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Women and Hispanic community college students climb aboard USC’s TRAINS Program

Critically underserved students in science, technology, engineering and math fields get on track for success through a unique initiative at USC Dornsife.

September 22, 2023
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AI meets policing: USC leads LAPD body cam study

New research using artificial intelligence aims to improve officer interactions with the public.

September 01, 2023
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How individual, ordinary Jews fought Nazi persecution − a new view of history

Finding the stories of individual Jews who fought the Nazis publicly and at great peril helped a scholar see history differently: that Jews were not passive. Instead, they actively fought the Nazis.

August 29, 2023
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Biochemist turned sociologist now leads USC Dornsife’s Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies

Tragic world events compelled Richard Wood to learn more about the human impact of poverty and violence and find ways to build community in today’s polarized world.

August 22, 2023
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Social media’s addictive loop compels users to share mindlessly

USC Dornsife psychology researchers find that frequent and infrequent users of social media respond differently to likes, comments and other social rewards — and changing a platform’s structure may curb negative habits.

August 09, 2023
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Social media can in fact be made better: Research shows it is possible to reward users for sharing accurate information instead of misinformation

Fighting misinformation doesn’t have to involve restricting content or dampening people’s enthusiasm for sharing it. The key is turning bad habits into good ones.

August 01, 2023
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I’ve taught in prisons for 15 years – here’s what schools need to know as government funding expands

Very few prisons offer credit-bearing college programs for inmates. That’s about to change.

July 27, 2023
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Undergraduate will use rare, prestigious Truman Scholarship to springboard career as civil rights attorney

History and international relations double major Michael Solomon is “a firm believer in the potential of scholarship and shared knowledge as vehicles for change.”

July 25, 2023
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Where urban tree canopies and environmental justice meet

USC Dornsife researchers aim to bolster urban greenery, lower city temperatures and address longstanding environmental inequities, powered by a $2.9 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.

July 20, 2023
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