USC’s Todd Schroeder explains that it’s not just your workout that makes a difference, but things like what you eat , how you rest and even where your body stores fat. And don’t forget about genetics.

A study led by the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology indicates that the negative long-term effects of fighting off infections could be mitigated by tweaking how a specific gene directs cells to respond to stressors.

An editor at USC University Communications shares the risks and rewards of his daily, eco-friendly commute from downtown L.A. to the University Park Campus.

There’s one big reason the company is going all-in on the streaming service, according to USC Annenberg’s Jeffrey Cole: Disney needs to adapt to the rapidly changing media world.

The state is on the front lines grappling with income inequality, housing affordability and climate change. “The sheer difficulty, if not intractability, of these challenges seem of a scale that frightens me,” says historian and USC Professor William Deverell.

More than 200 Trojans took part in the 1.8-mile run, a joint effort of USC’s Greek councils, Undergraduate Student Government and USC Student Health.

After a stint in the NFL, he went on to coaching positions at schools including UCLA, Glendale Community College and Long Beach Poly High.

A USC Dornsife professor describes the history of American veterans becoming outspoken war critics after experiencing its horrors.

USC Dornsife’s Kelsey Rubin-Detlev argues that the 18th-century Russian empress offers an example of how modern leaders could use wit, reason and science to advance a nation.

At 26, Erdavria Simpson has earned a master’s at USC, started an empowerment organization for communities of color, and stands ready to deploy.