USC Viterbi alumna Anita Sengupta works on a high-speed transportation system that's like "a spacecraft flying on the ground."

Keck School of Medicine study may help urologists settle on the best surgical approach to the procedure.

Electrical engineer Eric Deng sees robots as future caretakers, companions and even therapists of sorts. He’ll join Facebook as its first robotics engineer this fall.

“Trump went with a known and reliable insider,” says USC Gould’s Orin Kerr, who — like Kavanaugh — clerked for the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Habits are key to achieving your goals — but only if you don’t get tired of them, research from USC psychology and business professor Wendy Wood and colleagues suggests.

What will this mean for the make-up of the Supreme Court? How will upcoming cases be affected? What are the implications short-term and long-term for constitutional law and a wide variety of rights? Experts at USC are available before and after the nominee announcement today. 

With Scott Pruitt under fire for possible ethical violations and the roll-back of many foundational rules of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) while head of the agency, Pruitt's resignation is not a surprise for many pundits. But what does this mean for the EPA, what is Pruitt's legacy and what is the future for the environment? USC experts have their take on these questions and more.

The research center places analysis of the government in the hands of policymakers, elected officials and advocacy groups.

Scientists note that the absence of certain types of genes affects the formation of cartilage or jaws.

Professor Jody Armour of the USC Gould School of Law won’t back down from upholding the First Amendment: It’s the American way.