University of Southern California

USC’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs has awarded the university’s inaugural NEMO Prizes to two teams of USC researchers across the University Park and Health Sciences campuses. The NEMO Prize…

USC has earned a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, a professional association for the campus sustainability community. The achievement comes after significant…

USC will spark new startups and innovation under a new collaboration with Techstars, a leading pre-seed investor. The collaboration is also promising for the local economy as ideas generated at USC are converted into…

Eleven USC researchers on Tuesday were named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit member organization that encourages inventors in higher education. Election as an NAI senior member recognizes remarkable…

A research study led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that certain combinations of foods consumed during pregnancy may be linked to a higher likelihood of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening blood…

Smoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. But the link between epigenetics (the study of mechanisms that impact gene expression) and smoking…

In 2020, when researchers were just beginning to return to the lab after pandemic lockdowns, Earth scientist Roman Barco was interested in microorganisms called ammonium-oxidizing Archaea. The environmentally important microbes play…

Seven faculty members who are leaders in their respective research fields have been appointed University Professors and Distinguished Professors, an honor granted each year to a select group of academics at USC. “These…

The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at Keck Medicine of USC has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation (RLCF) to launch a Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention, slated to open in the spring. This award is…

When Jason King was announced as the new dean of the USC Thornton School of Music earlier this year, the term “multihyphenate” was used to describe his career. It has been almost 10 months since that announcement was made, and on Monday…