Contact: Jenesse Miller, (213) 810-8554 or jenessem@usc.edu After a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Olympics kicked off today in Tokyo. USC experts are available to discuss how athletes trained during the pandemic, what measures have been taken to reduce exposures and security risks, and controversies surrounding the games. In addition, USC […]
USC researchers say Latinos’ worse outcomes can’t be explained by higher rates of poverty or underlying health factors like obesity. Contact: Jenesse Miller 213-810-8554 or jenessem@usc.edu A new USC study of a large and diverse group of Medicaid enrollees finds Latino patients had starkly higher odds of a positive COVID-19 test, as well as higher […]
Long a leader at USC Price, Goldman has served as interim dean since last year. He’ll head the school as rapid change creates pressing demands for public policy research and scholars. Dana Goldman, a Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Pharmacy, and Economics, has been appointed dean of the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. He will hold the C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean’s Chair. “Dana Goldman has led the […]
The new study describes potentially drastic water supply and economic impacts for Egypt under rapid-filling scenarios for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River. The USC analysis also offers solutions to help break deadlocked negotiations as the dispute goes to the United Nations Security Council amid threats of a water war in arid […]
Analysis finds many of the deaths were preceded by delayed or inappropriate care and inadequate responses to clearly abnormal vital signs. Contact: Leigh Hopper at (310) 308-0405 or lhopper@usc.edu A USC analysis of deaths among individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody found that ICE violated its own internal medical care standards in 78% of […]
A classically trained musician known for transformational leadership and transdisciplinary curriculum, Rikakis will begin conducting the academy August 23. Contact: USC News, uscnews@usc.edu or (213) 740-2215 Thanassis Rikakis, an educator and researcher who has devoted his career to removing barriers between academic disciplines, has been selected as the new dean of the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young […]
Summer is here and the heat is on for much of the United States. The U.S. West is experiencing extreme drought conditions while temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and parts of British Columbia soared to records of about 116 degrees this week. Rising global temperatures and urban heat island effects pose risks to human health and the […]
USC remains among the top private institutions in federal funding for Alzheimer’s research, and its fleet of dedicated researchers continue to lead the way on understanding the disease. Now, during Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness month, USC scientists are covering new ground, revealing cultural barriers to reaching people who need support with care, learning why […]
USC researchers found political discourse on Twitter helped predict where the next COVID-19 outbreaks could occur, offering a new tool for health officials to thwart pandemic. Contact: Gary Polakovic at uscnews@usc.edu or polakovi@usc.edu In the realm of social media, anti-science views about COVID-19 align so closely with political ideology — especially among conservatives — that its predictability offers […]
Contact: Jenesse Miller, (213) 810-8554 or jenessem@usc.edu As America grapples with racism and extremism, the Juneteenth celebration of the end of slavery has taken on new significance. This week, Congress established June 19 as a federal holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery 156 years ago. USC experts are available to discuss the significance of Juneteenth […]
