USC Dornsife News

Offensive routines, outraged audiences and changing social norms have long been a part of stand-up comedy in America, say USC scholars, who also suggest up-and-coming comedians to watch.

Throughout 2022, 37% of low-income residents of Los Angeles County lacked access to sufficient food for an active, healthy life. That’s 10 points more than in 2018, before the pandemic struck, according to research published by USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange.

Launched early in the pandemic, the Dornsife Dialogues virtual event series — which features USC scholars and other experts engaged in fascinating live discussions — remains enormously popular.

The new practice based at USC Dornsife provides expert research and project management services to government, industry and nonprofit partners in the fast-growing clean technology and sustainability market.

Scholars explain what foods we should be eating to live a longer and healthier life. Good news: Carbs are definitely on this menu.

Reaching a global audience through hundreds of media outlets, the achievement demonstrates USC Dornsife’s commitment to bringing academic expertise into the public square.

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

Since 2013, more than 80% of the country’s most populous regions dropped in renter affordability, with Black and Latino households particularly impacted, according to recent analysis by the USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute co-produced by PolicyLink.

USC Dornsife’s latest LABarometer survey on affordability and prosperity in Los Angeles finds that more than half the county experienced rising costs for local goods and services as well as housing in 2021 — up from 38% in 2020.