimer's Disease | COVID-19 | COVID-19 Experts | Faculty | Pharmacy | Politics | Research | Year in Review 2021
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L.A. Residents Get Their Start in Health Careers Through These USC Programs
USC offers workforce development programs to help kids, teens and adults find their future in the medical industry.|| Health | Social Impact | Civic Engagement | Community | Community Outreach | Health Care | Health
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USC Thornton Department of Choral & Sacred Music offers gender-inclusive performance attire
Students have their choice of four distinct attire options, including two non-binary designs, with 15% opting for one of the non-binary choices.|| Arts | Music | Thornton School of Music | Arts
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Lack of access to affordable, nutritious food puts those with chronic liver disease at a higher risk of death
For some patients, risk is nearly 50% higher than those with access to a heathy diet, a USC study finds.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Food | Research
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The future at your fingertips: Machine communicates emotion with nearly 80% accuracy of human touch
The new haptic device can communicate attention, gratitude, happiness, calming, sadness or love.|| Science/Technology | Research
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It all starts with the students: Meet some of 2021’s most inspiring Trojans
? Year in review: From veterans and athletes to budding scientists and even Miss Black Pasadena, take another look at some of the students who kept us going through another challenging year.|| Editor's Picks | University | Students | Year in Review 2021
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COVID-19 may have spread faster in the U.S. because the first symptom was cough
A study by USC Dornsife researchers finds that the order of symptoms in the first wave of COVID-19 varied among virus strains.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Science/Technology | COVID-19 | COVID-19 Experts | Research
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Driven to lead, USC sets the pace on carbon neutrality
In a move taken by only a handful of universities, USC aims for carbon neutrality. By 2025, USC will have improved its energy efficiency and expanded the use of solar power. USC also has made sustainability a core part of its curriculum, fostering global citizens who will fight climate change.|| Editor's Picks | Top Story | University | Carol L. Folt | Climate Change | Sustainability
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Five Ways Artificial Intelligence Promises to Change Our Lives
USC scientists use smart machines to treat and cure disease, build safer cars and much more.|| Science/Technology | Artificial Intelligence | Emerging Technology | Research | Technology
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Hate speech on social media is fueled by users’ shared values and moral concerns
People whose moral beliefs and values align closely with other members of their online communities -- including those on social networks Gab and Reddit -- are more prone to radicalization, according to USC research.|| Editor's Picks | Social Impact | Top Story | Politics | Research
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Review covers current research that potentially links autism and brain-gut microbiome
Two of the review's authors were participants in USC's Diversity, Inclusion and Access JumpStart program, a structured summer research program for talented undergraduates considering pursuing a doctorate.|| Science/Technology | Research
Read MoreUSC Stevens Center for Innovation showcase highlights student startups
Student entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas with funding and other support on the line.|| Business | Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Students
Not a dry eye in the house: Treating a common, potentially dangerous eye ailment
Some 17 million adults in the U.S. have dry eye disease. Meet the physicians and researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute's Dry Eye Center who are fighting it.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Science/Technology | Video | Faculty | Ophthalmology | Research | Roski Eye Institute
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USC ‘digital archaeological dig’ seeks families of Nisei students, 80 years after Japanese internment
The university will posthumously honor students banished during wave of anti-Japanese sentiment after Pearl Harbor -- but first it has to find them.|| Editor's Picks | Top Story | University | Asia Pacific | History | Race and Ethnicity | Students | USC History
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Employees’ pandemic work honored with monuments representing USC’s Presidential Medallion
The pedestal monuments represent USC's Presidential Medallion, presented to faculty, staff and health care frontline workers in recognition for service amid the challenges of COVID-19.|| Editor's Picks | University | Awards | COVID-19 | Faculty | Staff
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USC students help homebound Angelenos keep hunger at bay
Volunteers in the Good2Go club deliver groceries each week to those unable to make it to a food bank.|| Editor's Picks | Social Impact | Top Story | University | Community Outreach | Students
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How ‘deepfaking the mind’ could help people with disabilities
USC Viterbi researchers are using the same technology that creates deepfake videos and photorealistic human faces to improve brain-computer interfaces.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Top Story | Artificial Intelligence | Research
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What if doctors could stop arthritis before it starts?
A novel off-the-shelf bio-implant containing embryonic stem cells has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of cartilage injuries.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Aging | Faculty | Research | Stem Cells
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Why troops on Ukraine’s border are driving up tensions in Moscow and Washington
Robert English of USC Dornsife's School of International Relations, a former policy analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense and an expert on Russia, shares his assessment of the U.S.-Russia relationship and Biden's recent meeting with Putin.|| Policy/Law | Faculty | Government | International Relations | Military
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Molecule could help meet need for new drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Research led by USC's Justin Schaal is working on boosting the body's response to infections with a bio-inspired peptide.|| Health | Science/Technology | Faculty | Research
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Adverse environmental conditions impact a growing number of Angelenos, LABarometer survey finds
The second annual USC Dornsife-Union Bank LABarometer survey regarding sustainability and resilience examines how Los Angeles County residents experience and interact with their natural environment in the midst of a warming climate.|| Business | Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Climate | Climate Change | Polls | Sustainability
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USC Viterbi student engineers looks to the sun to fuel their race car
A diverse team of undergraduate and graduate students is designing and building USC's first-ever solar-powered race vehicle.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Top Story | Sustainability
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World War II Shaped USC History — and the Face of the University
Nearly every corner of campus life transformed as students joined the war effort at home and abroad.|| Student Life | University | Military | Students | USC History
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How AI could help screen for autism in children
A computer adaptive test, powered by machine learning, helps clinical practitioners decide what questions to ask next in real-time based on caregivers' previous responses.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Science/Technology | Artificial Intelligence | Autism | Research
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When basics are a luxury, how do you promote sustainability?
$10 milk. Electricity six times the national average. USC students partner with Alaska's Tlingit indigenous community to find new answers.|| Editor's Picks | Policy/Law | Sustainability
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Between running plays and studying, USC quarterback tackles hunger in L.A.
Mo Hasan shares food surpluses through Second Spoon, his nonprofit that feeds those in need.|| Athletics | Editor's Picks | Social Impact | Top Story | Community Outreach | Football | Students
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USC Athletics’ graduation success rate hits all-time high for eighth consecutive year
The measure reflects how many student-athletes in the classes of 2011 through 2014 graduated within six years of their enrollment.|| Athletics | Editor's Picks | academics | Students
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USC Viterbi students developing AI-based Alzheimer’s diagnosis tool
The team is using machine learning tools to detect early-onset Alzheimer's disease by examining speech patterns.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Science/Technology | Top Story | Alzheimer's | Artificial Intelligence | Engineering | Students
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The U.S.’s Supply Chain was a Ticking Time Bomb. Here’s How to Rebuild It
COVID-19 revealed the fragility of our complex supply chain logistics. Expert Nick Vyas believes we can make it strong, sustainable and pandemic proof.|| Business | COVID-19 | Economics | Faculty | Globalization | Research
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Stroke drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s and dementia
Mouse study of human stroke medication reveals potential defense against Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Science/Technology | Alzheimer's Disease | Dementia | Faculty | Neurology | Research
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The long road from USC architecture project to Joshua Tree National Park
USC School of Architecture faculty and students design and build an iconic public pavilion for Joshua Tree visitors.|| Arts | Top Story | Architecture | Students
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Trojans combine journalism and design expertise to help news organizations thrive
Students in the new News and Information Innovation minor combine USC Annenberg's journalism expertise with the USC Iovine and Young Academy's entrepreneurial approach to design and technology.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Top Story | University | Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism | Design | Iovine and Young Academy | Journalism | Students | Arts
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A new ratings industry is emerging to help homebuyers assess climate risks
Using big data, a new industry is assessing the risks of flooding and wildfire to an area due to climate change and government standards should be put in place to ensure reliable and accurate information.|| Business | Policy/Law | Sustainability
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The Paralyzed Will Walk, the Blind Will See: The Bionics Revolution Is Coming
Electronic eyes, robotic arms and exoskeletons? USC experts meld man (and woman) with machine.|| Health | Science/Technology | Biomedical Engineering | Biotech | Medicine | Neurosciences | Research | Technology | Health
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Journey from foster care to academia drives his effort to improve public transit
Zakhary Mallett used local transportation as a child, then set policy as the youngest-ever member of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board. Now he's doing doctoral research on whether all transit users pay their fair share.|| Editor's Picks | Policy/Law | Top Story | Public Policy | Students | Transportation
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Keck Medicine of USC and Methodist Hospital take next steps toward affiliation
The organizations submitted a signed agreement to the California attorney general for review. Following regulatory approval, Methodist Hospital will officially join the university's clinical enterprise as USC Arcadia Hospital.|| Editor's Picks | Health | University | Community Health | Health Care | Keck Medicine | Health
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A look at evolution of stand-up comedy, from vaudevilles to sold-out arenas
Trojans get an in-depth look at the art and how it has become so popular, thanks to USC School of Dramatic Arts faculty member and comedian Wayne Federman.|| Arts | Editor's Picks | Comedy | Dramatic Arts | Entertainment | Arts
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These Students Fight Climate Change With Art
See how students use poetry, viola concertos and animated whales to try to wake the world up to climate change.|| Arts | Social Impact | Student Life | Climate Change | Performing Arts | Sustainability | Visual Arts | Arts
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How to reclaim more water — and save money, too
In Southern California, desalination facilities and wastewater reclamation plants are often near each other. That presents opportunities to provide the most water possible, while minimizing energy usage and keeping the environment in mind, USC Viterbi researchers say.|| Editor's Picks | Science/Technology | Engineering | Research | Sustainability | Water
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Professor brings academic research to life in L.A.’s underserved communities
John Wilson is working to improve the well-being of Angelenos through two USC Dornsife Public Exchange projects -- one involving urban trees, the other ensuring people have enough to eat.|| Social Impact | Dornsife Comm | Environment | Faculty | Research | Sustainability
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Storytelling is a calling for USC Annenberg’s first HBCU scholarship recipient
Mariah Hill joined the school's master's program in June as the inaugural recipient of USC's ViacomCBS HBCU Diversity in Journalism Scholarship. It creates a pipeline for Black journalists to both enter and lead newsrooms.|| Editor's Picks | University | Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism | Scholarships | Students
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Carolyn C. Meltzer named dean of Keck School of Medicine of USC
The radiology expert has held top leadership positions at the Emory University School of Medicine and led a successful career in medical research and education.|| Editor's Picks | Health | University | Keck School of Medicine | Leadership | Health
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How does air pollution influence Alzheimer’s risk?
Studying neural stem cells could shed light on how environmental aspects interact with genetic risk factors for dementia, says University Professor Caleb Finch.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Alzheimer's Disease | Faculty | Research
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TikTok’s ‘Forget Me Nots’ challenge keeps USC’s Patrice Rushen in the spotlight
The USC Thornton professor's work seems to be everywhere, from symphony halls to viral videos featuring her 1982 dance hit.|| Arts | Editor's Picks | Top Story | Digital Media | Faculty | Music | Arts
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USC Gould visiting professor guides the fight for human rights
Henna Pithia discusses her work with the International Human Rights Clinic, representing survivors of human rights abuses and returning to her alma mater.|| Policy/Law | Alumni | Faculty | Human Rights
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Voodoo Macbeth makes a splash with audiences — and festival judges
What do get when you put eight writers and 10 directors at the helm of a single feature film? When it's this product of USC's Feature Film Production class, the answer is: a winner.|| Arts | Editor's Picks | Top Story | Awards | Cinema | Cinematic Arts | Students | Arts
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How alike are the cancer cells from a single patient?
The USC study also underscored a major problem facing cancer researchers: studying non-representative samples of patient cells.|| Health | Science/Technology | Cancer | Faculty | Research
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USC Viterbi professor and undergrad team up to improve AI
Combining Mercedeh Khajavikhan's background in photonics with Haoqin Deng's experience designing neural networks helped build a novel chip and a faster network.|| Science/Technology | Artificial Intelligence | Faculty | Research | Students
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USC dental students look to make dentistry more sustainable
Single-use gowns, paper towels, gloves, plastic packaging and butcher paper can make dental education's carbon footprint large, but the Ostrow Sustainability Group aims to change that paradigm -- teaching dental students how to practice dentistry without trashing the planet.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Top Story | Dentistry | Students | Sustainability
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Why is insulin so expensive? Middlemen take half the profit
USC Schaeffer study tracks down the insulin pricing and distribution chain.|| Editor's Picks | Health | Health Policy | Health
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USC social work professors awarded Fulbrights to expand research internationally
Clinical Associate Professor Jennifer Lewis and Clinical Professor Emerita Anne Katz are among highly select number of USC faculty awarded by U.S. Department of State.|| Editor's Picks | Social Impact | Awards | Europe | Faculty | Research
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