IDEAS IN ACTION | USC's Podcast Series

Helping your kids cope with the stress of quarantine while protecting your own mental health is a growing challenge for many, particularly for families hit hardest by the pandemic. Experts with the USC Center for the Changing Family discuss the impact of the pandemic on kids and families as well as solutions and strategies that parents, clinicians, and communities can use to boost family mental he...

It's the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Amid COVID-19 and climate crises, USC experts discuss causes and solutions to disruption and the USC sustainability response. USC President Carol L. Folt provides an introduction, speakers include: Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Price School of Public Policy Dan Mazmanian, Professor of Public...

Two of the nation's most experienced and respected political experts and the leaders of the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the presidential election. Bob Shrum, the former senior strategist for Al Gore, John Kerry, and a host of Democratic senators and governors, and Mike Murphy, the former senior strategist for John McCain and Mitt Romney and a poli...

How will the coronavirus pandemic impact small business owners?  Listen in to this previously recorded webinar (April 4, 2020) as faculty experts from the USC Marshall School of Business and guests break down available SBA funding, recent tax law changes affecting small businesses and tips for small business owners in a post-COVID-19 economy. Also provided are information and insights on the lates...

Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Dr. Bonnie Olsen, Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Vice-Chair for Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hold a candid conversation about how adult children can speak with their parents about COVID-19 and social distancing. Laura Mosqueda, MD, is Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Prior to her appointment...

USC experts come together to discuss the intersections of journalism and justice regarding race in America. Jody David Armour studies the intersection of race and legal decision making as well as torts and tort reform movements. Allissa Richardson researches how African Americans use mobile and social media to produce innovative forms of journalism — especially in times of crisis. About Allissa Ri...

In today's digital world, newspapers and weeklies are thinner than ever, with content and advertising catering more to online consumption and distribution by the day. But the complexity of today's news and information demands long-form journalism more than ever. Several leading editors, publishers, and journalists will discuss the present and future of print journalism, revealing that print is ver...

Join USC's Linda Hagen and Karen Tongson as they break down the facts and myths on why we celebrate the Holidays with banquets of food. Karen Tongson is an Associate Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity and Gender and Sexuality Studies at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and Linda Hagen is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the USC Marshall School of Busi...

For Alzheimer's Awareness Month, Julie Zissimopoulos, director of research training and director of the Initiative on Aging and Cognition at the USC Schaeffer Center and Christian Pike, professor of gerontology in the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, discuss their latest research on the unique challenges posed by Alzheimer's disease in its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

U.S. Navy veterans Greg Sisa, Director for USC With You Shield program and Mark Milam, President of the USC Student Veterans Association, came together on November 11, 2019 for Veterans Day to discuss and share USC research and services that benefit USC's student veteran and active military student population.

How do race and class impact what it means to be American today? What do citizenship and immigration look like in the current context of "America first" and "nationalism"? A diverse panel of experts from the University of Southern California will discuss these and other questions in this timely and critical conversation.conversation. Recorded live on USC's campus on April 14, 2019. PANELISTS Juan...

USC Schaeffer Center's Jason Doctor and Keck School of Medicine of USC's Ricky Bluthenthal discuss the epidemiological analysis and related issues that led to the ongoing nationwide opioid epidemic facing the U.S. population today, including possible solutions to defeat the opioid crisis. Jason Doctor is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Univers...

Andrew McMahon from Keck Medicine of USC and USC Stem Cell and Alex Capron from USC Gould School of Law discuss stem cell research as politics, ethics, and law continue to shape the science and more. #USCStemCell Professor Capron is a globally recognized expert in health policy and medical ethics. He teaches Public Health Law, Torts, and Law, Science, and Medicine at the USC Gould School of Law. H...

Celebrated storyteller and Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Suzan Lori-Parks visited USC on October 6, 2016. Moderated by USC School of Dramatic Arts professor Luis Alfaro, they discussed how Parks uses foundational narratives to provide a fresh perspective on American history, race, and identity in her works. She is best known for her work on the Broadway revival of Porgy and Bess, which won a T...

The University of Southern California and the United States Armed Forces have a long-standing relationship of service – going back over 100 years. Join Lieutenant Colonel Olivia Nelson from Air Force ROTC and USC Vice Provost Mark Todd as they discuss USC's unique relationship with the U.S. Military, its rise in rankings as one of the best universities for veterans, the student veteran experience,...

The groundbreaking work of bestselling authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser started a revolution in how Americans think about what they eat. Originally recorded on February 9, 2011, Pollan and Schlosser came together for a dialogue moderated by KCRW radio host Evan Kleiman about the industrialization of food and its devastating impact on personal health and the environment. Food Inc., a conve...

Stem cells have made what was once impossible possible – from cloning your pet dog to designing your own baby, stem cells have got a ton of people talking. Join Gage Crump, Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell at Keck Medicine of USC, and Alex Capron, University Professor at the USC Gould School of Law and Keck Medicine of USC, as they debate what can be done a...

On October 5, 2018, USC held an exclusive screening of First Man, a biopic of USC alumnus Neil Armstrong (played by Ryan Gosling) narrating his history-making walk on the moon. This discussion was the opening portion of the event, which was hosted by the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC Visions and Voices. The distinguished panelists were USC Interim President, and former CEO of The Aeros...

Dr. Sarah Van Orman, Chief Health Officer at USC Student Health and Amanda Vanni, USC Office of Health Promotion go over what to students can expect when visiting the USC Student Health, including recent changes and information for students who may be facing their first doctor visit without a parent or guardian present.

Varun Soni, Vice Provost for Campus Wellness and Crisis Intervention and Dean of USC Office of Religious Life and Emily Sandoval, Senior Director of USC Residential Education discuss how to stay stress-free during finals (or at least how to reduce stress during finals) and how to apply these techniques to everyday stress beyond college and into the workforce.

Since 1970, Earth Day has been on April 22 and focused on education and change. 48 years later, what has changed and what is the future? Kelly Sanders, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Travis Longcore, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Spatial Sciences and Biological Sciences USC School of Architecture and USC Dornsife debate th...

Clifford Johnson of USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Henry Jenkins of USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism come together to discuss Black Panther, comics and how science and pop culture converge.

Elizabeth Currid-Halkett of USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and Johanna Blakely of USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism cover how people view themselves in and out of social media, and its effect and influence on culture.

Judy Pa of Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at Keck Medicine of USC and Skip Rizzo of USC Institute for Creative Technologies a discuss the use of virtual reality and artificial intelligence to rewire our brains so we can stay healthy.

Andrea Armani, professor from USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Jonathan Lasch, executive director of the Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at USC, discuss how technology is being used to transform healthcare and impact society. Topics discussed include biotechnology and the new USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.