The actor-director talks about his big break at Sundance and offers candid advice to Trojans.

Paul Bogdan examines pharmaceuticals as if they were people who interact in a social network.

Scientists and engineers found that older women who live in places with fine particulate matter exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s standard are 81 percent more at risk for global cognitive decline and 92 percent more likely to develop dementia, including Alzheimer’s.

An overnight event gives Trojans the chance to build a new world — the University Park Campus of 2117.

For participants in the free, USC-sponsored weekly sessions, payoffs include a positive outlook and some impressive weight loss.

USC-led study suggests that tiny, dirty airborne particles known as PM2.5 invade the brain.

Trojans think creatively about the environment, presenting their ideas in an annual contest as part of a political science course.

Breakdown of unique cells that wrap around blood vessels in the brain leads to neuron deterioration, possibly influencing the development of Alzheimer’s

Sugars that a mother consumes while pregnant or nursing can be passed to her baby, disrupt healthy development and pose risk for obesity, Michael I. Goran of USC and Emily Ventura write.

Ernest Wilson, dean of the USC Annenberg School, discusses the surprising “third space” skills employers look for when hiring and promoting employees.