USC wave expert Adam Fincham assembled a team to bring a little science to a big-wave contest, with bragging rights and prize money on the line.

Twenty-two years into a life sentence for a crime committed as a teen, a former gang member found hope with the help of USC legal advocates.

USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations.

A USC social media expert through more than 14,000 online posts. He found support for socialism — and attacks on it — appear to be on the rise.

Religion professor Jessica Zu discusses recent developments in Buddhism, some of the problems with the “mindfulness” movement and how Amish food is the best cure for homesickness.

For World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Paul Nash of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology reminds us of the social and medical challenges facing people living with HIV, many of whom are older adults.

Worried about democracy? Concerned about inaccuracies regarding COVID-19? USC researchers share how all of us could assist in limiting the spread of misinformation.

Everyone’s been focused on health and well-being this year, and USC student-athletes are no different. Hear Trojans including Rai Benjamin and Angela Kulikov share how they coped without teammates and even their sports.

LASER-D — Legged-Agile-Smart-Efficient Robot for Disinfection — can go most anywhere a person can go, disinfect the space and even check its work.