US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare

Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time. The post Before the infinity nets, there was ‘The Pacific Ocean’ – what origin stories focusing on Yayoi Kusama’s mental illness miss about her art appeared first on USC Dornsife .

Funded by ARPA-H, the research team will collect detailed data on brain activity, sleep, smartphone use and more to identify risks and protective factors among USC students with depression. The post USC researchers to develop AI-powered platform to predict depression, suicide risk, and resilience appeared first on USC Dornsife .

A civil rights attorney and USC Dornsife lecturer explains how to navigate problems at the polls. The post What to do if your vote is challenged: Practical advice for midterm elections appeared first on USC Dornsife .

A childhood encounter with a best-selling book about the Revolutionary War sparked a love of history for Benjamin Goff, a USC ROTC alumnus who graduated from USC Dornsife with a history degree in 2025. The post History and ROTC prepared USC Dornsife grad for the military appeared first on USC Dornsife .

This summer, researchers at USC Dornsife turned the world into a laboratory, traveling across continents as part of a broad research footprint that stretched across the globe. The post USC Dornsife scholars venture around the world in pursuit of answers appeared first on USC Dornsife .

With The Macfarlane Foundation support, students learn from environmental leaders and discover new ways to turn their interests into careers. The post USC students explore conservation careers on Catalina Island appeared first on USC Dornsife .

This summer, USC students interned across the public, private and nonprofit sectors in the nation’s capital, working in a variety of industries ranging from business to government to medicine and beyond. The post USC Dornsife students excel in D.C. summer internships appeared first on USC Dornsife .

USC Dornsife research finds that physically strenuous work may not offer the same brain protection as voluntary leisure-time exercise and may even increase dementia risk. The post Why you move — not just how often — could affect dementia risk appeared first on USC Dornsife .

USC offers unique opportunities for students like biochemistry major Nico Matias and quantitative biology major Juliette Deiss to do hands-on, lifesaving research alongside faculty mentors. The post Summertime for these Trojan undergrads means diving into research appeared first on USC Dornsife .

USC Dornsife historian Peter Westwick and Jason Kutch of USC’s Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy — both surfers — discuss the science and mysteries of the ocean’s primordial force. The post Good vibrations and the healing power of waves appeared first on USC Dornsife .

USC researchers and USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange provide one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of how the fires affected environmental contamination. The post After the Palisades and Eaton fires, USC research offers new answers for communities as they rebuild appeared first on USC Dornsife .

A USC Dornsife-led study shows how combining evolutionary genetics with infectious disease research can reveal clues about why one disease can affect different people in different ways. The post Evolutionary history may help explain why some people develop more severe COVID-19 than others appeared first on USC Dornsife .

The Grammy-nominated performer says his studies in linguistics, psychology and neuroscience continue to influence his music, philanthropy and work as a biotech entrepreneur. The post How USC Dornsife helped shape acclaimed singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc’s career appeared first on USC Dornsife .

As part of The Conversations’ “Curious Kids” series, USC Dornsife’s Kiki Crawford describes how an entire team of electricity, calcium, energy and proteins all work together to move your muscles. The post What makes muscles contract? A physiologist explains how muscles move appeared first on USC Dornsife .

A newly discovered gut-brain connection turns meals into memories, and may offer novel ways to protect cognitive health. The post How the stomach helps the brain form memories appeared first on USC Dornsife .

As the United States exerts growing pressure on Mexico, USC Dornsife political scientist Pamela Starr, author of The Making of Mexico, explains what Americans often misunderstand about the country next door and why the relationship matters. The post What rising tensions with Mexico mean for the US appeared first on USC Dornsife .

Yu Deng, now a professor at the University of Chicago, is being recognized with the Fields Medal for work he carried out during his years on the USC Dornsife faculty. The post Research conducted at USC Dornsife earns mathematics’ highest honor appeared first on USC Dornsife .

What communities and businesses really need is information they can act on, with examples of what’s worked elsewhere and why — and what fails. The post The National Climate Assessment is broken – appointing Matthew Wielicki to lead it won’t help appeared first on USC Dornsife .

A professor of international relations counted the sitting leaders on over 1,000 of the world’s banknotes and coins; almost every one of them is a king or a queen. The post Featuring Trump on US coins and bills would put America in rare company appeared first on USC Dornsife .

In his new book, USC Dornsife historian Steve Ross uncovers the forgotten story of civilian spies who infiltrated postwar Nazi and white supremacist groups — and risked their lives to stop them. The post The secret war waged by ordinary Americans against hate appeared first on USC Dornsife .