USC Dornsife News

Using fighting words for cancer can even impact people who are healthy, making them feel more fatalistic about the disease and prevention, the USC Dornsife study shows. [2 ½ min read]

Experts, pundits and Republican presidential candidate Mark Sanford discuss America’s worsening political tribalism and the science behind it at a conference hosted by the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future. [5 min read]

The composition of breast milk changes across the day. Researchers believe this “chrononutrition” may help program infants’ emerging circadian biology. [5 ¼ min read]

Amid failed drug trials and mounting discoveries about Alzheimer’s complex list of triggers, USC Dornsife scientists say a single cure is unlikely. [5 min read]

These findings from psychology researchers could help you avoid misinformation. [1½ min read]

Think facts win the argument? Think again. It’s our beliefs, even those that are unmoored from objective reality, that determine what to us is true and false. And that’s why it’s so difficult to change your mind, much less someone else’s. [7 min read]

A study led by USC Dornsife psychology researcher April Thames may explain how racial discrimination raises the risks of disease among African Americans.

A year ago, Kimberly Cuellar was struggling with injuries from a hit-and-run. On May 10, she will make history for her family, becoming the first to graduate from college. [4 min read]

The USC Dornsife alumnus and acclaimed author of nearly 50 crime novels will deliver the USC Dornsife 2019 Commencement speech. [2 min read]