Research That Matters
From the classroom to the lab to the hospital bedside, USC’s culture of innovation fosters groundbreaking approaches to curing diseases, advancing technology and improving our world.
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A Research Powerhouse
Research is fundamental to USC’s mission. It expands human knowledge, cures diseases and saves lives, and serves our community, economy and nation.
Daily Research, Far-Reaching Breakthroughs
In labs across USC’s campuses, experts in the fields work side-by-side with postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates and even undergraduate students. Their discoveries literally change the world.
Medical and engineering teams’ work on brain tumors, leukemia are NEMO Prize winners
This year’s NEMO Prize recipients are taking on pediatric brain tumors and hard-to-treat leukemia at the intersection of medicine and engineering.
Among youth who vape, USC study finds rise in daily use and difficulty quitting
Daily nicotine vaping nearly doubled between 2020 and 2024 among middle and high school students who vaped.
Rapid blood pressure fluctuations linked to early signs of brain degeneration in older adults
A USC-led study finds that heartbeat-to-heartbeat blood pressure instability correlates with loss of brain tissue.
What if AI could learn like a human apprentice?
For a federal defense project, USC researchers built an AI system that observes experts at work and shares their know-how with others when needed.
Provider misperceptions, not knowledge or profit, drive inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in India
Overuse of antibiotics can lead to drug-resistant bacteria, “a problem for the whole world, not just India,” study finds.
Study identifies three deadliest risk factors of a common liver disease
Patients with a chronic liver disease known as MASLD who have high blood pressure, pre-diabetes/diabetes or low HDL cholesterol are at greatest risk, USC researchers find.
Top Headlines
PODCAST: In the fourth installment of his podcast, USC’s interim president sits down with the pioneering physician and researcher to discuss the world’s first in-human bladder transplant, the innovation behind it and what this breakthrough could mean for patients.
Gehry designed distinctive public and private buildings including the landmark Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
USC Life Trustee Daniel J. Epstein; his wife, Phyllis; and their family have been the philanthropic leaders behind the university’s world-leading efforts to make Alzheimer’s a memory.
The $5 million donation from Trustee Ronald D. Sugar and alumna Valerie Sugar creates the second endowed trustee chair at the USC School of Advanced Computing.
From Orbit to Operating Room: Research Across USC
Across space, artificial intelligence and medicine, USC researchers are driving innovations with real-world impact.
Spotlight: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
As the longest-standing and largest school of its kind, the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is a global leader in aging research, policy and practice. Its interdisciplinary programs prepare future leaders to meet the challenges of an aging population through innovation in health care, longevity science and social impact.
Teaching, Learning and Working in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
As AI reshapes how we live and work, USC researchers are studying its real-world impacts and helping teachers, clinicians and professionals use new technologies with purpose, ethics and care.
Designing Safe and Ethical AI Chatbots for Health Care
Rethinking English Teaching for a Digital World
A Real-Time Look at How AI Is Reshaping Work
