California’s state-funded stem cell research program hangs in the balance as voters will decide Proposition 14, the $5.5 billion bond measure to fund education and research – including projects at USC. The ballot proposition is a continuation of a similar measure, Proposition. 71 in 2004, to support the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), which funds […]
The pandemic has raised new fears about evictions in a high-rent state. A ballot initiative will let Californians decide whether new rent control would help. Voters rejected a statewide expansion of rent control two years ago. Proposition 21 takes a lighter approach to loosening restrictions on rent control by allowing cities to cap rents, including […]
Contact: Jenesse Miller 213-810-8554 or jenessem@usc.edu With or without the COVID-19 pandemic, health care was destined to be a top voter issue for the 2020 presidential election. President Donald Trump and his rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, have debated issues of health care access and affordability, with the coronavirus crisis often used to illustrate […]
USC study reveals one-two punch of symptoms that exacerbate Alzheimer’s Contact: Leigh Hopper, lhopper@usc.edu or (310) 308-0405 A new Alzheimer’s study found that impaired blood flow in the brain is correlated with the buildup of tau tangles, a hallmark indicator of cognitive decline. The work, published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, suggests that treatments targeting vascular health […]
A close study of the hunger hormone ghrelin shows that it affects how frequently animals eat. Without it, they may forget when they last ate. Contact: Emily Gersema, gersema@usc.edu or (213) 712-3168 A hormone that influences when and how frequently animals eat also appears to affect memory, USC scientists have found. Animals and humans have the hormone […]
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. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called the results “extraordinary.” USC experts are available to discuss the company’s and its competitors’ vaccine technologies, potential […]
Leaders from government, technology and academia have launched a voter outreach effort to amplify accurate election information ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. Contact: Emily Gersema, gersema@usc.edu or (213) 712-3168 USC has allied with Google, elected officials, and nonprofit leaders on a mission to help provide voters with important information about where, when, and how to […]
The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace, is scheduled to take place Sept. 29, with two more set for Oct. 15 and 22. The debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) is slated for Oct. 7. Here’s […]
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has renewed the fight over who will determine the ideological future of the nation’s highest court just ahead of Election 2020. Democrats have accused Republican senators of hypocrisy, noting that in 2016 several GOP senators cited that year’s presidential election as a reason for declining to […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is both a crisis and an opportunity for communities of faith. While in-person worship remains risky, some congregations are reimagining their communities online. Religious and community organizations are also addressing the many social issues exacerbated by the pandemic, from hunger to racial justice. USC experts address the intersections of religion and the […]
