Heritage Initiative
With the opening of the new John McKay Center, the USC Athletic Department launches its “Heritage Initiative,” a
$300 million fundraising drive. Learn more.
Video Shows the Traffic inside a Brain Cell
Using bioluminescent proteins from a jellyfish, a team of scientists has lit up the inside of a neuron, capturing video footage that shows the movement of proteins throughout the cell. The video offers a rare peek at how proteins, the brain’s building blocks, are directed through neurons to renew its structure.
USC Poll Finds California Tax Initiative Is Vulnerable
A slim majority of Californians favor Proposition 30, according to a new Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)/USC Rossier School of Education Poll. But the arguments against the initiative carry much greater weight with voters, imperiling its chances of passage.
National Poll Shows Presidential Race in Dead Heat
The USC Annenberg-Los Angeles Times Poll on Politics and the Press shows President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden leading the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan by a slim margin of 48-46, with just 3 percent of voters undecided leading up to the national conventions.
