A study by economists including USC’s Jorge De la Roca suggests that our likelihood of moving to a big city — where incomes are higher — is largely due to our self-confidence.
The indication of decreased risk was seen across all types of coffee, both caffeinated and decaffeinated.
USC’s 10th president, who led the university from 1991-2010, died March 29.
If you hear something that sounds too good to be true, you might think twice before believing it, USC psychology researcher says.
The five-year award is considered the largest single-investigator basic research grant program offered by the Department of Defense.
USC Viterbi engineer may have the silver bullet that could make solar energy more efficient and affordable.
USC President C. L. Max Nikias, retired Gen. David Petraeus among guests at annual event honoring service members.
Viet Thanh Nguyen, associate professor of English as well as American Studies and Ethnicity, is the author of the 2015 novel “The Sympathizer,” winner of the First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction.
Use of the once-popular hormone therapy plummeted in 2002 after researchers noticed more heart attacks, strokes and breast cancer among women taking the drugs. But, says USC’s Howard Hodis, “It’s become increasingly clear that the risks were blown out of proportion.”
The latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times statewide poll found that 62 percent of voters said they believed illegal immigration in California is at least a major problem, with 23 percent calling it a crisis.
