Midori Goto plays for the residents of Sri Lankan hospital for the disabled — Photo/Luka Alagiyawanna

Traveling with a tune

Renowned violinist and USC Professor Midori Goto and eight USC Thornton students travel to Sri Lanka to perform for underserved communities and young people.

Investigating the shape of water

Eva Kanso and her USC Viterbi team are studying how fluid flows. What they learn could lead to navigational aids for underwater vehicles.

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.

Laura Mosqueda is the first woman to lead the Keck School of Medicine since it was established in 1885.

Laura Mosqueda named dean of the Keck School of Medicine

Laura Mosqueda, an accomplished researcher and expert in geriatric medicine, family medicine and elder abuse and neglect, has been named dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The Keck School alumna, interim dean since October, is the first woman to lead the school since it was established in 1885.

Gift creates cross-cultural communication chair at USC Annenberg

A $3 million gift establishes an endowed chair dedicated to advancing innovation, leadership and research into the ways music and popular culture can serve as conduits for cross-cultural exchange. Josh Kun, professor of communication, will be the inaugural holder.

Maxwell Leaks, 9, lives at USC Village with his mother Cynthia and father Broderick Leaks, an educator at the Engemann Student Health Center

For faculty resident, life at USC Village is a family affair

It’s not just students in the residential colleges at USC Village. Faculty in residence Broderick Leaks, his wife and son share an apartment with undergrads as hall mates. The arrangement lets Leaks engage with students on a deeper level, and 9-year-old Maxwell is surrounded by “superstar students who are ready to take on the world.”

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