$1.9 million awarded to humanities 2.0
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded USC a $1.9 million grant to support a program of graduate and postdoctoral training in the digital humanities. The...... Read more
Scientists create first map of brain ‘scaffold’
For the first time, neuroscientists have systematically identified the white matter “scaffold” of the human brain, the critical communications network that supports brain function. Their...... Read more
Obama to honor USC scientist for innovative research
Moh El-Naggar of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences first got an inkling he was being considered for a presidential award several...... Read more
Moroccan mountains float on molten rock, study finds
The Atlas Mountains defy the standard model for mountain structure in which high topography must have deep roots for support, according to a new study...... Read more
Keck medicine physicians first to implant epilepsy controlling device
Keck Medicine of USC has become the world’s first medical center to implant a responsive brain device newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration...... Read more
Genetic link to Type 2 diabetes found
Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists are part of an international team of researchers in Mexico and the United States that has uncovered a...... Read more
Research Centers
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
The Zilkha Institute studies the genetic basis of neurological diseases and behavioral disorders.
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Innovation
Predicting Heart Disease
Scientists at USC's Atherosclerosis Research Unit co-developed an ultrasound method for measureing carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), to detect the buildup of fats in and on artery walls as an early predictor of heart disease.
