From academic performance and social connections to overall satisfaction, USC researchers found computer access improves the lives of youth in foster care. But only 20 percent of urban foster youth and 5 percent of rural foster youth had that access.
USC President C. L. Max Nikias’ summer reading list is a university tradition; here are this year’s selections.
Selma Holo, director of the USC Fisher Museum of Art, makes a pilgrimage to Cuba for a tour of artists’ studios and, perhaps, find some pieces to bring home for Los Angeles to see.
Dozens of low-income teens are in the pipeline, attending class in the evenings and on Saturdays.
The USC Dornsife associate professor recalls reading the online comments of an interview he gave on NPR: “People always tell me not to read the comments, but I did. They complained how I could not write about the Vietnam War when I’ve never experienced it.”
A study by USC’s Morgan Polikoff finds Republicans are 90 percent more likely than Democrats to oppose the Common Core State Standards — and most of that opposition is explained by disapproval of President Obama’s performance.
USC’s MADRES Center studies the effects of exposure to pollution and social stresses.
Previous studies indicated that similar diets could fight cancer and reduce the signs of aging.
A mouse study and a human study indicate that the fasting-mimicking diet that weakens cancer cells holds promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases.
Student diversity rates are strong in many categories, including several in which the university is No. 1 among private U.S. institutions; ‘PhD pipeline’ is focus of faculty efforts.
