USC Dornsife News

A USC Dornsife study takes advantage of a “natural experiment” from World War II to analyze how sugar rationing influences long-term health outcomes.

Nobel laureate Arieh Warshel, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at USC Dornsife, was recognized for his academic achievements and intellectual courage.

Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.

As schools nationwide embrace mindfulness programs, USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project has been helping young students manage stress and find focus through yoga for more than a decade.

LABarometer survey on affordability and livability highlights how Los Angeles County residents prefer to solve homelessness and finds that 29% of residents who moved in the last year were forced to do so by rising rents, while 24% of all residents want to leave L.A.

Scientists say mifepristone, used in cancer and reproductive care, could pave the way for anti-aging treatments.

Humanities faculty will engage the public in educational forums related to the milestone and help select some of the United States’ most important historical documents.

Experts discuss how groups with historically low voter turnout could play a deciding role this election and how and shifting party alliances might reshape politics broadly.

Discovered living in Griffith Park by USC Dornsife alumnus Miguel Ordeñana, P-22 roamed Los Angeles, inspiring a wildlife movement, artists and even musicians for a decade. Ordeñana explains P-22’s legacy and his special connection to the most famous mountain lion in America.