Computer analysis of satellite images for developing cities will often overlook urban communities and harm a city’s poorest residents by inadequately distributing public services, according to a study by Annette Kim of the USC Price School of Public Policy.

Many adults treated at U.S. emergency rooms for mild brain injuries fail to get follow-up care within three months even when they have moderate to severe concussion symptoms, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study suggests.

USC research shows it’s usually faster to drive in the morning rush hour than it is at night. But why?

Stephanie Saldana covered her mouth for years. Then the university’s Pediatric Dental Clinic stepped in to brighten her life.

Unmanned aerial vehicles could help health providers make effective use of emerging technology.

USC Dornsife Professor Bob Shrum weighs in on a Netflix documentary about Sen. Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968. Shrum calls Kennedy's victory speech after the Democratic presidential primary in California a shining moment of hope.

USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers create a solution that brings better batteries within reach.

Wearable fitness trackers like Fitbit could help doctors predict how well cancer patients will tolerate chemotherapy. Doctors might also use them to intervene before patients end up in the hospital. That’s the finding of USC’s Jorge Nieva and other researchers.

Arriving early or late can have big consequences for early-stage cells that gather to form a new kidney, a team of USC researchers discovered.

The scientists showed how progenitor cells that form the kidney’s filtering units, called nephrons, mature into entirely different types of cells based on when they reach the scene of nephron formation.

Nigerian lawyer Sharon Obuns negotiated the release of six young inmates in Africa.