Located in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international trade, the University of Southern California is one of the world’s leading private research universities. USC enrolls more international students than any other U.S. university and offers extensive opportunities for internships and study abroad. With a strong tradition of integrating liberal and professional education, USC fosters a vibrant culture of public service and encourages students to cross academic as well as geographic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge.
Signing up for a Medicare plan when you turn 65 − or making changes in subsequent years – means wading through a thicket of consequential choices that can’t always be undone.
Manuel Pastor, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Chris Benner, University of California, Santa Cruz
The promised ‘white gold rush’ would extract lithium alongside geothermal power production. The mineral is used in EV batteries, but even this less-polluting mining raises local health concerns.
Bittersweet experiences aren’t uncommon. Do people ever truly feel both positive and negative at the same exact moment, or do we just switch quickly back and forth?
Researchers found that nearly 74% of patients who reached out about a billing mistake received bill corrections. For those who negotiated their bills, nearly 62% saw a price drop.
Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Lizzie Aviv, University of Southern California
As mães executam mais tarefas domésticas. Porém, elas também são executivas da família, fazendo mais do que pensar no futuro e atribuindo tarefas que fazem parte de todos esses afazeres - o que é uma má notícia para sua saúde mental.
Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ might seem to escalate the urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.
Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Your favorite TV show isn’t the only place where guest stars might appear. Keep an eye on the sky for the second half of 2024 and you might be able to witness a rare astronomical event.
Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Lizzie Aviv, University of Southern California
Moms execute more household tasks. But they’re also family executives, doing more of the thinking ahead and assigning that are part of all those chores – bad news for their mental health.
Jay Rubenstein, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined and constrained by legal precedent.
Laura Melissa Guzman, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Charles Lehnen, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and Teagan Baiotto, University of Southern California
City life can mean lots of pavement and habitat loss. But many bug species are hanging on, especially in neighborhoods with steady temperatures near the mountains.
In a major homelessness ruling, the Supreme Court holds that cities and municipalities can punish people for sleeping outside, even when they have nowhere else to go.
Provost Professor of Psychology and Marketing and co-director of the Dornsife Mind & Society Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences