Standing behind his turntable at his favorite hot spot, event promoter and DJ Stephen Yang was surprised to be thinking about research. While focused on bringing people together to enjoy music and “the vibes,” he was equally interested in untangling the nuances and behaviors that bonded his community.
“One of the first research projects I worked on concerned how...
Raka Bhattacharyya’s passion for communication ignited when she first realized she could not talk about her intersectional identity with her peers. A qu eer, second-generation daughter of Indian immigrants who was raised between the Bay Area and India, Bhattacharyya felt conditioned to be silent about her authentic self.
“I remember an event at school where you...
Mental health is on the minds of medical professionals, policymakers, parents, and advocates these days. Yet a new study reveals that one area where little has changed for mental health is popular movies.
The new report from Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg...
Long before Research Professor Jefferey Cole became the director of the Center for the Digital Future , he studied history at UCLA. Today, he is forging his own legacy as an expert in technology and emerging media. He serves as an adviser to governments and leading companies...
USC Annenberg has received a $10-million grant from the Annenberg Foundation to launch a capital campaign that will transform the signature spaces in its historic Annenberg School of Communication (ASC) building into dynamic hubs that propel students’ success, further groundbreaking research, and...
@ sweeteaedits and @sweeteaeditsig . For Jill Ofodu these handles on Instagram and TikTok respectively encapsulate her passion as a content creator and video editor that first began in the seventh grade. She curates popular movie and television...
Christopher Smith, clinical professor of communication and founder of the Media, Economics & Entrepreneurship (M{2e}) program, has died at the age of 55. A devoted scholar, teacher and mentor at USC Annenberg for more than 20 years, Smith inspired colleagues and students to innovate and lead through his trailblazing courses...
Before David Chang earned the first of his two Michelin stars, received the first of his six James Beard Awards, or authored the first of his three New York Times bestsellers, he was a novice East Village restauranteur with a college degree in religious studies. Back then, in 2004, he was just getting the flagship Momofuku Noodle Bar off the ground.
Addressing new...
