Solving Problems

Rebecca Borough takes lessons from the Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship program to her Tiny Topanga project.

A USC Dornsife study finds that for unemployed men, mental health improves significantly after 50 — not because of aging or more leisure time, but because retirement becomes socially acceptable.

USC-led study uses AI to analyze genetic mutations and improve cancer treatment strategies

The Keck School of Medicine of USC study underscores the need to dramatically reduce air pollution.

Knowing the actual costs of dementia could help families plan their budgets and support needs, inform treatment and caregiving options, and shape health care policy.

The USC-based Statewide California Earthquake Center developed CyberShake, a computational platform that simulates hundreds of thousands of earthquakes to calculate regional seismic hazard models.

Study finds that patients who received brochures about risks, alternatives and tapering recommendations were more likely to successfully quit taking benzodiazepine medications.

A recent USC study finds concerns about hospitals offering medical payment products may be overblown.

The spending included significant investments in USC President Carol Folt’s “moonshots” in computing, health and sustainability.

Three USC education experts discuss how AI is influencing learning, the prospects it offers and the moral dilemmas we need to confront.