Gage Crump’s team earns $8 million National Institutes of Health award for outstanding achievement in research.

USC’s Daniel McFadden and a colleague note that when the open-enrollment period begins next week, many seniors will overlook available subsidies that would cover the cost of prescription drugs and drug insurance premiums.

Lon Schneider at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is investigating whether a vaccine or pill could eliminate a protein crucial in the formation of brain plaque. But other preventive measures — like exercise, eating healthier and brain-challenging activities — don’t involve drugs.

The “genius grant” honors the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and professor, whose groundbreaking work has enabled Americans and others to view the Vietnam War from more balanced perspectives.

Findings indicate that low-cost interventions could continue to work if adopted long term.

Shrikanth Narayanan leads a team focusing on sleep quality, self-assessed work performance and social interaction among Keck Medicine of USC nurses.

That number is significantly higher than the national average at the school, where female engineers find balance and camaraderie.

A computer program developed by USC researchers augments work on waves that could distort the shape of the cosmos.