About a decade ago, architect David Martin created a furniture creation class for the USC School of Architecture. “I thought it would last one semester,” he laughs; 10 years later, the studio is still going strong — and producing amazing work.

Listeners can tune in for inspiration on starting that next big business.

USC 2016 | Transformative gifts create a new cancer center, provide new resources in social work and vision research, help veterans and much more.

Politicians and the public don’t seem to trust scientific advisers — a situation that could use a remedy.

When people’s political beliefs are challenged, their brains become active in areas that govern personal identity and emotional responses to threats, USC researchers found.

Construction wireman gets on-the-job training and hopes to be an electrician in the future.

USC 2016 | From actors to musicians to comedians to politicians, you never know who you might run into.

Family members are advised to approach talks about advance care planning with love and thoughtfulness.

Four weeks of training include lectures from USC faculty and visits to L.A. hotspots.

Paying loans can drain the parents’ nest egg, according to USC and University of South Carolina researchers.