USC Dornsife News

Hosted by USC Dornsife’s Department of Political Science, a panel of experts explores how technology is driving the polarization of our political landscape.

City officials, professors and seniors address housing, transportation, engagement and other issues that affect the quality of life for older adults with a class co-led by Jennifer Swift of spatial sciences.

Despite surging female participation, women’s sports still receive markedly less media attention than men’s and are reported on by local channels and ESPN in a mandatory, dull way, a decades-long USC Dornsife study finds.

USC Dornsife researchers looking at two genes involved in our ability to remember things as we age find that one plays a more important role than previously understood.

Few people realize that postpartum depression can affect new fathers as well as new mothers. In “The Conversation,” Darby Saxbe explains how her recent study finds dads’ depression can be tied to their testosterone levels – and that it has a surprising upside for the other members of the family.

Psychology’s Henrike Moll shakes up long-held beliefs about what makes kids tick. Want to play?

Daphna Oyserman and Oliver Fisher take a look at what motivates and demotivates students in “The Conversation.” They found that how a person reacts to challenges – and even ease – can impact their academic success.

Spatial sciences enables us to see and understand our world in new ways, whether through the lens of the past, the present or the future.

How do natural disasters affect people's decisions to reside in a particular area? In "The Conversation," Matthew Kahn and his colleagues share findings from a database they created that shows how weather-related disasters affect U.S. migration patterns.