IDEAS IN ACTION | USC's Podcast Series

Two of the foremost experts on national security will participate in an insightful discussion about the war in Ukraine. Join the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future for a conversation with retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and former Congresswoman Jane Harman. The conversation is moderated by Mike Murphy.  

Tune into a conversation with Dr. Nicole Mitchell, faculty director of the OB/GYN Diversity & Inclusion Program, exploring topics of reproductive justice, providing quality care for underrepresented patients, and the healthcare disparities that exist among Ob/Gyn, including among African American, LatinX, and the transgender patient population.

Join USC President Carol L. Folt along with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members as we celebrate and honor women while exploring the theme "Providing Healing, Promoting Hope."

The USC Global Policy Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations, the Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures present a crisis briefing on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Listen to a distinguished panel of six experts discuss the ongoing conflict, what it means for the world and what may happen next. W...

USC professors Dr. Shaun R. Harper and Dr. Camille Gear Rich discuss the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the challenges we still face today. Panelists Dr. Shaun Harper studies racial, gender, and LGBT issues in corporations, law firms, Hollywood production companies, K-12 schools, and universities. He is a Provost Professor in the USC Marshall School of Business and USC Rossier School of...

Most Americans have an aging family member, friend, neighbor, or colleague who will someday be living with memory loss — and needing help. Join experts from USC and the Alzheimer's Association for a conversation about the increasingly important role of caregivers in comprehensive Alzheimer's care for #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth. Panelists Laura Mosqueda, MD, FAAFP, AGSF, is a professor (with tenure)...

USC researchers are exploring a unique group: veterans outside the VA struggling with isolation, depression, PTSD and substance use. Eric Pedersen of Keck School of Medicine of USC and Jordan Davis of USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work talk about what they've learned over the past years and how to better reach veterans grappling with these issues.

Experts John Vidale, former Director of Southern California Earthquake Center and USC Dornsife Professor, and Steve Goldfarb, USC Fire Safety and Emergency Planning Specialist, speak on earthquakes—the research behind them and how we might better prepare!   Jyetbf7NtVT7MDdJKGL7

Experts John Vidale, former Director of Southern California Earthquake Center and USC Dornsife Professor, and Steve Goldfarb, USC Fire Safety and Emergency Planning Specialist, speak on earthquakes—the research behind them and how we might better prepare!

Experts John Vidale, former Director of Southern California Earthquake Center and USC Dornsife Professor, and Steve Goldfarb, USC Fire Safety and Emergency Planning Specialist, speak on earthquakes—the research behind them and how we might better prepare!

USC experts discuss how parents and guardians can maintain open communication with and support their students as they begin to navigate the college experience! Dr. Tracy Poon Tambascia is a Professor of Clinical Education in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. Her areas of interest include international higher education, higher education policy, issues that af...

USC experts discuss their work and recent books, each highlighting a different neighborhood in L.A. and the Latinx contributions to the city's history. These three books are changing and challenging some of the historical ways Latinx L.A. has been written about. What does talking about Latinx historiography or "Latinidad" in Boyle Heights, Echo Park, and South Central LA mean? How have these commu...

USC has produced more Olympians, overall medalists, and gold medalists than any other U.S. university. But what has it been like to train during the pandemic for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? What are some of the surprising ways in which the games of ancient Greece were different from the modern Olympics? What are a few of the nearly 3,000-year-old traditions that haven't changed? Listen in on this liv...

Juneteenth is the oldest celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But the fight against institutionalized racism continues today. Join USC experts as they discuss critical race theory, voting rights, criminal justice reform, and the ongoing struggle for liberty and justice for all. Panelists Jody Armour is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at USC. Armour's expertise ran...

Working with the federal government and the city of Los Angeles, USC researchers have identified pathways to a zero-emissions future for the megalopolis in 25 years, a new report shows. But how do you get there from here? What are the challenges and benefits? And can L.A. become a clean-energy model for other cities? Join Sammy Roth, energy reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Lauren Faber O'Connor...

March 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Illness, distance learning, and social isolation have turned our lives upside down. Depression rates are up among teens and young adults. How have young people fared after a year of lockdowns, remote schooling, and the disruption of social norms? Join  Dean Willow Bay , U.S. Surgeon General  Dr. Vivek Murthy , and...

As part of USC's International Women's Day 2021 celebration, USC President Carol L. Folt sits down with rising filmmaker and USC alumna Channing Godfrey Peoples for an inspiring conversation about Peoples' career and her critically acclaimed, award-winning film, "Miss Juneteenth." USC Cinema Dean Elizabeth Daley provides introductions.

Scientific innovation was put to the test in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, and it resulted in two vaccines in record time that are at least 94% effective in clinical trials. Now the task of vaccinating the population has begun with many skeptics fearing side effects, rushed science in its development, and political involvement. There is also a segment of the population who are generally...

When COVID-19 emerged, it was a new coronavirus we knew little about. Over the past year, experts from across the globe have worked together to better fight the pandemic. Listen in as faculty experts from the Keck School of Medicine of USC discuss what we've learned so far about COVID-19: Paula Cannon, a microbiologist who is an expert in all the ways COVID can, and cannot, be transmitted. Susan B...

Holidays represent normalcy for children during uncertain times. With Halloween around the corner, as well as other fall celebrations, USC's Rita V. Burke, Assistant Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, offers tips for having fun without spreading or catching COVID-19.

Listen in as Caleb Finch and Axel Montagne (in conversation with Leigh Hopper from USC's University Communications), discuss their respective research on Alzheimer's disease, including how pollution may cause inflammation in the human body, contributing to the acceleration of dementia. Axel Montagne is an Associate Professor of Research Physiology & Neuroscience at Keck School of Medicine at USC a...

As an undergraduate majoring in history at USC Dornsife,  Tracy Walder  had planned to become a teacher. Until the CIA recruited her. Not long after graduating, the former sorority sister known for dressing in pink was wearing camouflage fatigues, toting an assault rifle and hunting down Al-Qaeda as a counterterrorism field agent in the aftermath of 9/11. Returning to the U.S., she made the almost...

Listen in on the conversation with experts from USC Dornsife ,  USC Viterbi  and the  California Science Center about the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch. Kenneth Phillips is Curator for Aerospace Science at the California Science Center and an adjunct professor of the practice of physics and astronomy at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He's an expert in aeronautic...

Resources and Solutions at USC The novel coronavirus pandemic has Americans across the country fearful for their personal health and well-being, but for Asian Americans, the virus has stirred up another threat: a wave of verbal and physical attacks. While we employ social distancing to keep us safe from COV19, how do we prepare our USC community for widespread acts of individual bigotry when we re...

Why weren't we better prepared for the COVID-19 outbreak and what can we learn from our current ordeal to be better prepared for the next pandemic? USC Dornsife's  Andrew Lakoff  and  Nils Gilman , Vice President of Programs at the Berggruen Institute, talks with journalist and author  Mark Perry  about how the U.S. did and didn't prepare for COVID-19. Lakoff, Professor of Sociology and Divisional...