Valentine’s Day has been big business since the mid-19th century, but USC’s Lisa Bitel notes that few people realize the holiday began as a Christian feast day commemorating an ancient martyr named Valentinus.

According to scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the chemical alterations in people who vape are similar to those found in cigarette smokers.

Ready, Set, Food! — which is staffed in part by USC Marshall alumni — impressed the famed investor so much that he put $350,000 into the company.

A USC law professor investigates which counties are more likely to participate in immigration detention and what those counties all have in common.

You Chung Hong fought to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and helped thousands of immigrants reunite with their families, becoming the nation’s foremost Chinese attorney.

Leaders from USC and the Los Angeles Police Department came together at their annual brunch to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

The eighth annual USC Latinx Student Empowerment Conference gave more than 100 students and alumni an opportunity to discuss their place within the university.

By their late 40s, nearly two-thirds of women in sub-Saharan Africa have lost a child, according to a USC study. Researchers are increasingly recognizing bereavement as a public health threat.

Fourteen USC students received the prestigious grant to study and conduct research overseas.