USC Dornsife News

USC scientists are exploring how the sandy seafloor off the Southern California coast takes up CO₂ and helps protect the long-term health of our oceans.

With one overlooked ingredient, researchers show how to turn a promising quantum system into a universal computer.

Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change — instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within the US.

USC Dornsife psychologists show that empathy can be conditioned through emotional rewards — revealing a surprising path to compassion.

USC Dornsife’s Norbert Schwarz discusses how the warrior mindset may actually have a negative effect on patients.

A USC Dornsife study finds that for unemployed men, mental health improves significantly after 50 — not because of aging or more leisure time, but because retirement becomes socially acceptable.

Whether artificial intelligence can ‘think’ is a different question than whether it is ‘intelligent,’ explains Ryan Leak of The Writing Program at USC Dornsife.

Physicists with USC Dornsife, Cornell University and other institutions discover a better way to detect and tune antiferromagnetic resonance, paving the way for ultrafast, low-power electronics.

ShadeLA, a new initiative led by USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange, unites civic, academic and community partners to expand urban tree canopy and shade infrastructure — building lasting heat resilience for Angelenos well beyond 2028.