USC junior Jack Patton thinks L.A. is the ideal place to work towards a career in politics, with the aim of championing bipartisan solutions.

Six out of 10 women voters say they will vote for Biden, and voters without a college degree are split between Biden and Trump. The president has lost ground among these groups and others since 2016.

A $17.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund an AI-powered study of genetic, imaging and cognitive data collected from Alzheimer’s patients.

Projects will help L.A. County tally votes and assist county election offices in 10 states with the placement of voting locations.

Fears of the coronavirus and concerns about the voting process are putting added stress on voters. USC experts in health, policy and security offer ways to stay safe and secure at the polls.

USC researcher Neeraj Sood leads a new collaborative study with Los Angeles and L.A. County that aims to find out if cheaper, faster antigen tests can help officials reopen the region.

USC researchers have found that, by both sickening the workforce and changing people’s behavior, the coronavirus has been an economic disaster beyond even the Great Recession.

The data will allow scientists in impacted areas to advise policymakers on mitigating actions such as social distancing and mask mandates.