Abby Wood, who studies campaign finance disclosure, hopes to discover general truths about good governance.

California’s largely unpaid workforce needs help to watch over aging or ailing loved ones.

Varun Soni, dean of religious life at USC, discusses the differing religious rites people follow related to the death of a loved one.

Janet Black, David Kuroda and Armando Torres Morales earn accolades for their advancements in education and the community.

USC’s Oliver Mayer and other artists create short plays in response to the Florida tragedy.

Documentary captures highlights from an eight-day trip with stops at Carlsbad Caverns, the White Sands National Monument and the Grand Canyon.

Maja Matarić of USC Viterbi talks about robotics design and the future of socially assistive robots.

Leo Braudy of USC Dornsife is the right author for a book like Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.

The “headphone mogul” focuses on cultivating a generation of arts-minded, tech-savvy entrepreneurs at USC, where he and Dr. Dre founded an undergraduate program that combines art, technology and business.

Since 1970, the South Los Angeles area has transformed dramatically as areas once largely populated by African-Americans became majority Latino. USC researchers offer a comprehensive report that documents the transformation, its impact and the lessons that it holds for the multi-ethnic future of American cities experiencing similar change.