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Climate solutions, the causes of corruption, and a grad’s documentary

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The conference brought together leading experts to address three aspects of climate change: energy and technology, food and water, and human behavior. Read more >

Corruption is a human condition, but the U.S. political system puts pressure on even the most ethical leaders, USC Price experts said.
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USC Price School Provost Professor Jeffery A. Jenkins puts the speakership battle in historical context. Read more >

Chase Millsap co-directed “Small Town Strong,” which chronicles how the people of Portsmouth, Ohio, battled opioid addiction. Read more >

USC Price’s Homelessness Policy Research Institute examined the encampment outreach effort in Venice Beach. Read more >

Harper is one of the nation’s leading scholars on racial and gender equity. Read more >

Birdsell, a longtime nonprofit and public service leader, now directs USC Price School’s Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management Program.

New York Times cited research from Genevieve Kanter for a story about FDA approval of artificial intelligence programs.

New York Times quoted Richard Green about the U.S. housing market and why it’s difficult for millennials to buy their first homes.

PBS Newshour interviewed Julie Marsh about school board election results and the increasing politicization of the local races.

NBC News featured Neeraj Sood about how long students should isolate when they contract COVID-19. KFF Health News mentioned a study from Sood estimating how many lives were saved by the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

CBS News spoke to Paul Ginsburg in a story about the U.S. shortage of primary care doctors.

Newsweek talked to Mindy Romero about a poll showing Gen Z voters supporting presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. LAist quoted Romero in a story about how the post-pandemic economy is affecting Latino families.

Los Angeles Times interviewed Glenn Melnick about MLK Community Hospital in South L.A. facing financial challenges.

Bloomberg quoted Dana Goldman about state caps on insulin prices. Medpage Today published an op-ed from Goldman about how Medicare can help lower obesity drug costs.

ABC 10 in San Diego featured Julie Zissimopoulos about the financial impact of dementia on families.

This represents only a portion of recent USC Price faculty media.

Emma Aguila launched the Hispanic Well-Being Initiative. The initiative will conduct research focused on Hispanics and Latinos to understand the social determinants of their health.

On October 5, 2023, Christian Grose testified in federal court in San Antonio, Texas about his peer-reviewed research on discriminatory intent and effects of Texas state legislation on voter access, and how the legislation affects Black and Latino voters.

On October 31st, Shaun Harper joined the Price School Faculty.

Rosalie Pacula was a listed expert providing evidence in the Canadian Report Legislative Review of the Cannabis Act: What We Heard Report on October 10th.

Adam Rose presented testimony to the Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Climate Change and Supply Chain Issues on October 25, 2023.

Julie Zissimopoulos was selected to serve for two years on the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine Committee, Research Priorities for Preventing and Treating Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias.