COMMENCEMENT: Henrick Karoliszyn created The Freelance Frontier intervention in USC’s Doctor of Social Work program to address a growing issue among journalists who cover traumatic events.

The donation from R. Rex Parris and his wife, Carrol, will enable collaboration among experts in engineering, gerontology and stem cell research to find treatments for age-related conditions.

COMMENCEMENT: Allison Chapman is positively affecting the mental health development of youth in sports through the principles of social work.

The historic surgery — the result of years of research at Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health — opens the door for improved treatment of non-functioning bladders.

Experts in population health, engineering and medicine will study and address harms related to the manmade pollutants known as PFAS.

In USC-led research, the new drug candidate selectively attacked glioblastoma stem cells and passed early safety testing in a Phase 1 clinical trial.

A breast milk sensor developed by USC biomedical engineering team detects acetaminophen, other chemicals and nutrients in real time.

USC research finds that obesity, gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were tied to elevated blood pressure in offspring, with effects that grow as children age.

A USC-led team found that about twice as many teens used nicotine pouches in 2024 than in 2023.

The USC researchers also found that independent pharmacies and those in low-income, Black or Latino communities were more likely to be excluded from the preferred networks.