Politics

As the United States exerts growing pressure on Mexico, USC Dornsife political scientist Pamela Starr, author of The Making of Mexico, explains what Americans often misunderstand about the country next door and why the relationship matters.

Alumni

Science has laid bare the human genome in its entirety, giving researchers, clinicians and each of us extraordinary access to our genetic blueprint — and the promise and problems that come with it.

Faculty

Laura Baker's Southern California Twin Project housed in USC Dornsife is investigating how genes and environment influence delinquent behavior from childhood to emerging adulthood.