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Students looking for a new major or a distinctive minor should check out these new offerings

A restructured biological sciences program, a new economics major and an innovative health minor are now on offer to USC students.

December 01, 2022
Students looking for a new major or a distinctive minor should check out these new offerings
Sustainability

Smart meters and dynamic pricing can help consumers use electricity when it’s less costly, saving money and easing pollution

Most households pay a flat rate 24/7 for electricity even though the cost of generating it fluctuates through the day. Wireless technologies are changing that system.

October 18, 2022
Smart meters and dynamic pricing can help consumers use electricity when it’s less costly, saving money and easing pollution
Politics

What is neoliberalism? A political scientist explains the use and evolution of the term

The word ‘neoliberal’ gets thrown around a lot, often with differing and even contradictory meanings. A USC Dornsife scholar and political economist explains the origins and evolution of this complex concept.

September 06, 2022
What is neoliberalism? A political scientist explains the use and evolution of the term
Sustainability

Experts aim to educate the public about confusing environmental information

Cross-disciplinary researchers at USC Dornsife work to help general audiences understand what they need to know about climate change issues.

September 01, 2022
Experts aim to educate the public about confusing environmental information
Science and Technology

What the controversial 1972 ‘Limits to Growth’ report got right: Our choices shape the future conditions for life on Earth

Researchers 50 years ago warned that unchecked consumption could crater the world economy by 2100. Decades and much debate later, can humanity innovate quickly enough to avoid that fate?

July 12, 2022
What the controversial 1972 ‘Limits to Growth’ report got right: Our choices shape the future conditions for life on Earth
Sustainability

Why the cost of mitigating climate change can’t be boiled down to one right number, despite some economists’ best attempts

Human behaviors often shift in response to factors such as changes in public policy and the arrival of new technologies. These changes are hard to predict, and they affect tomorrow’s costs. [5½ min read]

February 22, 2022
Why the cost of mitigating climate change can’t be boiled down to one right number, despite some economists’ best attempts
Faculty

Economist Matthew Kahn says human ingenuity is key to living with climate change

The USC Dornsife professor explains how market capitalism will help us adapt to the growing challenges unleashed by a warming planet. [5¼ min read]

February 07, 2022
Economist Matthew Kahn says human ingenuity is key to living with climate change
Faculty

Social sciences professors joined USC Dornsife in the 2020 academic year, bringing a range of new expertise

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, newly arrived faculty jump right into teaching and research. [3½ min read]

October 14, 2021
Social sciences professors joined USC Dornsife in the 2020 academic year, bringing a range of new expertise
Faculty

New faculty explore emotional regulation, heritage languages and international trade

Incoming social sciences scholars will join the economics, sociology, psychology, linguistics and anthropology departments. [8 min read]

August 24, 2021
New faculty explore emotional regulation, heritage languages and international trade
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