USC Dornsife News

For teenagers, exposure to more community violence means changes to the physical structure of their brains, writes Darby Saxbe in "The Conversation."

Psychology researcher Christopher Beam has embarked on a novel research project into a possible connection.

Research led by USC Dornsife psychologists also finds that people are more likely to condone using violence to defend their beliefs when they think others share their moral values.

The findings are significant amid the recent rise of fake news and public distrust in science, says USC Dornsife’s Norbert Schwarz.

The Healthy Minds Research Volunteer Corps at USC enlists potential research study participants of varying racial and socioeconomic backgrounds from across the greater Los Angeles area.

Why are middle-aged white Americans dying at increasing rates? Nobel Prize–winning economist Angus Deaton has uncovered startling data that show mortality numbers are climbing for this group. How can we buck the trend?

A study of zebra finches offers new insights into how the brain learns motor skills.

The host of a radio show that aims to revolutionize how we talk about death, hospice and palliative care physician Dawn Gross ’89 is transforming end-of-life conversations from dread to discovery by explaining how mortality is the gift that allows us to live our lives more profoundly. Oh, and she also teaches death ed to teenagers.

Cesar Jimenez Jr. has help — from his wife, a service dog, thoughtful professors and a tutor — as he works toward a sociology degree and a future helping others.