USC Dornsife News

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.

The latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll offers great news for U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and good news for California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, but potential dread for the state’s GOP.

A day of speakers, film and photography on Nov. 11 will explore our relationship with the underworlds of Los Angeles past, present and future — real, imagined and metaphorical.

In the 1930s, when too many Americans either ignored the swelling Nazi threat or thought Hitler was right, an amateur spymaster recruited civilians to do what Hoover’s FBI would not. USC Dornsife’s Steve Ross reveals the harrowing facts in his new book.

Student interns are spending the summer doing important research at USC Dornsife’s Southern California Earthquake Center, considered an international leader in earthquake forecasting.

USC Dornsife researchers say mass-produced dwellings and home expansion have reduced residential green cover as much as 55 percent.

Sarah Portnoy, whose new book explores the history of Latino cuisine in Los Angeles and social justice issues in L.A.’s Latino communities, teaches Spanish through the lens of Latino food culture and food justice.

Analyzing location-based data from Los Angeles’ GeoHub allows the researchers to visualize where violent crimes are concentrated in the city and how data can drive solutions.

USC Dornsife report examines the area’s evolving identity and the coalitions that are leading social, economic and political improvements in the area.