Research That Matters
From the classroom to the lab to the hospital bedside, USC’s culture of innovation fosters groundbreaking approaches to curing diseases, advancing technology and improving our world.
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Pushing the Boundaries
Research is fundamental to USC’s mission. It expands human knowledge, cures diseases and saves lives, and serves our community, economy and nation.
Daily Research, Far-Reaching Breakthroughs
In labs across USC’s campuses, experts in the fields work side-by-side with postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates and even undergraduate students. Their discoveries literally change the world.
USC experts provide renewed sense of hope for patient with rare genetic disorder
For Jose “Gabe” Rios, surgery and infusions at the USC Brain Tumor Center have been vital in managing neurofibromatosis type 2, a rare but debilitating genetic condition.
New way to help CAR-T cells fight solid tumors could change cancer treatment
USC researchers developed a technique that uses focused ultrasound to temporarily “light up” solid tumors, giving cancer-fighting immune cells a target they can finally recognize.
USC Dornsife scholars venture around the world in pursuit of answers
Trojans turned the world into a laboratory, part of a broad research footprint that stretched across the globe.
NIH awards $7.5 million to study whether ‘forever chemicals’ increase risk of liver, endometrial cancers
Two back-to-back grants fund USC studies to investigate PFAS as a novel risk factor for two cancers and to find ways to mitigate that risk.
USC Viterbi doctoral student builds a safer, more reliable future for AI and robotics
“It is a really exciting time for robotics,” Yusuf Umut Ciftci says. “There are a lot of unknowns, a lot of room for improvement and a lot of room for impact.”
Top Headlines
USC research finds that physically strenuous work may not offer the same brain protection as voluntary leisure-time exercise and may even increase dementia risk.
Amid pageantry of USC new student convocation, Trojans are urged to boldly ask challenging questions
“That spirit of inquiry is how we advance our academic research, learning and excellence,” USC President Beong-Soo Kim said during his welcome address.
This summer, USC students interned across the public, private and nonprofit sectors in the nation’s capital, working in a variety of industries ranging from business to government to medicine and beyond.
More than 8,000 students have moved into USC’s residential colleges. Fall semester classes begin Monday.
Spotlight: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Powered by the creative energy of Los Angeles, state-of-the-art facilities, a faculty of leading scholars and practitioners, and a global network of industry partners, the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism connects intellectual rigor and professional practice in ways few schools can. Students gain the knowledge, experiences and connections to shape the future of communication, journalism and public relations.
USC United Against Alzheimer’s
Learn how USC researchers and clinicians are making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of the debilitating disease.
Collaborating in Research and Care
This series showcases how USC researchers and clinicians are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention, making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of Alzheimer’s. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
Can we prevent Alzheimer’s disease within a decade?
USC researchers are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
To reduce Alzheimer’s risk, focus on overall health
Researchers across USC are studying how lifestyle and environment influence dementia risk and resilience. They’re finding that what’s good for the body is also good for the brain.
How AI and advanced computing are accelerating Alzheimer’s research
Cutting-edge technologies developed by USC researchers are changing not just the pace of Alzheimer’s disease discoveries but also the ways scientists make those discoveries.
Caring Connections
Keck School of Medicine of USC practitioners connect Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to leading-edge research — and, just as importantly, to compassionate care.
