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USC Dornsife in the News 2026
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February
February 4, 2026
CNN [link n/a] spoke with Robert English about pressure on Ukraine to concede territory amid Russia’s attacks.
February 3, 2026
The Speaking of Jung podcast spoke with Enrique Martínez Celaya about his new book Tending the Fire: Creativity, Purpose, and the Unfolding Self.
February 2, 2026
The Orange County Register quoted Robert English about the ban on Russian teams participating in the Olympics.
Phys.org and Scienmag quoted Brendesha Tynes about her research on youth digital literacy skills.
Phys.org quoted Jenna Dilworth and Maya Gomez about two coral species in Florida that have gone extinct.
February 1, 2026
Tech Explorist, Scientific Inquirer, Earth.com, Mirage News and Scienmag quoted Cameron Thrash and Chuankai Cheng about their research on SAR11 bacteria.
Front Page Magazine quoted Akira Mizuta Lippit about students’ declining attention spans.
January
January 30, 2026
China Daily quoted Steve Lamy about President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.
Washington Examiner quoted Carol Wise about President Trump targeting Mexican drug cartels. The Denver Gazette reposted the story.
AOL quoted Leo Braudy on how songs impact fans.
Artforum published an essay that David Román co-wrote on modern interpretations of Molière.
January 29, 2026
Spectrum News 1 [link n/a] spoke with Jonathan Aronson about TikTok user data.
Hoodline highlighted research by Benjamin Graham and Morteza Dehghani in an article about LAPD bodycam footage.
January 28, 2026
The 74 quoted Anna Saavedra about findings from a study she co-authored on teens’ cellphone use in schools despite widespread restrictions.
January 27, 2026
Capital & Main quoted Manuel Pastor about shifting Black–Latino political dynamics in District 9. LA Progressive, CALÓ News and Word in Black reposted the story.
January 26, 2026
Asian Military Review published an article by Derek Grossman on Japan’s diplomatic crisis with China. Center for a New American Security reposted the story.
Los Angeles Times quoted Jody Agius Vallejo about a law enforcement search near a Fullerton elementary school.
New York Post quoted Amalia Almada about clean and polluted beaches in California.
January 25, 2026
The Salt Lake Tribune quoted Diane Winston on why many people use the term Mormon instead of Latter-day Saint.
January 23, 2026
BBC News, Inside Telecom and Times Now News quoted Steve Lamy about Greenland’s resources.
BBC News [link n/a] spoke with Robert English about the status of the war in Ukraine.
January 21, 2026
Medical Xpress highlighted Vsevolod Katritch for developing screening methods for new Alzheimer’s-linked brain inflammation research.
Experience Life quoted David Raichlen about new research on physical activity and brain volume.
January 20, 2026
KPCC-FM [link n/a] spoke with William Deverell about water history and water politics in the American West.
KPVI-TV and KHQ-TV [links n/a] spoke with Robert English about U.S. trade policy escalation.
The Conversation published an op-ed by Steve Lamy about President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland. Tolerance.ca and Yahoo News Malaysia reposted the story.
January 19, 2026
94.1 KPFA spoke with Hajar Yazdiha about the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr.
blue News spoke with Steve Lamy about President Trump’s stance on Greenland.
January 16, 2026
The Gist spoke with Derek Grossman about the relationship between India and the U.S.
January 15, 2026
WIOD-AM [link n/a] spoke with Steve Lamy about national security and Greenland.
The Washington Post quoted Jennifer Ailshire about caring for an aging spouse. MSN and Yahoo Lifestyle reposted the story.
Barron’s spoke with Derek Grossman about Vietnamese General Secretary To Lam.
January 14, 2026
The Los Angeles Times quoted Christian Grose about the federal court ruling upholding California’s new congressional district maps. ArcaMax reposted the story.
PsyPost mentioned research led by Assal Habibi about how music training may affect children differently depending on their socioeconomic environment.
The American Surveyor quoted John Wilson about the Los Angeles Geospatial Summit.
January 13, 2026
BBC News [link n/a], AP News and the Polar Geopolitics podcast spoke with Steven Lamy about President Trump’s stance on Greenland.
Newsweek quoted Morris Levy about growing support for abolishing ICE.
January 12, 2026
Mirage News quoted Jonas Kaplan, Roshni Lulla and Antonio Damasio about AI’s sociopathic behavior.
CBC Books highlighted Kyle Edwards for his book Small Ceremonies.
Phys.org quoted Sylvain Barbot about earthquake risk in Istanbul.
January 10, 2026
East Asia Forum published an article co-written by David Kang on China’s political goals.
January 9, 2026
The Conversation published an article by Peter Mancall about 17th-century Native American leader Po’pay. The Los Angeles Times and Yahoo News reposted the story.
NBC News quoted Carol Wise about China’s influence in South America.
January 7, 2026
Hoover Institution published an article co-written by Matthew Kahn about rebuilding neighborhoods affected by the 2025 L.A. fires. The Los Angeles Sentinel republished the story.
Liberty Street Economics published an article co-written by Pierre Coster about the EU’s carbon tariff. Europe Says reposted the article.
The New York Times cited Wendy Wood in an article about the importance of physical activity on brain health.
January 6, 2026
San Luis Obispo Tribune quoted Christian Grose about Rep. LaMalfa’s death. Yahoo News reposted the story.
Christian Science Monitor quoted Manuel Pastor about rent control.
January 5, 2025
BBC News, Observador, and ABC News Australia spoke with Steven Lamy about President Trump’s stance on Greenland.
January 4, 2026
PsyPost quoted Mara Mather discussing her study on how slow breathing during meditation reduces levels of Alzheimer’s-related proteins in the blood. Daily Mail reposted the story.
January 2, 2026
LAist referenced research by Benjamin Graham and Morteza Dehghani about how to achieve respectful policing using AI.
Fulcrum published an article by Derek Grossman about what Southeast Asia should expect from President Trump in 2026. Asialink reposted the story.
January 1, 2026
Discover Magazine quoted John Vidale discussing the shape of the Earth.
American Psychological Association quoted Gale Sinatra about extreme weather disasters. PreventionWeb reposted the story.
December
December 31, 2025
Los Angeles Review of Books published a poem by Anna Journey as a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 47.
December 29, 2025
World Politics Review published an article by Derek Grossman on Japan’s diplomatic crisis with China. Yahoo News and MSN reposted the story.
The Conversation published an article by Elizabeth Logan and William Deverell about the impact of the 2025 Southern California wildfires on neighborliness. NewsBreak, Metropolitan Digital, Tolerance.ca, The Weather Channel and more reposted the story.
December 27, 2025
KUOW-FM and WVXU [links n/a] spoke with Hilary Schor about George Eliot’s final novel.
December 26, 2025
Spectrum News 1 [link n/a] referenced a study led by Kayla de la Haye on food insecurity in L.A.
December 24, 2025
CBC quoted Karen Tongson about Heated Rivalry normalizing queer intimacy on screen. Yahoo News Canada reposted the story.
December 23, 2025
Raising Good Humans podcast spoke with Darby Saxbe about how parenthood changes the adult brain.
December 22, 2025
Armenian Weekly highlighted the Institute of Armenian Studies for co-creating the interactive biography Dimensions in Testimony with the Shoah Foundation.
December 20, 2025
South China Morning Post highlighted Valery Fokin for being awarded the Vyzov Prize. MSN reposted the story.
December 17, 2025
Mirage News referenced research by Benjamin Graham and Morteza Dehghani on how to achieve respectful policing.
December 16, 2025
News Medical highlighted Dion Dickman for leading research on neuron communication.
December 15, 2025
Back to School Shootings spoke with Kevin Kapadia about his research on how people behave in simulations of violent attacks.
CalMatters referenced a survey by the Center for Economic and Social Research on public perceptions of water management during the L.A. wildfires.
December 12, 2025
Mirage News quoted Emilio Valdez in an article exploring teen anxiety predictions.
The Christian Science Monitor quoted Stanley Rosen about the popularity of Hollywood films in China.
December 10, 2025
Mirage News quoted Kayla de la Haye about a study she led on food insecurity in L.A.
Los Angeles Times quoted Glenn Melnick about the rising cost of healthcare.
The Sydney Morning Herald spoke with Percival Everett about his writing process.
WIRED Magazine quoted Rima Habre in an article exploring environmental causes of Parkinson’s.
December 9, 2025
NBC, KPCC [links n/a] and LAist referenced a study by the Center for Economic and Social Research about food insecurity in L.A.
Phys.org quoted Arieh Warshel about his research on using maximum entropy to predict how viruses evade drugs.
Physics Today quoted Sarah Feakins about how a new AI tool is helping editors identify peer reviewers more efficiently.
San Francisco Chronicle published an article by Christian Phillips about the UC workers’ court victory over the Trump administration.
December 8, 2025
SFGate quoted Matthew Kahn discussing how Zillow will no longer display climate risk data on individual home listings.
December 7, 2025
The Conversation published an article by Saif Khan about how Naloxone blocks opioids at the molecular level. The Scientist reposted the story.
December 5, 2025
FOX News quoted Diane Winston discussing the popularity of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reality show. The New York Post and The Norge News republished the story.
December 3, 2025
The New York Times quoted Diane Winston about the growing prominence of Mormon women across social media. DNYUZ reposted the story.
The New York Times quoted Derek Grossman about the meaning of the term “fog of war.”
The New York Times quoted Antonio Bento about the administration’s cost analysis ignoring key fuel-economy and climate benefits. DNYUZ reposted the story.
December 2, 2025
Canary Media quoted Victoria Petryshyn in a story about how FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities are asking state regulators to loosen power-reliability standards.
CBC Books highlighted Kyle Edwards as one of the best Canadian fiction writers of the year for his book Small Ceremonies.
The Conversation highlighted Anna Krylov in an article on how postmodernism is challenging the scientific community. Inkl reposted the story.
AfroLA referenced a study by the Center for Economic and Social Research in a story about food insecurity in L.A.
December 1, 2025
MyNewsLA quoted Ken Alexander about the Powerball drawing.
Los Angeles Times referenced Antonio Bento in a story about solo EV drivers losing access to California carpool lanes.
American Psychological Association published research by Jinkook Lee, Shrikanth Narayanan and Emma Nichols about how multilingualism affects cognition in adults.
Chicago Tribune referenced Soeren Matke and Ying Liu for their dementia research. The Hawaii Tribune Herald and NewsBreak reposted the story.