Contact Ron Mackovich, rmackovi@usc.edu or Eric Abelev, abelev@usc.edu Today President Carol L. Folt announced two new policies to make a USC undergraduate education more affordable for those who most need financial assistance. These actions will be phased in with each new entering class, beginning with first-year students entering USC in the fall of 2020 and the […]
Health care is considered a top issue for Election 2020 for nearly all Americans who participated in a recent USC study, and many said they are willing to make tradeoffs like using A.I. if it would help lower their health care costs. Contact: Emily Gersema, (213) 712-3168 or gersema@usc.edu Many Americans are willing to make […]
February is Black History Month, when Americans reflect on the significant roles that African Americans have played in U.S. history. The theme for 2020 is “African Americans and the Vote.” USC experts are available to discuss who and what is making history today, and two USC scholars hosted a recent Facebook Live broadcast that focused […]
A new USC study demonstrates the high prevalence of African mothers who have ever experienced a child’s death. Using data from 20 sub-Saharan African countries spanning two decades, researchers found that more than half of 45- to 49-year-old mothers have experienced the death of a child under age five. Contact: Jenesse Miller, (213) 810‑8554 or […]
The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag first went viral five years ago, and the debate over racial and gender diversity and inclusion in Hollywood rages on. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has worked to diversify its membership, but the hashtag reemerged amid the announcement of the 2020 nominees. USC experts discuss diversity — and more […]
A new imaging technique by USC scientists penetrates organisms with greater clarity and up to 67 times faster than current methods. Contact: Gary Polakovic (213) 740-1926 or polakovi@usc.edu USC scientists have developed a new tool to peer more deeply and clearly into living things, a visual advantage that saves time and helps advance medical cures. It’s the […]
USC Hotel is the first university-owned lodging property in California to achieve high-level sustainability certification from an independent, national environmental organization. Contact: Ron Mackovich, rmackovi@usc.edu or (213) 810-8583 In a major step toward sustainability, USC Hotel has achieved certification from the nonprofit Green Seal organization, a national leader in setting environmental standards. To earn certification, the hotel underwent a full […]
Key findings from the national poll show Joe Biden ahead in both the Democratic primary field and in head-to-head matchups of Democratic candidates against President Donald Trump. The poll also gauges voters’ feelings about the Democratic race. Contact: Jenesse Miller, (213) 810‑8554 or jenessem@usc.edu With the Iowa caucuses about to kick off state primaries in […]
Support from ophthalmologist Allen Ginsburg and his wife, Charlotte, will help the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s computer and data science programs continue their dramatic growth. Contact: Eddie North-Hager, (213) 740-2215 or edwardnh@usc.edu; or Amy Blumenthal, (917) 710-1897 or amyblume@usc.edu The thriving field of computer science will soon have a new state-of-the-art home at USC […]
USC-led study finds that, although the total number of high schoolers who were dabbing was low, those adolescents had nearly six times the likelihood of continuing to use concentrates. Contact: Leigh Hopper, (310) 308-0405 or lhopper@usc.edu Of all the ways adolescents experiment with cannabis, “dabbing” cannabis concentrate is the method most likely to lead to […]
