Some studies suggest that motivation, rather than ability or skill, is the best predictor of educational and professional attainment. But, USC Professor Daphna Oyserman and PhD candidate Oliver Fisher ask, is motivation just one thing or are there many different kinds of motivation?

Kristin Diehl of the USC Marshall School explains how taking photos increases an individual's enjoyment of an experience. The same is true for negative experiences: Those who take photos enjoy it even less than others.

Emily Sandoval takes her message to a sympathetic audience: Embrace your “nerdentity” and you can succeed in college academically and socially.

Professor emeritus became a world leader in sedimentary geology and a devoted teacher whose 1952 book on paleontology endured for more than six decades.

Thanks to cutting-edge surgery and the work of USC occupational therapists, patients no longer have to suffer through pain.

Amanda Kwieraga uses acrylic and ink on wood panels to create "Art for Science’s Sake.”

Among the efforts: A group of USC engineers, scientists and biomedical practitioners are planning a biotech business park in East Los Angeles called L.A. Bioscience Hub.

Maria Aranda never left the east side of Los Angeles, a community where she was born and raised and where she's now doing research aimed at helping an older generation of Latinos. “I see the immense need in our community,” she says.

Lancet Commission, including USC expert, has identified powerful tools to prevent dementia and touts the benefits of nonmedical interventions.

Half the world’s languages could disappear in a few decades, and USC Dornsife’s Tok Thompson is helping students figure out why — and what might be lost.