A report by USC’s Raphael Bostic found that 75 percent of employers surveyed cited the region’s high housing costs as a negative impact on employee retention. Nearly every employer reported more than 25 percent of their staff spent more than 90 minutes getting to and from work.

Heart attacks fell 7.8 percent; strokes were down 3.6 percent. The results show that trans fat restrictions are beneficial to public health, says USC’s Rebecca Myerson.

For starters, you have an extra three days to file this year.

USC Dornsife’s Sarah Portnoy teaches the Spanish language by tracing the culinary history of L.A.’s Grand Central Market.

The leader of USC’s Career Pathways advises students to start early, making mixers, mentorship and elevator pitches part of their job strategy.

USC’s Edward Kleinbard notes that income tax rates in the U.S. already are comparatively low. Rather than change those, he suggests, “we could enhance growth with a serious overhaul of the corporate tax law.”

Daniel Lidar, Cheryl Mattingly and Viet Thanh Nguyen receive prestigious fellowships to pursue research and literary projects.