USC Dornsife News

The onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 revealed a pressing need for creative solutions to the pandemic’s effects, and USC Dornsife researchers answered the call. [1¾ min read]

USC Dornsife Professor of Sociology Andrew Lakoff is featured on this episode of ‘The Conversation Weekly’ discussing what the World Health Organization’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic means for the organization. [3¾ min read]

The pilot study centers on a combination of 13 traditional medicinal compounds used in China early on in the coronavirus outbreak. [5 min read]

Endocrinologist Karen Tsai ’13 founded a nonprofit that donates personal protective equipment to health workers, produced a book to help children understand the pandemic and even made a guest appearance at this year’s Emmy Awards. [4 min read]

Results from a new USC Dornsife study show that U.S. adults with higher education are significantly more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccination and to believe that it’s safe and effective. [2¼ min read]

Pastor and community leader Najuma Smith-Pollard, program manager at USC Dornsife’s Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, knows firsthand how Black families are suffering. The pandemic is just part of it. [3 min read]

USC experts weigh in on the Black family, which has been “reverenced, stereotyped and vilified from the days of slavery to our own time,” according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. [3½ min read]

Though a large majority of Americans believe wearing a mask is an effective way to protect themselves from COVID-19, many still don’t wear them — including three in 10 Angelenos — even while engaging in higher risk activities, according to new findings from the USC Dornsife Understanding Coronavirus in America Study. [3¼ min read]

COVID-19 exposed considerable vulnerabilities in Los Angeles County, according to a new report from the Committee for Greater LA and the USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute. The report suggests there’s no better time than the present to correct them. [5¾ min read]