Research

Castells Honored With Prestigious Holberg Prize

videc — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:31:53 +0000

Manuel Castells, a USC University Professor and the most cited communication scholar in the world, has been awarded Norway’s 2012 Holberg International Memorial Prize, a $775,000 accolade that recognizes outstanding scholarly work in arts and humanities, social science, law and … Continue reading →

So You Want to be an Entrepreneur?

videc — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:58:42 +0000

The USC School of Pharmacy welcomed more than 100 attendees on March 10 to “Entrepreneurship for Academics,” a USC Center for Excellence in Research-sponsored event designed to share ideas and inspiration with current and budding entrepreneurs.

Creativity and Collaboration in the Academy

videc — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:17:35 +0000

USC is taking action, creating the culture, infrastructure and institutions to support creativity and collaboration…

USC Scientist Tracks Neurotoxin-Producing Algae

videc — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:53:42 +0000

With toxic algal blooms – which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume – ramping up in frequency and severity locally, USC scientists have developed a new method to monitor algae in hopes … Continue reading →

Starving the Body Impacts Brain’s Ability to Resist Unhealthy Foods

videc — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:44:39 +0000

Low blood sugar influences the body’s ability to resist high-calorie food, especially in obese individuals, according to research conducted by Keck School of Medicine of USC and Yale University faculty.

A Search for Life at the Earth’s Extremes

videc — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:40:34 +0000

Katrina Edwards of USC and Wolfgang Bach of Bremen University will co-lead the team of more than 100 scientists and support crew on a drilling expedition for the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI), which is systematically working to … Continue reading →

Motor Memory: The Long and Short of It

videc — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:22:09 +0000

For the first time, scientists at USC have unlocked a mechanism behind the way short- and long-term motor memory work together and compete against one another.

Brain’s Wiring Untangled

Cameron Bates — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:55:56 +0000

New circuit-tracing method allows the study of incoming and outgoing signals from any two brain centers.

Reaching Toward the Biomedical Future

Cameron Bates — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:53:47 +0000

Thanks to nanoscale electronics, there’s a revolution under way in the medical sciences. A new USC program joins engineering and medical students in the quest for miraculous devices to improve human health.

Deep Play

Cameron Bates — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:51:20 +0000

Three communications scholars hew through a thicket of misconceptions to show how online games, far from corrupting our youth, may help salvage our failing schools, take the guesswork out of economics and even bust up drug cartels.