Unaccompanied Central American children heading to the U.S. are the crux of research that began in a course on global social work.

Fitness center, swimming pool and an ‘academic success center’ are just part of the Health Sciences Campus complex.

It’s back-to-school time at the University of Southern California, and we’d like to invite you to see firsthand what it’s like to be a brand new member of the Trojan Family. Below are some of our Welcome Week events — from tips for first-generation college families to new traditions for students.

The rate — now at 62.9 percent, a 50-year low — could fall to 58 percent or lower by 2050, according to a recent prediction by USC’s Arthur Acolin and other housing experts.

USC’s Eileen Crimmins notes that eliminating cardiovascular disease would add only 5.5 years to overall life expectancy, and removing cancer deaths would add just 3.2 years. Diseases compete to kill people as they age: If one doesn’t get you, the next will.

USC researchers have tracked down two Zika proteins potentially responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and elsewhere — taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected mothers from birthing babies with abnormally small heads.

It’s the first study to examine Zika infection in human neural stem cells from second-trimester fetuses, USC researchers say.

The Southern California Earthquake Center at USC hosts the eight-week program, in which participants get real-world experience — and do real research, too.

The longtime USC leader trained health care leaders in AIDS education, argued for the passing of Medicare legislation and committed to human rights.

Alumna uses the power of occupational therapy to help husband and wife get back to the life they knew.