Automated Twitter accounts spread unsupported claims that electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking, USC researchers say.

Leaders of top institutions, including USC’s C. L. Max Nikias, agree that Americans often don’t realize the benefits that universities bring — from curing diseases and creating jobs to providing millions of dollars in student financial aid. "We should not take for granted that the general public knows the difference we make,” Nikias said. (Politico)

USC’s Kevin Hur, who co-authored a surprising study that looked at how sinusitis and hay fever affect depression, sleep and work, thinks inflammation may play a key role. (Psychology Today)

USC’s Elizabeth Currid-Halkett argues that the well-off have found new ways to show off — in ways that still hurt society.

After years of treatment, a Vietnam veteran finds a USC cardiology team that provides an “amazing experience.”

Hollenbeck Middle School students dig in for a program that allows them to harvest produce with their own hands.

USC President C. L. Max Nikias notes that taxing graduate tuition would restrict access to graduate degrees, while other provisions would negatively impact universities’ ability to provide needed financial aid packages.

There’s a growing body of research that suggests music and other arts can affect childhood brain development.

Owen Dupuy, 13, and Benjamin Roberts, 5, are a few of the young listeners who donate their allowance or encourage parents to make a contribution.

USC experts share when it’s time to put down the remote when watching The Crown or The Fall.