The same skills needed to create a thriving business can also bring success to a marriage or a career, according to entrepreneurship expert Noam Wasserman. — Illustration/Alamy

Think like an entrepreneur

Even if you don’t own your own business, USC’s Noam Wasserman notes, an entrepreneurial mindset can help bring success in areas of life like marriage and career.

Illustration: USC researchers found a link between higher education and longer life without dementia — Photo/iStock

Education versus dementia

A USC-led study finds that education gives people an edge in helping keep dementia at bay. A related study shows the importance of delaying dementia’s onset.

A juice cleanse allows for a variety of fruits and vegetables, but only in liquid form — Photo/iStock

What’s the best diet plan?

Paleo or low-carb? Raw or just juice? Before trying one of those trendy diets your friends raved about on Instagram, learn the science behind them first.

Bicyclist takes a break — Photo/Hernán Piñera

We’re lazier than we think

A new study shows that people, regardless of age or where they live, poorly guess how active they actually are. For Americans, that means we’re lazier than we realize.

Cellphone illustration — Illustration/Annemarie Grisen, iStock

Curing your cellphone addiction

Do you have an addictive relationship with your phone? USC experts offer digital detox tips to avoid bad internet habits — or break the habits you already have.

USC President C. L. Max Nikias leads the delegation, including USC Trustee Edward P. Roski Jr., Associate Senior Vice President of Federal Government Relations David Brown and Trustee Chris Cox. (USC Photo/Eric Abelev)

Nikias leads delegation to D.C. for meetings with lawmakers

Led by President C. L. Max Nikias, 13 USC trustees and administrators met with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to discuss issues ranging from the importance of quantum computing — a field in which USC is an international leader — to the university’s continued support for DACA students.

Nguyen elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and USC Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen joins Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor and Tom Hanks in being elected to the prestigious academy’s 238th class. Nguyen won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his first novel, The Sympathizer, which examines the Vietnam War from multiple perspectives.

USC hosts Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend

With 500 authors, celebrities, musicians, artists and chefs and more than 150,000 attendees, it’s the largest literary and cultural festival in the nation. USC, in its eighth year of hosting the festival, is planning a number of activities that draw from its strengths in academics, literature, performing arts, health and civic engagement.

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