Matthew F. McElrath has joined USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital as chief human resources officer effective August 31, 2009. One of his immediate priorities will be heading recruitment efforts to fill some 300 current job openings.
New survey from USC Marshall’s Center for Effective Organizations shows that corporate board members support cutting CEO perquisites and support tying pay to company performance.
A far-reaching study from USC Marshall professor Gerard Tellis finds that trendsetters around the globe share universal traits
Stephen C. Hora, a prominent decision analyst, is the new director of USC's National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), the nation's first Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Research Center of Excellence.
A new study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has found that the life-long effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy may occur through specific changes in DNA patterns.
Findings to appear in the November 2009 Journal of Family Issues and now available online, indicate children living in single-mother families that also include a grandparent are substantially less likely to be living below or near the poverty line compared to children living in mother-only homes.
Heart attacks and strokes "” the leading causes of death in the United States and other developed countries "” may have been rare for the vast majority of human history, suggests a study to be published in PLoS ONE on Tuesday, August 11.
Rudeness in the workplace comes with a hefty price tag, according to The Cost of Bad Behavior: How Incivility Is Damaging Your Business and What to Do About It, a new book by Christine Porath, an assistant professor of management at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and Christine Pearson, a professor of management at Thunderbird school of Global Management.
First comprehensive census of video game characters finds Latinos nearly invisible; women, other groups underrepresented. Combined with wide reach of video games and heavy play by minorities, findings suggest lack of representation in games may have significant social impacts.
From packing nutritious lunches to annual physicals, USC experts can provide tips for a smooth transition back to school.
This year's hottest majors, how parents can cope with sending a child to college, education gurus, and it's never to early to get an internship.
Children with stressed out parents may be more susceptible to developing asthma associated with environmental triggers such as high levels of traffic-related pollution and tobacco smoke, according to a new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).
Researchers from the Institute of Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) found in a recent study that overweight youth were twice as likely to have overweight friends.
A program that provides health care coverage to uninsured kids saved Los Angeles County health facilities more than $37 million in uncompensated costs over the past three years, according to an analysis led by USC community health expert Michael Cousineau.
A new study by the University of Southern California's Center on Educational Governance has found that growing numbers of charter schools are operating as networks through nonprofit groups called Charter Management Organizations (CMOs). This raises the question of whether charters can balance rapid growth with independence.
USC archaelogists to probe origins of ancient artifacts at Argonne National Laboratory.
Super corn and soybeans are so 20th century. With the world's population nearing 7 billion on its way to 9 billion by 2050, and climate change threatening land-based agriculture, marine scientists are looking for reliable new food sources through a Blue Revolution -- the intelligent use of aquaculture to supplement depleted wild fish stocks with farm-raised oysters and other valuable ocean "crops."
USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future Survey says more and more of America's Internet-connected households report erosion of face-to-face family time, increased feelings of being ignored by family members using the Web, and growing concerns that children are spending too much time online.
Nonprofit groups are becoming increasingly active through their online sites in promoting causes and serving as bridges of civic engagement, according to a new study by University of Southern California professor David Suarez.
Mutiny in the Arctic: New Book Tackles 400-Year-Old Mystery. Was English explorer Henry Hudson, the man credited by Europeans with the discovery of New York, murdered in cold blood by his own crew?
Important new research, forthcoming in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, expands our understanding of whether economic concerns outweigh political reforms in their impact on subjective well-being.
Dean Howard Gillman of the University of Southern California appointed Dr. Stephen Smith as the new executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education. Smith is the founding director of The UK Holocaust Center, Britain's first dedicated Holocaust memorial and education center. In 1994, Steven Spielberg established the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation to gather video testimonies from survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust.
USC holds its 126th commencement ceremony on May 15. Commencement speaker is Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other speakers include Calif. Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown. More info: usc.edu/commencement.
The University of Southern California's Shoah Foundation Institute has released Living Histories: Seven Voices from the Holocaust, a multimedia educational resource geared toward high school students and educators in the United States.
USC researchers have taken an important first step toward protecting against Huntington disease using gene therapy. Huntington Disease is an incurable neurological disorder characterized by uncontrolled movements, emotional instability and loss of intellectual faculties. It affects about 30,000 people in the United States, and children of parents with the disease have a 50 percent chance of inheriting it themselves.
Do gentler emotions seem in short supply? Media culture should allow time for reflective moments, say USC neuroscientists in a study that also shows higher emotions to be as rooted in the body as primal impulses.
The USC Marshall School of Business and the U.S. Department of Commerce will convene the 22nd annual Asia/Pacific Business Outlook conference at the Davidson Conference Center on the University Park campus Monday and Tuesday, April 6-7.
When it comes to how we see presidents, fiction often trumps fact, says USC Marshall expert Jeff Smith.
As the Obama administration prepares to disperse economic stimulus money for infrastructure, a timely new book sheds light on special districts, the "shadow governments" that will be responsible for spending a large portion of these funds.
Richard Alley of Penn State, V. "Ram" Ramanathan of Scripps demonstrated global reach and severity of human impacts on climate; will deliver public lectures at USC on April 23.
Girls who are African American are 50 percent more likely than girls who are white to be bulimic, reveals important new research, and girls from families in the lowest income bracket studied are 153 percent more likely to be bulimic than girls from the highest income bracket.
New 3-D Lab at University of Southern California explores application of 3-D technology in the home.
New book by Michael Messner of the University of Southern California finds persistent gender divisions in youth sports, especially at the coaching level. He finds kids' organized sports allow even liberal communities to have it both ways "“ embracing aspects of gender progress while clutching comfortable stereotypes.
Piece of hypothalamus is key to animals' fear of territorial rivals and predators, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Without it, animals lose all sense of caution.
Why is geobiologist Katrina Edwards so excited about water leaking into and out of the ocean crust? Is a "banana" good or bad when drilling? What does a helicopter rescue at sea look like? Read highlights and see pics on Edwards's blog.
Two scientists who found warning signs of climate change in the upper atmosphere and in the deepest ice sheets will share the 2009 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, administered by the University of Southern California. The award consists of a $200,000 cash prize and gold medals. Winners lecture at USC on April 23.
The USC Marshall School of Business, the global CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Los Angeles (CFALA) today announced that the Marshall School has become a CFA Program Partner, a unique collaboration that will enable students at Marshall to acquire most of the knowledge required to successfully complete the rigorous Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.
In the midst of the state's financial woes, three USC professors outline the positive aspects of programs aimed at economic development and employment.
What's it like on the Atlantic in winter? How hard is it to get supplies on board during a national strike? Why go to all this trouble for a bunch of microbes? Find out from Katrina Edwards, geobiologist on the North Pond Expedition and scholar of the "intraterrestrials" in Earth's crust, on her blog at www.usc.edu/northpondexpedition. Join expedition on its route to North Pond, a deep-sea trove of microbial life.
Large-scale study USC and Mayo Clinic study is the first to link a commercially available software program to improvement on unaffiliated standard measures of memory and to better performance on everyday tasks.
Nature Geoscience study reveals way for pure iron from sea floor to feed life at surface. Iron dust, the gold of the oceans and rarest nutrient for most marine life, can be washed down by rivers or blown out to sea or, research shows, float up uncorroded from the sea floor.
USC experts available re: Darwin's enduring influence on biology, anthropology, culture, politics and love.
Journalists are encouraged to leverage the expertise of University of Southern California faculty as they write about issues surrounding Super Bowl XLIII including the examples below.
Diabetics have a significantly greater risk of dementia, reveals important new data from an ongoing study of twins. The risk of dementia is especially strong if the onset of diabetes occurs in middle age, according to the study. Indeed, developing diabetes before 65 more than doubles the risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Caloric Restriction Only Benefits Obese Mice, according to a new study in The Journal of Nutrition. The results suggest that caloric restriction may not be a universally beneficial anti-aging strategy, as commonly believed.
"Impossible Bodies," published in next week's Configurations Journal from Johns Hopkins University Press, shows that women who watch plastic surgery and makeover show are more likely to feel anxiety about their bodies.
In popular legend, Lucrezia Borgia stands falsely accused of poisoning her second husband. Victor Hugo portrayed her in thinly veiled fiction as a tragic femme fatale. Buffalo Bill named his gun after her. Now, groundbreaking new research answers a centuries-old mystery of how the infamous duchess acquired her vast personal wealth during an economic downturn.
Researchers at the University Of Southern California, School Of Dentistry release results of clinical data that links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among the first to acknowledge that even short-term use of common oral osteoporosis drugs may leave the jaw vulnerable to devastating necrosis, according to the report appearing in the January 1 Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
People say they want a sustainable society. But are we ready to pay the price in sharply lower growth? Does the American Dream depend on our growth-based economic model, or can sustainability fit with our core cultural values? This excerpt from a recently published feature asks the harder question: not whether we can, but whether we want to.
Much has been written about how Alfred's Hitchcock's leading ladies endured a tortured existence both on his movie sets and as characters portrayed in his films. But if you look beyond the cinematic terror"”cue pecking birds and crimson water circling the shower drain"”you might find how reliant he was on women for many critical aspects of his life's work, says USC Florence R. Scott Professor of English Tania Modleski.
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