Q&A: Neil Bahroos on the journey from raw data to useful information
"There’s an analogy to a good public transit system, where stops are convenient so that commuters can get anywhere and everywhere."
Traffic-related pollution linked to early markers for cardiovascular disease in children
Signs of pre-symptomatic stiffening of the arteries were seen in kids with daily exposure to auto emissions, a USC study finds.
L.A.’s legacy of oil drilling impacts lung function in residents living near active and inactive wells
The harm can rival that of secondhand smoke or living next to a freeway, USC researchers say. Map indicates neighborhoods on which the study focused. (USC graphic/Amanda ... Read More »
Music videos provide far-reaching, under-the-radar advertising for vaping products
Models and celebrities exhaling clouds of e-cigarette smoke in music videos promote vaping to young adults in unregulated product placements, two USC studies show. E-cigarettes feature prominently ... Read More »
Working-age Hispanics at highest risk of dying from COVID-19, by far
The USC study of California death certificates shows foreign-born Latino adults face a significantly higher risk of dying from COVID than U.S.-born men and women who are not ... Read More »
USC students, staff and faculty needed for new COVID-19 behavioral study
The project, called the Trojan Pandemic Research Initiative (TPRI), will survey 8,000 students, staff and faculty and follow some of them over the course of a year.
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati lends expertise to White House COVID-19 task force
By Sarah Nightingale Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati The good news: 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been injected into the arms of Americans by Friday, March 19. ... Read More »
Sabrina Smiley wants to talk to menthol smokers — and retailers
(Photo/iStock) By Landon Hall A USC researcher and her team are focusing on the lived experiences of Black menthol cigarette smokers by asking them what they ... Read More »
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati receives CRSSLA COVID Leadership Award
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, professor of preventive medicine and Associate Dean for Community Initiatives, has received the CRSSLA (Community Response System of South Los Angeles) COVID Leadership ... Read More »