Status of Gay Marriage
November 13, 2009
Now what? November voters left advocates unsure on whether
to push same-sex marriage in California in 2010, says Ange-Marie Hancock.
Stories in Children
Technology Links Young and Old
October 16, 2009
Work by USC social work expert Maryalice Jordan-Marsh suggests that video games and cell phones can bridge generational gaps for senior citizens.
Swine Flu and Pregnancy
October 16, 2009
Why expectant mothers should get the swine flu shot — a study shows that the 1918 H1N1 pandemic affected the subsequent health of babies in utero.
Gaming and Violence
June 19, 2009
This generation of kids, hooked on Halo and Grand Theft Auto, are actually committing less crime, reveals USC sociologist Karen Sternheimer.
Love, Marriage and Darwin
February 6, 2009
This February holds not only Valentine’s Day, but the bicentennial of the father of evolution. It’s a strange coincidence, since according to Michael Gilbert, author of The Disposable Male — Your World Through Darwin’s Eyes, the way modern men and women go about love and marriage is at odds with our biology.
Obama Appointee’s Education Innovation
December 17, 2008
By choosing Arne Duncan, Chicago
Public Schools chief executive officer, as the next Secretary of Education, the president-elect indicates a shift toward more progressive methods to improve the nation’s urban school districts. USC education professors rank the newest member of Team Obama.
God and the Immigrant
December 17, 2008
Religious leaders stand on the front lines in the fight for immigrant rights, according to a new book written by USC’s Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo.
Student Bloggers,
Live from St. Paul
September 5, 2008
Annenberg students chronicle the RNC, including moments of victory and attack, oddsmakers’ bets on Palin, and a chat with gay Republicans.
Health Care Policy
August 22, 2008
Harold Slavkin, dean
of the USC School of Dentistry, stresses that the next president
must work to improve access to health and dental care.
Nov. Initiatives and the Presidential Race
August 15, 2008
The big story for ballot propositions this year is the surge of social issues. The spending focus that usually predominates will take a back seat to social agendas, with intriguing potential spillovers onto the presidential election. From gay marriage to abortion, USC’s Initiative & Referendum Institute maps the landscape.
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