Contact: Jenesse Miller 213-810-8554 or jenessem@usc.edu Next week, Joe Biden becomes America’s 46th president and inherits major problems that few other presidents faced upon their inauguration. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are dead due to the coronavirus pandemic. Business closures and rising unemployment have crippled the economy. American democracy is in peril as evidenced by Republican attempts […]
Researchers found that COVID-19 deaths in 2020 led to the largest single-year decline in life expectancy in at least 40 years. Contact: Jenesse Miller, jenessem@usc.edu or (213) 810-8554 The COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed more than 336,000 lives in the United States in 2020, has significantly affected life expectancy, USC and Princeton researchers have found. The […]
The pandemic has spiraled out of control as a more contagious version of COVID-19 spreads, increasing the urgency to quickly vaccinate as many people as possible. Yet polling over the last several months has shown that many Americans have safety concerns and don’t want the vaccine just yet. USC experts say that hesitancy can be […]
The U.S. Capitol building is under lockdown due to chaos in Washington DC. Members of Congress were in the House and Senate chambers to vote on certifying the presidential election results, but they were evacuated as protestors stormed the building. USC experts are available for comment. Contact: USC Media Relations, uscnews@usc.edu (213) 740-2215 or Jenesse Miller, (213) 810-8554 […]
Contact: Leigh Hopper, (310) 308-0405 or lhopper@usc.edu Sugary drinks interfere with hormones that tell the body “I feel full,” potentially contributing to obesity and undermining weight loss efforts, a new USC study shows. The findings, which appear today in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, strengthen the case against sugar-sweetened beverages, a significant driver […]
Contact: Gary Polakovic (323) 527-7770 or polakovi@usc.edu For the first time, scientists have peered deeply inside a pancreatic cell and observed it packaging insulin and responding to a drug treatment, an intimate look at the mechanisms responsible for preventing diabetes. A team of scientists — led by researchers at the Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for […]
USC economists project that a best-case scenario for the United States hinges on whether the initial mandatory closures and social distancing measures were sufficient to control the rise in coronavirus cases. In a worst-case scenario, infections would ramp up considerably after businesses reopen; thus, forcing another round of closures. The study comes just as many […]
Less than a year since the pandemic began, two potential vaccine candidates are on the horizon. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues its deadly march, one thing is clear: Scientific understanding of the new coronavirus and advances in fighting it have progressed with stunning speed. Here are five key things we’ve learned about COVID-19 since […]
Claims of election fraud have been debunked but repeated. Myths about COVID-19 safety precautions persist— even as a third wave of infections rolls through the country. Research shows that fake news is bad news for democracy — and in a pandemic, it may be a matter of life, illness or death. USC experts discuss the […]
The study also showed that most workers — regardless of age, gender or other demographic — would prefer to receive written thank-you’s and find them more meaningful than public praise. Contact: Jenesse Miller; jenessem@usc.edu or 213-810-8554 A new USC study finds many workers across various job sectors feel underappreciated, especially by their bosses, and roughly […]
