USC Dornsife News

A survey through USC’s Understanding America Study shows how people's beliefs and behaviors evolved in the face of this novel threat.

A national USC survey reveals that more than 25% of Americans believe they’re in no danger of being infected with COVID-19 in the next three months. The vast majority recognize the value of handwashing and sanitizing to keep themselves safe from infection. [3½ min read]

To tackle America’s obesity crisis, we should consider new public policies like expanding access to gastric bypass surgery and implementing “soda taxes,” says USC Dornsife economist and director of the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics Dana Goldman. [5½ min read]

Whether you’re trying to quit smoking or lose weight, these experts want to help you think positively, set realistic goals and follow through on your resolutions for 2020. [2¾ min read]

Just press play to watch exceptional scholarship, service and achievement in action from this year at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

A team of USC Dornsife psychologists and USC Viterbi computer scientists team up to investigate how music affects the way a person acts, feels and thinks. [2¾ min read]

Big cities like Los Angeles can overstimulate the senses. Experts from USC Dornsife and their colleagues suggest some ways to protect your mental health.

International study led by USC Dornsife’s Arie Kapteyn shows that people, regardless of their age and where they live, poorly guess how physically active they actually are.

People who move to an area with a high obesity rate are likely to become overweight or obese themselves.