Presenting the Class of 2017
USC marked its 134th commencement Friday, conferring more than 17,000 graduate and undergraduate degrees — and laughing along with commencement speaker Will Ferrell.
USC Annenberg’s Josh Kun awarded prestigious Berlin Prize
Kun’s work centers on the politics of cultural connection, using music as a way to understand society, culture, social change, place-making and community building. He’s best known for his public projects that rethink the historical perspective of L.A., Southern California and the U.S.-Mexico border.
Opioid epidemic may be driving drug users to use needles sooner
USC study finds that injection comes more quickly to illicit drug users born in the ’80s and ’90s, increasing their risk of HIV and hepatitis C. People who inject drugs also are at elevated risk for sexually transmitted infections, mental health disorders, drug overdose and early death.
Preschool children face increasing vision problems
Visual impairment in preschool children will increase 26 percent over the next 45 years, according to a study by the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute. Nearly 220,000 children are expected to be affected.
