The findings suggest that further tightening of air quality standards could potentially reduce the risk of dementia in older populations. Contact: Leigh Hopper, (310) 308-0405 or lhopper@usc.edu. Older women who live in locations with high levels of air pollution may have more Alzheimer’s-like brain shrinkage than women who live in places with cleaner air, according […]
Contact: Gary Polakovic (323) 527-7770 or polakovi@usc.edu As the holiday season nears, thoughts of pumpkin pies, roasted chestnuts and turkey dinners fill our dreams and our grocery shopping lists. While visions of holiday food may be pleasing to the eyes and tantalizing to the palate, it would be a mistake to conclude that pretty food is healthier […]
This week, drugmaker Pfizer announced that its COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective as it shared preliminary data from a late-stage clinical trial. It was welcome news in the midst of growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, which has sickened more than 50 million people and killed over a million worldwide — including nearly […]
The USC Schwarzenegger Institute’s latest statewide poll also finds almost half of California voters want someone with no experience in Washington, D.C. or Sacramento to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy if Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris becomes vice president. Contact: Jenesse Miller, jenessem@usc.edu or (213) 810-8554 As Americans remain transfixed by media coverage of the presidential […]
Election Day stress. Who shows up to vote, and who doesn’t. How the media will cover the election results. Whether the results will be contested. USC experts are available to answer questions on these election-related issues. Contact: Jenesse Miller 213-810-8554 or jenessem@usc.edu USC Dornsife Daybreak Poll revealed a stable race “The race remains remarkably stable and if […]
6 out of 10 women voters say they will vote for Biden and voters without a college degree are split between Biden and Trump. Trump has lost ground among these groups, and others, since 2016. Contact: Jenesse Miller, (213) 810-8554 or jenessem@usc.edu or Jim Key, (619) 253-1077 or jameskey@usc.edu The final USC Dornsife Daybreak Poll […]
Like all things 2020, in-person voting will be different this year. Never before have U.S. voters navigated a pandemic and the potentially disruptive forces of a heated and divided political climate. While early and mail-in voting have reached unprecedented levels, many will show up at polling locations to cast ballots in the traditional way on […]
USC scientists find right-leaning bot accounts outnumber left-leaning ones 4-to-1. A combination of right-leaning bots and users were responsible for millions of election-related tweets in the runup to Nov. 3. Besides Russia, foreign interference also has come from Nigeria and Ghana. Contact: Emily Gersema, gersema@usc.edu or (213) 712-3168 Bots and conspiracy theorists have infested the […]
Project will explore use of rapid testing among first responders and school-aged children CONTACT: Leigh Hopper, lhopper@usc.edu or (310) 308-0405 *TV producers and assignment editors may email Andrea Garcia, andrea.f.garcia@lacity.org, to receive video footage and photos after the event. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Schaeffer Center for Health […]
Contact: Gary Polakovic (323) 527-7770 or polakovi@usc.edu Emissions from coal-fired power plants in China are fertilizing the North Pacific Ocean with a metal nutrient important for marine life, according to new findings from a USC-led research team. The researchers believe these metals could change the ocean ecosystem, though it’s unclear whether it would be for better […]
