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days of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences began adapting their work and launching new studies to assist in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Research ranged from groundbreaking medical studies that determined the order of symptoms experienced by people newly infected to exploration of the psychological impacts of the pandemic on education, moms, racial discrimination and personal behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I spend so much time talking about how society needs university researchers,&rdquo; said USC Dornsife Dean Amber D. Miller. &ldquo;This last year has really proven that point, and I could not be prouder of how our Dornsife folks have stepped up to combat this pandemic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uRXE4MKqyfo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the impact of the USC Dornsife research touched on in the video, visit these links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/losangeles.cbslocal.com\/2021\/02\/26\/usc-study-college-education-now-bigger-factor-than-race-in-likelihood-of-covid-19-vaccination\/\" target=\"_blank\">USC Study: College Education Now a Bigger Factor Than Race in Likelihood of COVID-19 Vaccination<\/a>&nbsp;(CBS &ndash; Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/18\/us\/politics\/women-pandemic-harris.html\" target=\"_blank\">2.5 Million Women Left the Work Force During the Pandemic. Harris Sees a &lsquo;National Emergency&rsquo;<\/a>&nbsp;(<i>New York Times<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/usc-report-offers-sobering-picture-of-social-economic-obstacles-faced-by-l-a-county-residents-in-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\">USC Report Offers &ldquo;Sobering Picture&rdquo; of Social, Economic Obstacles Worsened by Pandemic in L.A. County<\/a>&nbsp;(KTLA &ndash; Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/coronavirus\/in-depth-the-psychology-of-covid-19-non-compliance\" target=\"_blank\">In-Depth: The Psychology of COVID-19 Non-Compliance<\/a>&nbsp;(KGTV &ndash; San Diego)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2021-02-01\/pandemic-unemployment-benefits-helped-keep-millions-of-americans-from-going-hungry\" target=\"_blank\">Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans from Going Hungry<\/a>&nbsp;(<i>US News and World Report<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/national\/2021\/01\/28\/white-people-are-least-likely-to-wear-a-mask-when-in-public-new-survey-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\">White People are Least Likely to Wear a Mask When in Public, New Survey Finds<\/a>&nbsp;(KPRC &ndash; Houston)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2021\/01\/27\/covid-19-fatigue-is-a-real-thing-and-not-a-good-one-say-usc-researchers\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 &lsquo;Fatigue&rsquo; is a Real Thing &ndash; and Not a Good One, Say USC Researchers<\/a>&nbsp;(<i>Orange County Register<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/83-percent-americans-support-wearing-masks-only-half-wear-them-poll-1563944\" target=\"_blank\">83 Percent of Americans Support Wearing Masks, But Only Half Wear Them: Poll<\/a>&nbsp;(<i>Newsweek<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/covid-19-has-been-devastating-for-college-students-and-nearly-half-say-the-pandemic-will-impact-their-degree-completion-11608156930\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 Has Been &lsquo;Devastating&rsquo; for College Students &ndash; and Nearly Half Say the Pandemic Will Impact Their Degree Completion<\/a>&nbsp;(Marketwatch)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/pandemics-uneven-impact-women-could-201113810.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pandemic&rsquo;s Uneven Impact on Women Could Do Long-Term Harm: Study<\/a>&nbsp;(Yahoo News)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnewsradioonline.com\/health-news\/as-pandemic-endures-covid-associated-discrimination-toward-m.html\" target=\"_blank\">As Pandemic Endures, COVID-Associated Discrimination Toward Minorities Persists, Study Shows<\/a>&nbsp;(ABC News)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/why-asian-and-black-americans-continue-to-experience-covid-19-related-discrimination-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-2020-07-10\" target=\"_blank\">Why Asian and Black Americans continue to experience COVID-19-related discrimination &#8211; and what you can do about it<\/a>&nbsp;(Marketwatch)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-06-23\/california-summer-fun-collides-with-coronavirus-danger-as-hospitalizations-new-cases-kee\" 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