Gestation complications make babies biologically younger, study finds
The rare aging pattern could be used to help doctors screen infants’ health risks.
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Researchers breathe new life into Santa Catalina Island’s trash
A series of studies outline a method to convert plastic waste into pharmaceuticals and other products.
Food insecurity spiked in low-income LA County households in 2022, USC study shows
Researchers case-studied healthy food accessibility in four eastside neighborhoods.
USC rolls out new master’s degree in addiction science
The program, offered through the USC Institute of Addiction Science, will begin in Fall 2023.
Study finds microprotein correlated to Alzheimer’s risk
The new microprotein could be the key to unlocking new treatments for Alzheimer’s.
New program teaches addiction science
Rising STARS aims to increase diversity in the field through interdisciplinary education.
USC joins new biotech college alliance
USC has joined the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, a non-profit collaboration between universities, research institutes and businesses to expand the biotech entrepreneurial space of the Southern California region. Steve Poizner, a serial tech entrepreneur and former California insurance commissioner, is leading the alliance, with plans to grow the region’s start-ups to the level of […]
The value of a degree in the humanities
“What are you going to do with an English major?” “English major? I haven’t heard that one in a while.” “Wow, an English major. That’s a bold choice.” Any student who is “bold” enough to choose to major in the English language knows the trials and tribulations that these quotes encapsulate. These are the struggles […]
Keck Discovers Critical Factor of Viral Cancer
The USC Keck School of Medicine works toward curing an HIV-related cancer.
Letters to the editor
Response to Jordan Lee Jordan Lee, in her recent Daily Trojan column “Science and faith are not exclusive” (4/13/11), contributes to what she describes as “the false dilemma — faith in religion or faith in science.” She quotes a recent speaker, Dr. Peter Atkins, as saying that “a scientist who believes in God is […]