USC Dornsife News

Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher Artūrs Logins of philosophy explains the problem with holding onto a belief despite strong evidence to the contrary.

The Agilent Center of Excellence in Biomolecular Characterization at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience will facilitate leading-edge, collaborative scientific research.

Seeing black lead characters who are accomplished scientists could be just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps, argues Clifford Johnson in The Conversation.

The effects of landslides are disproportionately severe in developing countries, explains Joshua West in "The Conversation."

A new study by USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute is the latest in a series examining how learning music may enhance children’s emotional and intellectual development.

Few people realize that postpartum depression can affect new fathers as well as new mothers. In “The Conversation,” Darby Saxbe explains how her recent study finds dads’ depression can be tied to their testosterone levels – and that it has a surprising upside for the other members of the family.

The development of a 3-D crystal structure gives molecular biologist Kaori Noridomi a clear view of how myasthenia gravis behaves.

The state of our addiction a decade after Apple released its first smartphone, as seen by USC Dornsife researchers.

The Southern California Earthquake Center is leading the charge in earthquake system science to ensure that wherever and whenever “the big one” hits, we’re prepared.