The hotel, which opened in 1974 as a Hilton, has been owned by the university since 2000.

As National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is marked Jan. 11, USC Dornsife scholars explore the worldwide abuse of migrant workers that subjects millions to misery, injustice and poverty.

Oihana Iriondo, who has worked on several projects related to breast cancer metastasis, is exploring how the tumor environment influences breast cancer cells.

Students helped build a website that provides invaluable information to the hungry and homeless population.

USC doctoral student and Air Force Capt. Katie McNamara studies bisexual service members and veterans, who may be at higher risk for mental health issues such as PTSD and depression than their gay, lesbian or heterosexual peers.

Hotels on wheels? Empty ERs? Jeff Cole of USC Annenberg’s Center for the Digital Future takes us on a ride into the very-near future.

USC researchers found people connect better with a computer-generated avatar that represents building management. Small talk helped, too.

The social critic — one of Britain’s most vibrant voices on international affairs, the politics of identity and issues related to social justice — will share her multiplatform media expertise with USC Annenberg students in Los Angeles and London.